Tune in for an exciting discussion on the state of U.S. Government financing to the education in emergencies sector, in the lead up to the Education Cannot Wait High-Level Financing Conference February 16-17, 2023, in Geneva. This is a crucial opportunity for the U.S. to commit to financing quality, inclusive, and transformative education for over 222 million children and adolescents living in crisis and conflict settings around the world.

Special guests include Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot Wait (ECW), LeAnna Marr, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Center for Education, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and Elizabeth Campbell, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) at the U.S. Department of State.

This dynamic, exciting event features two discussions, "Financing the Education in Emergencies sector: A Case for Investment in 222 Million Dreams," which provides an overview of Education Cannot Wait's mission and the U.S. Government's support to the sector, and "Nothing About Us Without Us: Youth-Led Solutions to Education Crises," a call to action by young leaders working to protect the right to education for displaced students around the world.

Speakers include:

Dr. Joel Hellman, Dean, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University

Dr. Joan Lombardi, Senior Fellow, Georgetown Collaborative on Global Children's Issues and Senior Scholar, Center for Child and Human Development

Yasmine Sherif, Director, Education Cannot Wait, the UN’s Global Fund for Education in Emergencies

LeAnna Marr, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Center for Education, USAID

Elizabeth Campbell, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) at the U.S. Department of State

Representative Grace Meng, Congresswoman representing the 6th District of New York

Nehemia Abel, Georgetown GHD ‘23, Policy and Advocacy Fellow, International Rescue Committee, 2021 USAID Donald M. Payne Fellow and Co-Founder, Ubumwe

Olivia Issa, Program Lead, NASH Refugee Resettlement Initiative, George Washington University '22

Emmanuelle Dyer Melhado, Outreach Chair, Welcoming Campus Initiative and No Lost Generation at George Washington University, George Washington University '24

Jessica Garcia Bocaletti, Senior at International High School at Langley Park and Posse Scholar

Pierina Anton Lopez, Global Campaign for Education-US Fellow, 2021 USAID Donald M. Payne Fellow, and Georgetown Global Human Development (GHD) '23

This event was co-hosted by: Georgetown University's Global Human Development (GHD) Program, Collaborative on Global Children's Issues, Center for Child and Human Development, Institute for the Study of Migration (ISIM), and Institute for Women, Peace, and Security (GIWPS); Jesuit Refugee Service/USA, Global Campaign for Education-US, Global Citizen, International Rescue Committee, International Parliamentary Network on Education (IPNED), RESULTS, Save the Children, Youth Alliance Working Group of the Children's Policy and Funding Initiative (CPFI), National Association of System Heads (NASH) Refugee Resettlement Initiative, No Lost Generation - George Washington University, the Welcoming Campus Initiative - George Washington University, Association d'Aide à l'Education de l'Enfant Handicapé (AAEEH), D.C. Student Consortium on Women, Peace, and Security

This event started with the following video about Education Cannot Wait:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty-noS65u20

For additional event information, please see: https://bit.ly/EiE-Event-Details