Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises. We support quality education outcomes for refugee, internally displaced and other crisis-affected girls and boys, so no one is left behind. ECW works through the multilateral system to both increase the speed of responses in crises and connect immediate relief and longer-term interventions through multi-year programming. ECW works in close partnership with governments, public and private donors, UN agencies, civil society organizations, and other humanitarian and development aid actors to increase efficiencies and end siloed responses. ECW urgently appeals to public and private sector donors for expanded support to reach even more vulnerable children and youth. ECW is administered under UNICEF’s financial, human resources and administrative rules and regulations; operations are run by the Fund’s own independent governance structure.
Location: United States, New York
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $266.47M
Founded date: 2016
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 23.12.2022 | Grant | $40M | - |
| 24.01.2022 | - | $226.47M | - |
Mentions in press and media 26
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 08.03.2024 | #WeTheWomen: Invest in Education and Empower Women and Girls... | International Women's Day Statement by Education Cannot Wait Executive Director Yasmine Sherif NEW Y... | en.prnasia... |
| 16.02.2024 | Armenia Refugee Response: Education Cannot Wait Announces US... | ECW First Emergency Response grant delivered by UNICEF will support the Government of Armenia's Refu... | en.prnasia... |
| 13.12.2023 | Education Cannot Wait Announces US$2 Million First Emergency... | New grant will be delivered by UNHCR, reaching over 20,000 children with quality education. ECW call... | en.prnasia... |
| 09.12.2023 | Denmark Announces Groundbreaking US$6.5 Million Contribution... | ECW is calling on world leaders to urgently provide US$150 million in additional funding to expand l... | en.prnasia... |
| 06.12.2023 | Education Cannot Wait Announces US$325,000 Grant to Support ... | New ECW Acceleration Facility grant, delivered by the Global Survivors Fund, will provide quality ed... | en.prnasia... |
| 09.11.2023 | Education Cannot Wait Announces New US$1 Million Investment ... | New ECW Acceleration Facility grant will scale up collective impact to improve educational outcomes ... | en.prnasia... |
| 25.09.2023 | France Announces €40 Million in New Funding to Education Can... | France's Minister of State for Development and International Partnerships Ms. Chrysoula Zacharopoulo... | en.prnasia... |
| 20.06.2023 | Education Cannot Wait Announces Extended US$40 Million Multi... | South Sudan President and ECW Executive Director call on donors to scale up funding JUBA, South Suda... | en.prnasia... |
| 15.05.2023 | Sudan Refugee Response: Education Cannot Wait Announces US$3... | N'DJAMENA, Chad, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Following Education Cannot Wait's (ECW) high-level fie... | en.prnasia... |
| 23.02.2023 | Ukraine Anniversary: Children Believe Petitions Canadian Gov... | MARKHAM, Ontario, Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To mark the one-year anniversary of the Ukraine ... | einpresswi... |
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