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As of the end of April, Education Cluster partners have provided emergency education support to 97,164 children (49,299 girls) across 53 of Somalia's 90 districts. To expand access to quality education and create an enabling learning environment, partners have constructed 12 learning spaces and equipped and furnished 22 learning spaces. Additionally, more than 23,000 children (11,044 girls) have been provided with access to safe drinking water, and 48,396 children (24,670 girls) have benefited from individual learning materials. Furthermore, more than 25,979 children (12,421 girls) received nutritious school meals to improve their well-being and help retain them in school.

Reaching children with disabilities across Syria with cash assistance and access to education.

Darayya, Rural Damascus, Syria – “I used to cry when I watched the children playing outside, their laughter echoing through the air. They were free—laughing, running, and living life. And there I was, trapped at home like a prisoner,” said Mohamed, a seventeen-year-old teenager with a disability from Darayya, Rural Damascus. “I hated the window. I hated the rooms in our apartment. Most of all, I hated my life. I felt useless.”

Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations’ global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, has announced a $17.1 million catalytic grant in support of education opportunities for children in Somalia.

Tom Fletcher is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, OCHA. He started his official duties on 18 November 2024.

Prior to taking up this role, Fletcher was the Principal of Hertford College at Oxford (2020-2024) and Vice Chair of Oxford University’s Conference of Colleges (2022-2024). He was British Ambassador to Lebanon (2011-2015) and Number 10 Foreign Policy Adviser to three UK Prime Ministers (2007-2011).

Fletcher previously served as Global Strategy Director of the Global Business Coalition for Education (2015-2019) and as chair of the UK Creative Industries Federation (2015-2020). He was awarded a CMG in 2011.

Total ECW funding in the Federal Republic of Somalia now tops US$64.2 million. The Multi-Year Resilience Programme will be delivered by a consortium of international and local civil society organizations, reaching 43,000 children with life-saving education.

For over 25 years, Somalia has faced persistent conflict, insecurity and climate change-related crises, severely impacting the lives and lifelong trajectories of the nation's children.

In response to the ongoing situation, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and its strategic partners announced today a new US$17.1 million grant that will reach over 43,000 children with safe, quality education opportunities. Total ECW funding in Somalia now tops US$64.2 million.

Over the years, Venezuela has been struggling with an unstable economy and poverty across a vast number of its population. In fact, according to the Human Rights Watch (HRW), less than 8.8 million people out of the total population of nearly 29 million are not suffering from multidimensional poverty. That is only about 30% of the entire country’s population. This leads many Venezuelans to leave their country in search of better opportunities that are not present in their country. Most of these people often flee to other Latin American countries, with the most popular place being Colombia, with almost 3 million refugees from Venezuela as of 2023.

Over the years, Venezuela has been struggling with an unstable economy and poverty across a vast number of its population. In fact, according to the Human Rights Watch (HRW), less than 8.8 million people out of the total population of nearly 29 million are not suffering from multidimensional poverty. That is only about 30% of the entire country’s population. This leads many Venezuelans to leave their country in search of better opportunities that are not present in their country. Most of these people often flee to other Latin American countries, with the most popular place being Colombia, with almost 3 million refugees from Venezuela as of 2023.

La joven activista medioambiental nigeriana estuvo en Vitoria-Gasteiz, invitada a la presentación del corto documental sobre basura electrónica África Destino 2.0, fruto de un proyecto de las organizaciones Ghana Unión Vitoria-Gasteiz y Afrika Miniaturan. Allí, concedió esta entrevista a MUNDO NEGRO.

Total ECW funding in the Federal Republic of Somalia now tops US$64.2 million. The Multi-Year Resilience Programme will be delivered by a consortium of international and local civil society organizations, reaching 43,000 children with life-saving education.

Total ECW funding in the Federal Republic of Somalia now tops US$64.2 million. The Multi-Year Resilience Programme will be delivered by a consortium of international and local civil society organizations, reaching 43,000 children with life-saving education.

For over 25 years, Somalia has faced persistent conflict, insecurity and climate change-related crises, severely impacting the lives and lifelong trajectories of the nation's children.
In response to the ongoing situation, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and its strategic partners announced today a new US$17.1 million grant that will reach over 43,000 children with safe, quality education opportunities. Total ECW funding in Somalia now tops US$64.2 million.

More children than ever—250 million today compared to 75 million a decade ago—impacted by crises require support to complete their education. Needs continue to increase, but funding for crisis education is decreasing—our future depends on bridging that gap, writes Yasmine Sherif.

Total ECW funding in the Federal Republic of Somalia now tops US$64.2 million. The Multi-Year Resilience Programme will be delivered by a consortium of international and local civil society organizations, reaching 43,000 children with life-saving education.

For over 25 years, Somalia has faced persistent conflict, insecurity and climate change-related crises, severely impacting the lives and lifelong trajectories of the nation's children.

In response to the ongoing situation, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and its strategic partners announced today a new US$17.1 million grant that will reach over 43,000 children with safe, quality education opportunities. Total ECW funding in Somalia now tops US$64.2 million.