Plan International UK– Youth for Education in Emergencies
At Plan International UK, we are working together with a global panel of youth leaders to ensure that all children living in emergencies can access quality education.
For children living in crises, education is a lifeline. Going to school enables children to learn and develop and can provide protection from violence and exploitation. School is often a place where children access vital services like food and sanitation, and it can offer a sense of normality during unimaginable turmoil.
Humanitarian crises are growing and lasting longer: 128 million school-aged children and youth are in desperate need of educational support, either in danger of, or already missing out on their education.
Yet, governments continue to deprioritise education. Only 2-4% of the world’s humanitarian funding goes to education in emergencies.
The right to education is most at-risk during emergencies but it is also the exact time when it is needed the most.
A panel of youth leaders formed through the Youth For Education in Emergencies (Youth4EiE) project are working together to put education in emergencies on the agenda of world leaders.
About the Youth4EIE Project
In partnership with Education Cannot Wait, and supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, Youth4EiE brings together youth leaders from across eight countries to form the Global Youth Panel.
There are 16 members of the Global Youth Panel representing Ecuador, Indonesia, Lebanon, Malawi, Mali, Zimbabwe, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Each member of the panel is a positive force for change in their own communities. They combine their skills, networks and expertise to help raise awareness of the challenges children face in accessing education in emergencies. They also advocate for increased funding from governments.
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