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Chery Renews USD6m UNICEF Education Partnership, Expanding Support to Six Countries

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The China-based automaker Chery Group and UNICEF have strengthened their commitment to global education, renewing their three-year partnership with an additional USD6 million in funding. Building on an initial contribution of USD6 million from 2023 to 2025, Chery Group's expanded support will aid UNICEF's education programs in China, Mexico, South Africa, Turkiye, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The partnership aims to combat the ongoing global learning crisis, where hundreds of millions of children lack access to quality education.

Key Takeaways:

  • Chery Group has pledged an additional USD6 million over three years to support UNICEF's education programs, in addition to the initial USD6 million contribution from 2023 to 2025.
  • The partnership aims to improve access to quality education for children worldwide, particularly the most vulnerable, and has contributed to UNICEF reaching nearly 40 million children and adolescents with access to quality education since its inception in 2023.
  • UNICEF estimates that hundreds of millions of children worldwide still lack access to quality education, with over 600 million unable to attain minimum proficiency levels in reading and mathematics, despite two thirds of them being in school.
  • Chery Group's support has enabled UNICEF to provide quality education to 17 million children in emergencies.
  • The partnership will extend until 2028, with Chery Group and UNICEF committing to build on their significant impact and address the ongoing global learning crisis.
  • The expanded partnership will provide dedicated support to six countries: China, Mexico, South Africa, Turkiye, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

Statistics:

  • USD6 million: Initial contribution from Chery Group to UNICEF's education programs from 2023 to 2025.
  • USD6 million: Additional funding pledged by Chery Group over three years to support UNICEF's education programs.
  • USD12 million: Total funding pledged by Chery Group to support UNICEF's education programs.
  • 40 million: Number of children and adolescents reached by UNICEF with access to quality education since the partnership began in 2023.
  • 17 million: Number of children in emergencies who have accessed quality education through Chery Group's support.
  • 600 million: Number of children worldwide who are unable to attain minimum proficiency levels in reading and mathematics, despite being in school.

Sources:

  • M2 EQUITYBITES-October 20, 2025--Chery renews USD6m UNICEF education partnership
  • UNICEF estimates (no date provided)
  • UNICEF programs and partnerships (no date provided)

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