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Education Above All Foundation

The Education Above All Foundation (EAA), established in 2012, is a private organization for public benefit under the laws of the State of Qatar. The EAA works to ensure equal access to education and harness the power of quality education for positive, sustainable, and inclusive change.

The EAA Foundation grant, supported by the Qatar Fund for Development, will be blended with ADB loans to support initiatives that increase equitable access to education, including post-secondary and university levels, and skills development, particularly for disadvantaged children, young people, and girls. The two organizations are targeting total education investments of $250 million, comprising $150 million in loans from ADB and a $100 million grant from the EAA Foundation. This partnership focuses on addressing barriers to education such as poverty, discrimination, and conflict, and expands its scope to include integrating climate change into secondary education, and technical and vocational training.

Priorities

  • Access to quality education
  • Innovation in education
  • Economic empowerment
  • Youth advocacy
  • Global partnerships
Source:

Education Above All Foundation website

News

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$100 Million Grant from Education Above All Foundation to Cofinance ADB Education Projects

8 December 2024

The global education foundation Education Above All will provide $100 million in cofinancing for ADB projects that get out-of-school children into quality education programs, teach green skills, and support access to tertiary education for disadvantaged young people in Asia and the Pacific.

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ADB Scales Up Support for Pakistan Social Protection Program

11 December 2024

ADB approved $330 million in additional financing to strengthen Pakistan’s federally administered social protection programs and services.

Financing Commitments

The Education Above All Foundation contributes to ADB’s development initiatives through cofinancing.

5-YEARS

  • Project-Specific Cofinancing $36.9 million

Partnership framework agreement

In December 2024, ADB and the Education Above All Foundation (EAA) renewed the partnership framework agreement for the next 5 years. Under this agreement, the EAA Foundation will provide $100 million in cofinancing for ADB projects aimed at enrolling out-of-school children into quality education programs, teaching green skills, and supporting access to tertiary education for disadvantaged young people in Asia and the Pacific.

Projects