Education Above All Foundation

The Education Above All Foundation (EAA) is a private organization for public benefit established and existing 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.

On 14 July 2020, ADB and the EAA signed a partnership framework agreement. It sets out the planned initial combined financial contribution of up to $100 million, following a 60 (ADB): 40 (EAA) cofinancing ratio, toward enrolling at least 320,000 out-of-school children in primary education.

Highlights

Sovereign Cofinancing. In 2023, the EAA committed a grant cofinancing of $12.4 million to support Bangladesh in its flagship initiative in the education sector aiming to provide quality education to all children.

Knowledge. In November 2023, ADB joined the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the EAA at the World Innovation Summit for Education Ministerial High-Level Round Table on “Transforming Higher Education in Crisis and Emergencies.” The ADB team presented the need for transforming higher education amid crises and emergencies and discussed opportunities for collaboration with the EAA to support innovative education projects in Asia.