Education Cannot Wait Calls for Scaled Up Funding for Successful Joint Programme in Nigeria During High-Level Mission Together with Representatives for Governments of Germany and Norway
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Feb. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On a high-level mission in Nigeria this week, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Executive Director Yasmine Sherif, accompanied by high-level representatives from the Governments of Germany and Norway, announced a planned US$15 million allocation to renew the ECW Multi-Year Resilience Programme in the North-East of the country. The funding is subject to ECW's Executive Committee approval.
- Dr. Tahir Mamman, and Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, and aid partners.
- The initiative provides formal and non-formal education as a form of reparation for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and their children.
- Norway welcomes the strengthened cooperation with Education Cannot Wait to reach the most vulnerable with education in North-East Nigeria.
- The investments are delivered in partnership with the Ministry of Education, UN agencies, and international and local civil society partners.