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The NWSW Education Cluster initially determined that 865,029 children require education in the North West and South West Regions. Also, the cluster targeted 679,428 children. During the reprioritization, the PiN and targets were refocused on the most affected Divisions. This gave us 459,782 children in need of education and 363,913 people in need. Throughout 2025, 48 Education cluster partners implemented activities in 12 out of 13 Divisions of the NWSW, with the exception of Momo Division in the North West. These activities were funded by 26 external funders (UNICEF, European Union, UNESCO, UNDP, WFP, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), SIDA, Plan International, Norwegian Refugees Council (NRC), A2EMPOWERMENT, CITI Bank, FIFA Foundation, Global GLOW, KOREA, Masterpeace and Turning Foundation, ROSS FOUNDATION, Rotary E-Clube of Raleigh International, Street Child, USAID, PAID-WA, JAPANESE, Masterpeace & Turning Fdt, UNIDAS, Building Schools for Africa, NORAD, and LEICHTENSTEIN). 31 national organizations also funded some of their activities. A total of 335,671 persons (326,510 children and 9,306 teachers and education-related personnel) were reached. A total of 6,842 (2%) persons with disabilities were reached, with 2,298 being persons with disabilities reached for the first time during the year. A total of 112,708 (34%) people were reached for the first time in 2025.
A total of 335,671 persons (92.24%) were reached against the reprioritized target of 363,913. The reprioritized Divisions for the 2025 PiN and Targets included: Donga-Mantung, Menchum, Mezam, Momo, Ngo-Ketunjia, Lebialem, and Ndian. 56% of the results were reported from the South West, while 44% were reported from the North West. Fako is the Division with the most reach, followed by Mezam and Bui Divisions. The least 3 were Ndian, followed by Donga-Mantung and Ngo-Ketunjia Divisions. Non-formal education was not implemented in Momo Division in 2025. From the total number of persons reached, 93.4% were reached through non-formal education channels, such as Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS), and community schools. In comparison, 6.6% were reached through formal education channels, such as public schools, religious schools, and private schools. The top 5 funders were the European Union through the ECHO programme, UNICEF, UNESCO Education Cannot Wait (ECW), and SIDA.
Out of the 335,671, persons reached, 56% were females, while 44% were males. Out of the 112,708 persons reached for the first time in 2025, 45% were host
community members who had never been displaced, 15% were returnees (i.e. host community members who were displaced and have returned to their primary
community of residence, and 40% are people still living under internal displacement status. This is also comprised of 54% girls, 43% boys, and 3% adults (who are
teachers and school management committee members).
The top 3 activities implemented were (1) the implementation of Radio Education Programmes & digital learning platforms which reached 308,791 (92%) persons
reached with 170,164 (55%) girls, 138,637 (45%) boys. (2) The distribution of learning materials such as bags, books, pens, pencils and teaching materials reached
82,630 (23%) persons (82,053 children and 577 teachers). Amongst the children were 41,131 (50.12%) girls and 40,922 (49.88%) boys. (3) A total of 27,033 (8%)
teachers, school management committee members and other education related persons with capacity strengthening on psychosocial support (PSS) for children,
disaster risk reduction (CDRR), education in emergencies, Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), and other related topics.
Attacks on Education: A total of 81 attacks were reported from January to December 2025, after triangulation by education cluster partners from the North West
and South West Regions. 77% (62) of the attacks were reported from the NW, while 23% (19) were reported from the SW. Allegedly, 61 kidnappings and arbitrary
arrests were conducted, 17 attacks on schools, 1 attack on a higher institution, and 4 damage to school infrastructure. A total of 508 persons were allegedly affected
and included 238 children (109 girls) and 270 teachers, and other education related persons with 153 adult females.