NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to a
global learning crisis that has left 222 million crisis-impacted
children in dire need of education support, The LEGO Foundation,
Germany, and the United States announced this week
US$42 in new funding to Education
Cannot Wait (ECW).
"These generous new contributions from the LEGO Foundation,
Germany and the United States are a global call to action.
We must unite to fully fund Education Cannot Wait and our strategic
partners in mobilizing US$1.5 billion
over the next four years. This new funding will allow us to reach
20 million children caught in some of the world's worst
humanitarian crises," said ECW Director Yasmine Sherif.
Taking the stage at this weekend's Global Citizen Festival, The
LEGO Foundation CEO Anne-Birgitte
Albrectsen announced a new US$25
million contribution to ECW, bringing total contributions to
approximately US$65 million to
date.
"Imagine there was a magic lever that could transform the lived
experiences of the 222 million children and youth living in crisis
contexts into the peacekeepers and builders of tomorrow. Well,
there is: Education," said Albrectsen.
In response to the crisis in Ukraine, which has severely impacted access to
education for close to 7 million children, the Government of
Germany also announced €10 million
in new funding. Germany is the
largest donor to ECW, with approximately €330 million in total
funding to date.
"The international community urgently needs to increase its
investments in education. Global Citizens, thank you for raising
your voices to call for more support for Education Cannot Wait, so
that all young people everywhere in the world will have access to
quality education: this will enable us to end extreme poverty –
now," said Svenja Schulze, Federal
Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany.
The Government of the United
States announced US$7 million
in new funding from the US State Department's Bureau of
Population, Refugees and Migration, bringing total contributions to
US$109.3 million to date.
"Today at ECW's High-Level Steering Group meeting during the
United Nations General Assembly, I was privileged to announce
US$7 million in additional assistance
from the United States for
Education Cannot Wait to bring quality education to refugee,
stateless and other displaced children," said Julieta Valls Noyes, Assistant Secretary of
State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.
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