Education Cannot Wait 2018-2020 Education Cannot Wait 2018-2020 Support to Education Cannot Wait (ECW), a new global fund dedicated to transform the delivery of education in emergencies. The overarching goal of ECW is to by 2021 be reaching 8 million crisis-affected girls, boys and youth, including from marginalized groups, improving their learning outcomes and enhancing their socio-emotional wellbeing and employability. It will do so by 1) increase political support to education in crises; 2) increase financing for education in crises; 3) improve joint planning and responses; 4) strengthen local and global capacity; and 5) improve accountability. Sida is contributing with SEK 180 000 000 in un-earmarked global support to ECW’s pooled fund, and with SEK 90 000 000 to the ECW facilitated multiyear programme in Afghanistan which will target 500 000 children annually focusing on girls, internally displaced people and returnee refugee communities. Education Cannot Wait (ECW) är en ny global fond dedikerad år utbildning i konflikt- och krissituationer. ECWs övergripande mål är att till 2021 nå ut till 8 miljoner flickor, pojkar och ungdomar, bland annat från marginaliserade grupper, som lever i krissituationer för att förbättra deras möjligheter att lära och ta till sig kunskap och därmed öka deras välbefinnande och anställningsbarhet. Detta genom att 1) inspirera till ökat politiskt engagemang så att utbildning betraktas av både regeringar och finansiärer som högt prioriterat i krissituationer, 2) generera ökad och additionell finansiering för utbildning i kris- och konfliktsituationer, 3) bidra till ökad gemensam planering och genomförande av utbildningsinsatser i kris- och konfliktsituationer, 4) stärka lokal och global kapacitet, och 5) förbättra ansvarsskyldigheten genom att utveckla och dela kunskap och bidra till ökad insamling och analys av data. Sida bidrar med 180 000 000 SEK som är icke-öronmärkt till ECWs globala fond, samt med 90 000 000 SEK för att finansiera implementeringen av ECWs fleråriga utbildningsprogram i Afghanistan som planeras nå 500 000 barn årligen med speciellt fokus på flickor, intern- och återvändande flyktingar. i. Overarching Goal: By 2021, ECW supported interventions will be reaching 8 million crisis-affected girls, boys and youth, including from marginalized groups, improving their learning outcomes and enhancing their socio-emotional wellbeing and employability.
ii. Strategic objectives:
1. Increase political support to education in crises (Increase high-level attention with an aim towards greater equity of response, with an emphasis on the most vulnerable and reaching neglected crises)
2. Increase financing for education in crises (Raise significant additional money to support interventions that improve access, quality, continuity, protection, equity and gender equality)
3. Improve joint planning and responses (Unite humanitarian and development efforts in support of national preparedness and responses to education crises through facilitating the development of joint programmes)
4. Strengthen local and global capacity (Strengthen individual and institutional capacity of those leading education efforts in crises and improve delivery systems)
5. Improve accountability (Develop and share knowledge with a focus on increasing awareness of need and evidence for effective interventions)
iii. The ECW Facilitated Multi-Year Programme, Afghanistan: 
The programme aims to achieve its goals through mutually supportive five key outcomes and results:
Outcome 1: Access to education for emergency-affected girls and boys is increased.
Outcome 2: Conducive, child-friendly and inclusive teaching and learning environment enabled for emergency affected girls and boys.
Outcome 3: Increased continuity of education for emergency-affected girls and boys.
Outcome 4: Quality of learning for emergency-affected girls and boys is improved.
Outcome 5: Safe and protective learning environment for emergency-affected girls and boys, especially the most marginalized, are established and strengthened.