Following the success of the first iteration of the HEA, the Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Acceleration Facility is funding UNHCR $2.2 million to identify and support a further cohort of education innovations, in 5 countries: Chad, Ethiopia, Jordan, Lebanon and Uganda.
This second phase of the HEA will continue to address gaps in evidence and scaling capacity in humanitarian education, taking common elements from an accelerator – such as mentorship, internal capacity building, and establishing a cohort that works together – and merging these with an evaluation-based programme. Through this unique approach, the HEA seeks to:
- Build the evidence base on how to effectively scale education innovations in humanitarian settings, through investing in rigorous research;
- Strengthen internal monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) processes and provide targeted support for selected organisations to navigate scale;
- Assist organisations to build strong, supportive partnerships with governments, humanitarian and development actors, donors, and other practitioners for sustainable scale;
- Develop a community of practice, capturing knowledge and sharing lessons learned on scaling humanitarian education innovations, including the development of global public goods for the wider education sector.
Original source: Education Cannot Wait
