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March 28, 2018

144,000 REFUGEE AND HARD-TO-REACH CHILDREN IN BANGLADESH AND SOMALIA TO ACCESS QUALITY EDUCATION

Education Above All (EAA) Foundation through its programme Educate A Child (EAC), will help over 144,000 out of school children displaced by or affected by conflict, to access…

March 1, 2018

EAA, UNDP and UNICEF open the first ever 'Child Friendly School' in Gaza

Gaza, State of Palestine – Today, Education Above All (EAA) Foundation will open the first ever Child Friendly School in Gaza, Jamal Abdul Nasser School. Jamal Abdul Nasser…

February 28, 2018

HH SHEIKHA MOZA & DIRECTOR GENERAL OF UNESCO URGE RENEWED COMMITMENT FOR EDUCATION

Her Highness Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser, Chairperson of the Education Above All Foundation (EAA) and UN SDG advocate, and Audrey Azoulay, Director General of UNESCO, called on leaders…

February 28, 2018

Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser UNESCO Speech

Director-General Azoulay, let me begin by offering my congratulations to you on your election to your new post. It was a close race between France and Qatar with…

December 25, 2017

EAA announces 585 scholarships for youth in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine

These scholarships fall under Dynamic Futures Scholarship and Empowerment Programme that aims at helping Syrian and Palestinian youth impacted by conflict and displacement to build a better future…

November 15, 2017

EAA Foundation to join other Global Education leaders at WISE 2017

The EAA panel 2017 Asset over Burden - Education for refugee youth: From policies to programming, let the evidence speak’, will bring together diverse education stakeholders to explore…

September 28, 2017

EAA Foundation and partners bring education to 1.2 million children affected by Syrian crisis

Together, EAA Foundation, UNICEF, UNHCR, UNRWA and the Qatar Fund For Development, have committed more than $60 million in funding over seven years to enable out of school…

August 8, 2017

Achieving a First in the Family - Opening up education opportunities for girls in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

“My parents have never been to school,” Don says. “I am happy for this chance and I look forward to coming to school to learn and meet my…

July 4, 2017

The Boat School - Helping children in Bangladesh sail towards an educated future

It was certainly a reality for Tanzina, who lived as many children generally do in rural Bangladesh – according to her parents’ wishes and with flood recovery and…

July 2, 2017

Across ASEAN Countries – Transforming Pledges into Action

Leaders from the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened in the Lao Peoples’ Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) capital, Vientiane, in September 2016,…

June 29, 2017

EAA appointed to the UNESCO 2030 Education Steering Committee

Education Above All (EAA) Foundation has been invited to be a member and join the influential UNESCO 2030 Education Steering Committee to represent the efforts of foundations around…

June 21, 2017

7.1m Children have been Provided Opportunities

“I dream of becoming a pilot and flying people all over the world”. When Zuhair was eight his family had to leave everything behind and flee Darfur to…

"Humanity will not overcome the immense challenges we face unless we ensure that children get the quality education that equips them to play their part in the modern world." -- HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser