The Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Multi‑Year Resilience Programme (MYRP) supported children impacted by conflict, displacement and protracted crisis across Myanmar. Implemented by World Vision International in consortium with Plan International Myanmar (with technical support from World Vision Ireland), the programme ensured that girls and boys, particularly those most at risk, could access safe, inclusive and quality education, even in highly volatile contexts.

From August 2023 to December 2025, the programme adapted continuously to insecurity, access constraints and climate shocks, working through community‑based systems to keep learning going where formal schooling was disrupted.

What We Did

1) Access to Education

• Delivered formal, non‑formal and early learning through reading clubs, playgroups and community learning spaces
• Reduced financial barriers with cash assistance, learning materials and school feeding
• Rehabilitated and improved 20 learning spaces and 17 gender‑responsive, disability‑inclusive latrines

2) Quality & Well‑Being

• Trained and supported 496 educators (majority women) in: Trauma‑informed pedagogy (TiCC)
• Psychosocial support (MHPSS & SEL)
• Gender‑ and disability‑responsive teaching
• Distributed 23,000+ storybooks and learning kits to support literacy and joyful learning

3) Protection, Gender & Inclusion

• Integrated school‑related GBV prevention, safeguarding and referral awareness
• Ensured gender‑balanced participation and inclusive infrastructure
• Used Washington Group tools to identify and support children with disabilities

4) Systems Strengthening & Localisation

• Established and capacitated EMCs to lead planning, monitoring and safeguarding
• Provided small grants to EMCs for locally‑prioritised improvements
• Partnered with Meikswe Myanmar, a women‑led local NGO, across all programme phases