Children caught in humanitarian crises cannot wait for education

GPE media coverage - May 22, 2016 | Source: ReliefWeb

School kids in Sierra Leone. Credit: GPE/Stephan Bachenheimer

In this op-ed, Alice Albright emphasizes how the new Education Cannot Wait fund will build on one of the Global Partnership for Education’s priority functions – ensuring that all children, including those living in conflict and crisis receive a quality education.

Read the op-ed in ReliefWeb

Focus areas: Education in crisis situations

Regions and countries: Sub-Saharan Africa: Sierra Leone

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