The Education Crisis Response is a three year USAID-funded initiative and implemented by Creative Associate International (Creative) in Adamawa, Bauchi and Gombe States. It is aimed at expanding access to quality, protective, and relevant non-formal education and alternative education opportunities for internally displaced out-of-school children, ages 6 to 17 as well as out-of-school children in host communities including the physically challenged. The project focuses on increasing: i)  the availability of quality, protective and relevant NFE and alternative education opportunities by establishing non formal learning centers (NFLC) ii) the quality and relevant instruction and teaching-learning materials for literacy, numeracy, life skills, and wraparound services in NFE and alternative education iii) community engagement and support of schooling in targeted NFE and alternative education learning center communities iv) state and local government and civil society support for NFE and alternative education options for Internally Displaced Children.

In order to achieve these objectives Education Crisis Response will develop partnership with community groups and associations, community coalitions, local NGOs and public sector institutions. These community level groups will serve as the primary agents of Education Crisis Response project implementation in several components of the project. 

Education Crisis Grants program is aimed at strengthening the capacity of local groups, associations and organizations through community mobilization activities and management of learning centers to provide increased access to quality, protective and relevant non-formal education to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and host communities in targeted project communities.