New York: Education Above All Foundation
highlighted the protection and continuity of education in crisis situations and
innovative financing to mobilise additional resources for education during its
participation in the 81st United Nations General Assembly.
From September 21 to 24, the foundation took
part in nine high-level engagements with governments, UN agencies, development
finance institutions, philanthropic organisations, businesses, and humanitarian
groups, focusing on protecting education for children affected by conflict,
displacement, and other crises, and expanding financing to help them access and
remain in school.
EAA Foundation CEO Mohammed Saad Al Kubaisi
participated in two sessions at the 2026 Clinton Global Initiative Annual
Meeting. Executive Director of EAA's Educate A Child programme Dr. Said Yasin
also participated in Opportunity International's session "Why Non-Grant
Capital is Important," which examined how non-grant capital can complement
traditional development funding.
On innovative financing, EAA Foundation
convened a technical discussion with SEEK Development bringing together
bilateral donors, philanthropic foundations, and multilateral education and
development finance institutions. EAA Foundation Partnerships Senior Manager
Dr. Ali Ansari contributed to discussions on blended finance facilities,
guarantees, education bonds, outcome-based financing, and debt-related
mechanisms. Ansari also participated in "Beyond Grants: Unlocking
Philanthropy's Capital for Education," co-hosted by the International
Finance Facility for Education and the Jacobs Foundation.
Al Kubaisi said UNGA81 provided an important platform to underscore the urgency of protecting education when children are most vulnerable. "Protecting education in crisis and financing its future are deeply connected. We must strengthen partnerships, mobilise innovative forms of capital and ensure that children affected by conflict, displacement and poverty are not denied their right to learn," he said. Through its UNGA81 participation, EAA Foundation advanced efforts to protect education in crisis settings, strengthen humanitarian responses, and develop investment models aimed at reaching children facing the greatest barriers to education.
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