“While we built as many schools as possible in refugee camps, we also opened our own national education system to refugee children, which made it possible for a whole generation to study.”
~
@Shafqat_Mahmood
, Federal Minister for Education & Professional Training,
#Pakistan
@un
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#education
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“While we built as many schools as possible in refugee camps, we also opened our own national education system to refugee children, which made it possible for a whole generation to study.”
~
@Shafqat_Mahmood
, Federal Minister for Education & Professional Training,
#Pakistan
@UN
"To empower young girls & an entire future generation of women leaders, we must invest in a holistic
#QualityEducation
for the girls/young women today. Only by doing so now can we empower them towards leadership." ~
@YasmineSherif1
#IWD2024
Statement👇
To truly address the unfolding crisis in
#Afghanistan
we must look through the eyes of children.
Afghan girls, boys & their families are bearing the brunt of years of conflict & the current economic crisis.
Education provides safety, hope & is often, lifesaving.
@yasminesherif1
#ECW
funding has helped provide education to 140k refugee children & youth in the Gambella & Benishangul Gumuz regions in
#Ethiopia
. Read the full
@ipsnews
story to learn more about how education is helping these young refugees overcome stress & adversity:
"Every girl, no matter where she lives, no matter what her circumstance, has a right to learn. Every leader, no matter who he/she is or the resources available to him/her, has a duty to fulfil & protect this right." ~
@Malala
RT if you agree
#EducationCannotWait
for any girl!📚
"It's fundamental that no regime, no religious order, no dictator should prevent a girl from having the right to education. That is why we must turn words into action and stand up in solidarity with the girls and women in
#Afghanistan
🇦🇫."~The Rt. Hon.
@GordonBrown
#HLFC2023
Hey
@Trevornoah
- thanks for everything you’re doing to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s legacy at the
@GlblCtzn
festival. Sorry I can’t be with you - but how about Canada pledges $50M to
@EduCannotWait
to support education for women & girls around the world? Work for you? Let’s do it.
75 million school-aged children and youth are in desperate need of educational support, either in danger of, or already missing out on their education. RT if you agree their
#EducationCannotWait
.
Join
#ECW
's high-level
#UNGA75
event with global leaders. The Future of Education is Here for Those Left Furthest Behind. Live stream starts at 9am EST.
"We must make
#education
for all girls, incl. refugee girls–the greatest hope for women’s economic empowerment–a condition of further financial support to the regime. It's urgent & morally imperative to do everything we can for the people of
#Afghanistan
."~
@GordonBrown
@UN
#SDG4
#Covid19
has pushed 191 countries to close school, impacting 1.57 billion learners (
@UNESCO
).
For children caught in crises/emergencies,
#coronavirus
is a double crisis. We must act now so no girl or boy is left behind.
Please RT if you agree!
@UN
@YasmineSherif1
On this
#WorldTeachersDay
,
#ECW
celebrates educators around the 🌍 – incl. those in emergency & crisis settings – who dedicate their lives to teaching, inspiring & empowering girls & boys to reach their full potential! 📚
#SDG4
July 18 is
#NelsonMandelaDay
. Let us come together as a world to put children and education first in our global efforts to achieve peace and prosperity.
“Education is as vital as water. You need to make sure people have water to be educated. But water, without education, doesn't give them a future. If you lose the hope education gives then you are in despair."~
@FilippoGrandi
Awake At Night/
@MelissaFleming
:
#ECW
announces today a $1 million emergency education grant that will benefit +20k children & youth impacted by the humanitarian crisis in
#Ethiopia
’s Tigray region — with 52% of the beneficiaries being girls and 10% children with disabilities! Learn more:
Girls’ education has long-lasting impacts: the ripples extend farther than the eye can see. Girls empowered by education positively impact the lives of their families, communities & the world! RT if you agree that
#EducationCannotWait
for any girl!
