The International Rescue Committee’s partnership with Education Above All Foundation (EAA)through their Educate A Child (EAC) program, aims to address this education gap through contextual-based solutions that meet the specific needs of children like Hauwa in conflict-affected communities in northeast Nigeria

Manal believes that tutoring becomes a more meaningful experience when both student and tutor feel comfortable enough to share a piece of themselves in the session. She looks forward to Wednesday evenings on Zoom – not necessarily to the math homework she’ll be helping a student with, but what the student will teach her.

After fleeing South Sudan to Uganda, Grace Awate is now a leader in her community, acting as the head of her village’s IRC-supported women and girls’ center where she helps empower women to become financially independent.