World: Save the Children, the Norwegian Refugee Council and the LEGO Foundation partner to bring lifesaving education to 300,000 children in emergencies

Country: World Sources: Norwegian Refugee Council, Save the Children, The Lego Foundation Save the Children, the Norwegian Refugee Council and the LEGO Foundation partner to bring lifesaving education to 300,000 children in emergencies At a time when global humanitarian needs are reaching record levels, Save the Children, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and the LEGO Foundation are launching a new four-year partnership worth 32 million US dollars to deliver urgent, play-based education and protection to children affected by conflict and crisis. Press release Global Published 21. May 2026 Through this partnership, an estimated 300,000 children in conflict-affected countries around the world – from Haiti to Bangladesh and from Lebanon to Somalia – will gain access to protective, playful education, improving children’s wellbeing, resilience and future opportunities. Today, an unprecedented 520 million (1) children live in active conflict zones, while 273 million (2) are out of school. For children growing up amid violence, displacement, and uncertainty, education is far more than learning – it is a lifeline. Education provides safe spaces where children can play, learn and begin to recover from trauma, while restoring a sense of normality, stability and hope for the future. An absence of safe spaces to play and learn can have lifelong consequences – increasing the risk of child labour, early marriage, recruitment into armed groups and long-term psychosocial harm. To address this urgency, Save the Children and NRC, in partnership with the LEGO Foundation, have developed the unique Education Acute Humanitarian Response Mechanism – an innovative operational model that enables the rapid provision of safe, inclusive and play-based education for children within days of a sudden-onset emergency or escalation in needs, id...

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