Human Interest Stories

Girls in Ethiopia.
Get to know the inspiring stories of the girls and boys at the heart of ECW results!
 
ECW’s investments are reaching millions of crisis-affected girls and boys with safe, inclusive quality education. We thank our grantees across the world whose dedicated work in crisis-affected communities is empowering children and adolescents. We are particularly grateful to the girls and boys, parents, teachers and communities supported by ECW-funded programmes who have accepted to share their incredible stories of hope and perseverance. 

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Featured human stories

Young girl in Gaza drawing a picture.

Masa Draws the Sea Again

The Better Learning Programme, implemented by NRC and funded by ECW, delivers mental health and psychosocial support alongside education for displaced children in...

State of Palestine
Girl in CAR.

Isolation to Inclusion: Zénabou’s Story

ECW, UNICEF & partners are empowering children with disabilities to access inclusive education & reach their full potential in the Central African Republic

Central African Republic

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Yasmin in Cox's Bazar reads her book.

Community-Based Learning Facilities, established by Save the Children and Humanity & Inclusion, promote disability-inclusive education for young refugees in Bangladesh

Young girl in class in Iraq.

An Education Cannot Wait-funded initiative delivered by Save the Children is removing barriers to education for Nada, a young refugee with a physical...

Girls' group psychosocial support session in Kampala.

Human rights education programme empowers Sudanese refugee girls in Uganda to become advocates for their communities, part of an ECW-funded initiative.

Students raise their hands in front of their school in Nigeria.

Reparative education initiative helps children affected by conflict-related sexual violence rediscover confidence, connection and the joy of learning in Nigeria

Student sits in class in Haiti.

Displaced children in Haiti, including Dieussika, are returning to learning through ECW-funded catch-up classes implemented by UNICEF and partners.

Teacher high-fives her student in Ethiopia.

On World Teachers’ Day, ECW honors the courageous, collaborative spirit of teachers working on the frontlines of crises around the globe.

Sisters in Burkina Faso

ECW-funded transition courses by UNICEF help out-of-school and displaced children, including twin sisters, catch up on learning and return to formal school in...