🔴Happening live at 3:45pm EST! #ECW Executive Director Yasmine Sherif speaks w/ Eye on Africa – France 24 on Education Cannot Wait's new Global Estimates Report, revealing that nearly one quarter of a billion school-aged children in crises require urgent support to access #QualityEducation

"Be happy. It's one way of being wise." ~Colette Please retweet if you agree w/this #FridayFeeling & that #EducationCannotWait for any child! #EducationDay @canadadev @dubaicares @stateprm @sida Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 @afd_en @bmz_bund Norad @fcdoeducation @mfa_lu @yasminesherif1

"On #EducationDay, Education Cannot Wait & strategic partners urgently call on🌎leaders to accelerate funding for education in emergencies & protracted crises, as we race to deliver on the promise of #EducationForAll as outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development."

🚨Nearly one quarter of a billion school-aged children impacted by crises worldwide require urgent support to access #QualityEducation💔 On #EducationDay, Education Cannot Wait launches 🆕Global Estimates Report, sounding the alarm on growing needs that are outpacing education aid

#AfghanGirlsVoices #LetAfghanGirlsLearn Please retweet if you agree w/these #TuesdayThoughts & that #EducationCannotWait for any child. #UN @malalafund @bmz_bund @stateprm @sida Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 @danishmfa @swissdevcoop Norad @afd_en @mfa_lu @canadadev @ungei Qatar Fund For Development صندوق قطر للتنمية

#AfghanGirlsVoices📚 #LetAfghanGirlsLearn📚 Please retweet if you agree w/these #SundayThoughts & that #EducationCannotWait for any child. #UN @faruqisomaya @bmz_bund @stateprm @fcdoeducation @danishmfa @ksrelief_en @swissdevcoop Norad @canadadev #222MillionDreams✨📚

✨A Brave New World "Today, we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Intl Day of Women & #Girls in Science & we recognize the power & potential of an entire generation of future scientists. Brave leaders such as #ECW🌎Champion Somaya Faruqi, who led the Afghan Girls’ Robotics

🎙️UN News Interviews #ECW's🌎Champion Somaya Faruqi "Millions of girls in #Afghanistan don't have access to #education. We urge everyone to raise awareness through #ECW's global campaign, #AfghanGirlsVoices. More people need to understand the situation so that

🌐From crisis zones to cutting-edge labs, women belong in #STEM. 🇦🇫Afghan robotics leader Somaya Faruqi defied all odds to innovate under the Taliban. Her story proves why empowering girls in science matters. 🔗tinyurl.com/yc2ufb96 #WomenInScienceDay | Education Cannot Wait

ICYMI: Last week, UN News spoke w/#ECW's 🌎Champion Somaya Faruqi on studying engineering in the US while her peers back home faced forced marriage & denied education. "Millions of girls in #Afghanistan don't have access to #education. We urge everyone to raise awareness

They dared to dream. They refused to be silenced. #RuleBreakers brings to life the incredible true story of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team, showcasing the resilience of girls in #STEM March 7, in theaters 🌎 🎬share.angel.com/unecwagvrb #AfghanGirlsVoices

#AfghanGirlsVoices shines a light on real-life testimonies from Afghan girls denied their basic right to #education in 🇦🇫. Every girl deserves the safety, opportunity & hope of education. No exceptions. Education Cannot Wait's Campaign👉bit.ly/3xh7sRa United Nations

🆕Rule Breakers Movie Launches in Advance of #IWD2025 Highlighting the Courage & Hope of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team: "It is time to rebuild 🇦🇫based on the vast potential of her most precious natural resource: the resilient & strong Afghan girls & boys." ~Yasmine Sherif

🎬Opening Today: Rule Breakers📽 In a place where girls are told their dreams are impossible, one woman risks everything to prove otherwise. Her team of young visionaries inspire hope even as danger rises, showing determination & bravery can overcome the darkest obstacles.

“As we commemorate #IWD2025, it’s important that we speak about the reality & try to do something about it. In #Afghanistan today, ~2.5M girls are out of school. The destructive ban on #GirlsEducation must end. We need action.” ~#ECW's Yasmine Sherif at United Nations Noon Press Briefing

“On International #WomensDay, we are joining nations around the world to call for the end of the cruel & destructive ban on girls’ secondary #education. It is time to rebuild #Afghanistan based on the vast potential of her most precious natural resource: the resilient & strong

“‘Rule Breakers’ provides the world a glimpse at the reality facing millions of Afghan girls & women today. They are being denied their human rights to education, their freedom and their dignity. Our voices will not be silenced,” ~Somaya Faruqi 🆕Rule Breakers Movie Launches

Don't miss Rule Breakers! The inspiring new movie following the story of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team, incl. #ECW Global Champion Somaya Faruqi! Learn more about the young visionaries risking everything for their right to learn! 🎬buff.ly/3Df7dsF

They defied expectations. Now, their story is coming to the big screen! Rule Breakers follows the Afghan Girls Robotics Team, incl #ECW🌎Champion Somaya Faruqi, as they claim their right to learn & lead in #STEM. A story of courage, resilience & the power of #education.

They dared to dream. They refused to be silenced. The new film, #RuleBreakers, brings to life the incredible true story of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team - incl. #ECW Global Champion Somaya Faruqi. Showcasing the resilience of girls in #STEM and playing in theatres now!