Contribution to Education Cannot Wait 2022-2024

Many gaps remain to make sure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education by 2030, as stipulated by SDG 4. The 222 million children and adolescents affected by emergencies or protracted crises who require education support belong to the most deprived when it comes to their right to education. Lacking education during crises has long-term negative effects on individuals’ resilience, prospects for life and work, as well as on countries’ longer-term social and economic stability. Addressing children’s and adolescents’ education and protection needs during crises demands both rapid response and longer-term planning.

ECW is a global innovative funding mechanism at the nexus of humanitarian and development aid with offices in Geneva and New York. It addresses both short term and longerterm education needs complementary to other education funds, such as the Global Partnership for Education (GPE). A contribution to ECW is coherent with SDC’s enhanced education engagement in fragile and crises-affected contexts. SDC’s involvement in ECW’s governance bodies allows Switzerland to bring in its hands-on expertise of development-humanitarian nexus approaches. Through its partnership with ECW, Switzerland also contributes to influencing global agenda setting, strengthening crisis-resilient education systems and affirming the International Geneva as a global platform for education in emergencies. 

Outcomes:

1)    Increased gender-equitable participation, retention and completion in safe and inclusive learning spaces

2)    Improved inclusive, gender-equitable holistic learning outcomes and well-being for children and adolescents

SDC's objectives:

1)    Contributing to ECW’s strategic decisionmaking for reinforcing complementarity with the GPE and leveraging of Swiss interests both on a global and country level 

2)    Increasing engagement with the ECW office in Geneva in view of a strong positioning of International Geneva as a global education in emergencies hub Creating synergies between SDC support to ECW and SDC’s bilateral engagement in fragile and protracted crisis contexts

Risultati principali attesi:  

1)    More and better funding for education in emergencies and protracted crises (especially for “forgotten” crises)

2)    Stronger capacities, systems and partnerships on education in emergencies and protracted crises (including stronger coordination at the nexus, localization and better data)

Risultati fasi precedenti:  

Since ECW’s inception in 2016: 

-    Over 6.9 million children and adolescents (48.4% girls, 37% refugees and IDPs) affected by conflict or disaster received educational assistance in 41 countries.

-    87,367 teachers (47% female) were trained with ECW’s support and 58,207 classrooms received materials and textbooks.

-    ECW mobilized 1.04 billion USD in funding to finance its education programmes.  

-    ECW’s advocacy contributed to increased political and financial support for education in emergencies and protracted crises.

GPE

Interagency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)

Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies,

UNESCO IIEP, UNICEF, UNHCR, UNESCO