ECW Announces $5m First Emergency Response Grant To Tackle Drought In Somalia(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations (UN) global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, has announced a $5 million First Emergency Response grant to tackle drought in Somalia. The drought in the Horn of Africa is considered one of the worst climate change-related disasters of the past 40 years. In Somalia, 3.1 million children and adolescents are affected by the drought, including more than 400,000 newly displaced school-aged children. The investment will focus on South Central Somalia, where the highest number of school-aged children affected by displacement are concentrated. “We are witnessing more and more children dropping out of school and losing out on learning as the drought worsens.