A new partnership is set to support approximately 300,000 children in areas of conflict.
Save the Children, the Norwegian Refugee Council and the LEGO Foundation have launched a new partnership to help bring education to 300,000 children affected by emergencies such as conflict and displacement.
Education is lost
In a significant emergency, children immediately lose their access to education, despite the need for learning becoming even more urgent at those times. From our experience with COVID-19, we know that schools can provide much more than lessons – offering routine, protection and a sense of normality when daily life has been upended.
How the collaboration will help
The new collaboration between Save the Children, the Norwegian Refugee Council and the LEGO Foundation is built around an ‘Education Acute Response mechanism’ which is designed to help partners act quickly when crises happen. This flexible approach is intended to make education support faster and more effective, so that children can keep learning even in the most difficult environments.
The partnership also plays to the combined strengths of the organisations involved. Save the Children has long worked to protect children’s rights, the Norwegian Refugee Council brings extensive experience in humanitarian response, and the LEGO Foundation contributes expertise in learning through play. Together, they are seeking to deliver education that is practical, responsive and child centred.
For children who have been forced from their homes or cut off from school, learning can offer hope and the chance to rebuild their future. It is a vital part of the response to help them try to make sense of what has happened – or provide some moments of stability, at least.
References
- Save the Children, the Norwegian Refugee Council and the LEGO Foundation partner to bring lifesaving education to 300,000 children in emergencies. Available at: https://www.nrc.no/news/2026/save-the-children-the-norwegian-refugee-council-and-the-lego-foundation-partner-to-bring-lifesaving-education-to-300000-children-in-emergencies (Accessed 27 May 2026)