#ECW
grant of $1M will provide +7.8k Central African Republic (CAR) refugee children & youth fleeing violence in
#CAR
, & children in host communities welcoming them in
#Chad
, with the safety, protection & opportunities of an education.
@NorwayMFA
@SweMFA
“I could attend classes with this radio. It helped me catch up with my studies.”~ Aichata, 15
#ECWResults
: In
#Mali
, an
#ECW
-funded program reached 3K households w/solar-powered radios to help conflict-affected children continue learning.
@YasmineSherif1
"Every girl, no matter where she lives, no matter what her circumstance, has a right to learn. Every leader, no matter who he/she is or the resources available to him or her, has a duty to fulfil & protect this right." ~
@Malala
#EducationCannotWait
for any girl! 📚
@MalalaFund
"As we build on calls from today’s International Humanitarian Conference for
#Sudan
& its Neighbours, we appeal to all donors, to urgently mobilize $600M for
#ECW
’s Strategic Plan. W/$1.5BN, we can reach 20M children/youth." ~
@YasmineSherif1
#SudanSummit
“Today, an Afghan girl who wants access to
#Education
has 2 choices. Go overseas or go underground. I’d like to pose a question: what is one girl worth – her education, her future? She is worth everything & she can do anything.” ~
@SBasijRasikh
#222MillionDreams
✨📚
@UNESCO
@UN
If we want the best for children/youth enduring armed conflicts, forced displacement & natural disasters, we must ensure their mental health & psychosocial support is structured, goal-oriented, evidence-based
ECW partners w/
#INEE
#UNICEF
#UNHCR
#UNRWA
& more to do so
#EducationCannotWait
's new emergency response grant of $1 million will benefit +20k children & youth impacted by the humanitarian crisis in
#Ethiopia
’s
#Tigray
region — with 52% of beneficiaries being girls and 10% children with disabilities! Learn more:
"Where there is hatred, let me sow love
Where there is injury, pardon
Where there is discord, union
Where there is doubt, faith
Where there is despair, hope
Where there is darkness, light
And where there is sadness, joy."
@PeterTabichi
,
#ECW
Global Champion.
@un
#SundayMorning
“All children have the right to protection from violence. Violence can infect any setting, whether it be at home, in schools, or on line. It is now understood that experience of violence in childhood can have long-term impacts on mental health and wellbeing." ~
@AminaJMohammed
@UN
.
@UNESCO
estimates that before the
#COVID19
crisis, 50 countries were failing to spend the recommended minimum of 4% of national income, or 15% of the public budget, on education.
#EducationCannotWait
for any child, anywhere.
“We need to make sure that all children & youth have an equal chance – girls & boys, children & youth with disabilities, & [those] from marginalized communities... To achieve real progress on any of the
#SDGs
, our approaches need to put education at the center.” ~
@AminaJMohammed
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“I want to become a lawyer to defend girls’ and women’s rights,” says Shugla, 13 from Loya Wala,
#Kandahar
, southern
#Afghanistan
.
@EduCannotWait
works in partnership with
@UNICEF
to deliver hope to girls like Shugla across the globe.
Education in crises provides hope.
Education in crises provides protection.
Education in crises can often be lifesaving.
Esp. for children/youth affected by armed conflict, disasters & forced displacement. Pls RT if you agree!
To build the women leaders of tomorrow, we need to invest in the education of girls and young women today.
#WomensMonth
. Join
@EduCannotWait
in leaving no girl behind. Please RT to join our movement and ensure every girl everywhere is able to go to school, learn, grow and thrive.
“My message to girls around the world facing education challenges would be this: You are worth it…The world needs you to keep studying, to keep dreaming, to keep pushing for what you want to see in the world.’” –
@karinagould
. .
@YasmineSherif1
@UNGEI
“
#Education
is education. We should learn everything & then choose which path to follow. Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human.” ~
@Malala
On
#MalalaDay
,
#ECW
continues its mission to ensure that every girl, everywhere, can go to school.
Happy Birthday, Malala!🎈