Funds Invested by Funding Window
Multi-Year Resilience Programme (MYRP)
Through its MYRP window, ECW invests in countries affected by conflict and protracted crises. ECW MYRPs facilitate joint humanitarian and development multi-year programming and financing. The MYRP window supports more collaborative education responses, shifting the focus to joint analysis, multi-year planning and joint-programming. Integrating immediate and medium-term responses, it is geared towards bringing in long-term predictable financing and, thereby, bridging relief efforts to development interventions. ECW allocates multi-year seed funding to roll out key components of the programmes and help catalyze additional resources to fully fund planned interventions. Preparation of the 3-4 year joint programmes, prioritization of activities and selection of grantees is undertaken at the country level.
The MYRP window protects and promotes the right to education, mental health and wellbeing of learners. Importantly, this investment window advances gender equality and girls' empowerment along with disability inclusion. That is, MYRP programmes deliver targeted activities, enhancing access to education and learning of girls, as well as of learners with disabilities. At the same time, the MYRP window seeks to remove structural barriers that marginalize these learners, including harmful social norms.
ECW partners can access step-by-step guidance on how to develop and implement MYRPs in the ECW MYRP Manual.
First Emergency Response (FER)
Through its FER window, ECW supports an immediate and rapid response to education needs in sudden-onset emergencies and in escalating crises. FER programmes also aim to protect and promote the wellbeing of girls, boys and adolescents – including those who are traditionally the most marginalized and hardest to reach.
This window provides swift funding against an inter-agency coordinated proposal and is aligned with inter-agency planning and resource mobilization strategies such as Flash Appeals and Humanitarian Response Plans. Projects are for a maximum of 12 months; they are prepared at the country level and through a relevant coordinating body for education in the country affected. These bodies can be the Education Cluster, Education in Emergencies (EiE) Working Group or Local Education Group (LEG).
Acceleration Facility (AF)
The AF supports strategic initiatives which tackle systemic barriers to quality education and catalyze advancements in the education in emergencies and protracted crises ecosystem.
AF Funding goes towards global public goods that strengthen collective efforts for crisis-affected children and youth. ECW defines ‘global public goods’ both as products as well as entities. Through the AF, ECW works with partners to address sector challenges, strengthen capacities, test innovations and share learning. ECW’s AF partners are encouraged to think ambitiously and innovatively in the way they deliver their work.
The majority of AF funding is awarded through Open Calls for Proposals in thematic priority areas.
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