The First Emergency Response Fund’s first grant will reach 34,483 students through a local consortium led by the Rural Support Programs Network
/PRNewswire/ — The Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Fund today announced a $2 million First Emergency Response grant to address the urgent educational needs of children affected by the devastating monsoon floods in Pakistan.
The twelve-month grant will be distributed by the Rural Support Programs Network (RSPN) in collaboration with a consortium of local and national organizations including the National Rural Support Program (NRSP), Sarhad Rural Support Program (SRSP), Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) and the PAGE Foundation.
Education assessments reveal that over 367,000 school-aged children currently lack access to education in flood-affected districts, with damage reported in over 1,800 schools.
“RSPN is proud to continue its partnership with Education Cannot Wait and the Government of Pakistan to ensure that every child, especially girls, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and children with disabilities affected by the recent floods in Sialkot, Narowal, Jhang and Swat, have access to a safe, inclusive and quality education,” said Bashir Anjum, RSPN Chief Operating Officer. “Through this collaboration, we aim to help communities in these districts rebuild resilient education systems, restore hope and support children to return to education in a safe and stimulating environment. Together, we are turning dreams into opportunities and education into lasting hope for the most vulnerable.”
The locally-led initiative will provide vital education support to 34,000 girls and boys in Pakistan’s flood-affected provinces.
An education assessment shows that more than 367,000 school-aged children currently do not have access to education in flood-affected districts, with damage reported in more than 1,800 schools.
ECW’s investment will rehabilitate damaged schools, establish temporary learning spaces, provide inclusive and gender-sensitive learning materials, restore water and sanitation facilities, and implement protective measures. These interventions are in line with Pakistan’s humanitarian response plan and complement ECW’s ongoing pilot project Anticipatory Action, where materials were prepared before the floods.
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Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is the United Nations’ global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises. We support quality education for refugees, internally displaced and otherwise crisis-affected girls and boys, so that no one has to fall behind. ECW works through a multilateral system to speed up responses in crisis situations and to link both immediate relief and longer-term interventions through multi-annual joint programming. ECW works closely with governments, public and private donors, UN agencies, civil society organizations and other humanitarian and development aid actors with a focus on increasing effectiveness and ending isolated responses. ECW is urgently appealing to public and private sector donors for increased support to reach more vulnerable children and adolescents.
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