August 15, 2024For Immediate Release Education in Crisis urgently calls for immediate and coordinated humanitarian interventionin the Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile regions following the recent statement by the SudanPeople’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM/N), which highlights the severe famineoutbreak threatening the lives of thousands of people in the region including children. The Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile, are regions long affected by conflicts, have seen arapid deterioration in food security due to ongoing armed violence, displacement, and nowthe impending famine. The situation is dire, with going-to-school and out-of-schoolchildren (30% malnourished) and vulnerable populations bearing the brunt of this crisis. Education in Crisis echoes...
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The Day of the African Child (DAC) 2024
STATEMENT On the Day of the African Child (DAC) 2024, we unite under the powerful theme, “Educationfor all Children in Africa: The Time is Now.” This day is a poignant reminder of thecourageous children of Soweto who, on June 16, 1976, stood up against injustice and demandedtheir right to quality education. Today, we honor their legacy by renewing our commitment toensuring that every child in Africa has access to quality education.Education is the cornerstone of sustainable development, economic growth, and socialprogress. It empowers individuals, transforms communities, and paves the way for a brighterfuture. However, millions of children across Africa still face significant...
EIC in Africans Rising’s Success Stories – Second Edition– 2022/2023
December 2023 Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity is a Pan-African movement of over 30,000 individual members and 800 organizations working across the continent and diaspora to push governments, businesses, and established national and global NGOs to focus on the issues Africans deem critical. The organization provides a space for progressive African civil society leaders and groups engaged in various civic struggles to convene, connect, collaborate, share knowledge, and build solidarity among people and across issues. “Being awarded for your work that is promoting unity, justice, peace and dignity, is not just about the awards but also a recognition...
#OneDollarCommitment Campaign
Help us place education within the reach of every child. Join Education in Crisis’ ##OneDollarCommitment Campaign and help us empower 1 child’s dream into a reality in areas where only education can eliminate poverty! Education in Crisis’ $1 commitment campaign is a fundraising campaign with a goal to reach one Million Africans to commit to supporting children’s education by committing $1 so that EIC can send back up to 100,000 out of school children by 2025. EIC’s founding principle is; mobilizing local resources from local people to solve local problems faced by local people. To scale up its activities and...
Statement on the pre-launch of #OneDollarCommitment Campaign
Help us place education within the reach of every child. Join Education in Crisis’ ##OneDollarCommitment Campaign and help us empower 1 child’s dream into a reality in areas where only education can eliminate poverty! Education in Crisis’ $1 commitment campaign is a fundraising campaign with a goal to reach one Million Africans to commit to supporting children’s education by committing $1 so that EIC can send back up to 100,000 out of school children by 2025. EIC’s founding principle is; mobilizing local resources from local people to solve local problems faced by local people. To scale up its activities and...
Statement by George Omer Nalo, CEO of EIC
24 March 2023Kampala, Uganda. The Education in Crisis (EIC) condemns the any decision by the Sudan transitional government to disturb the education of girls and boys in Darfur region by causing more insecurities which prevents them from returning to school. Excluded from attending their classes peacefully, many children in Darfur and other states where the armed conflicts have continued to raid on their right to education, more children drop out of school. This puts millions of girls and boys at risk of never gaining the skills they need to thrive and contribute to building the stable and prosperous future that...
Statement on Registration in Tanzania
Monday 27 February 2023Arusha, Tanzania. The united republic of Tanzania through its authority has officially registered Education in Crisis (EIC) as a non-governmental organization to operate at national level on the mainland. Following the decision by its founders to establish its head office in one of the East African country, EIC was initiated by a mobilized group of university students in 2019. Education as a human right for all children, no child should be left behind no matter their gender, and background everywhere. By delaying their transition from primary to secondary and consequently college education, we delay their future aspirations...
EiC Unveils 2025-2029 Plan: “Left Behind, Right Behind”
December 02, 2024For Immediate Release Arusha, Tanzania – Education in Crisis (EiC) is proud to announce the launch of its ambitious Strategic Plan 2025-2029, setting the stage for transformative advancements in quality education across Africa. Building on its flagship Foundational Scholars Program, which began in 2020 with just two out-of-school girls in the Nuba Mountains, Sudan, EiC has grown to support over 200 children in five countries. This growth has been fueled by the generous contributions of foundational donors and a steadfast commitment to education as a fundamental right. Central to the new plan is the bold “1 Million Africans Campaign,”...