Education Cannot Wait, Geneva Office

Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is the United Nations global, billion-dollar fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises. We support and protect holistic learning outcomes for refugee, internally displaced and other crisis-affected girls and boys, so no one is left behind. ECW is administered under UNICEF’s financial, human resources, and administrative rules and regulations; operations are run by the Fund’s own independent governance structure.

Mission: ECW works to generate greater shared political, operational and financial commitment to meet the educational needs of millions of children and youth affected by crises, with a focus on more agile, connected and faster response that spans the humanitarian-development continuum to lay the ground for sustainable education systems.

Vision: A world where all children and youth affected by crises can learn free of cost – in safety and without fear – in order to grow and reach their full potential.