Education
58 million primary-school-age children are not enrolled in school; 53 percent of these are girls. These children are at greater risk for exploitation, child marriage, and lower income-earning potential. We address barriers to education and work with communities and local governments to improve the quality of education children receive.
Ahmed’s world began to change in 2014 when militants took control of his city of Mosul, Iraq. His education halted while his family lived in fear. Ahmed continued to pursue his education after things took a turn for the worst when his family fled their home.
The first step on the path to success in school is the ability to read. Discover how reading camps in southern Burundi are laying the foundation for successful education and hope for children like 11-year-old Ines.
A Cambodian community prepares students for quality education on the first day of school. With the support of her mother, her teachers, and other community leaders — and with school supplies donated through World Vision — 6-year-old Channy is ready to learn.
50 countries
where we work to improve quality of education for children.
Thanks to the support of World Vision donors in the U.S.
325,589
parents and caregivers trained to support children’s learning.
Thanks to the support of World Vision donors around the world in 2016-2017.
10.5 million
children benefitted from education programming.
Thanks to the support of World Vision donors around the world in 2016-2017.
Our Educational Approach
Why are so many children out of school or illiterate?
Due to inadequate training of teachers in reading instruction, high ratios of students to teachers, insufficient teaching materials in children’s home language (mother tongue), and other issues, millions of young girls and boys around the world cannot read or write. These barriers are disturbing every child’s right to a quality education and ability to learn, grow and thrive.
Girls and boys often drop out of school because they must work to help support their families, because of harmful socio-cultural norms and practices (such as child marriage) that prevent them from attending and completing school, and because policies to support children’s school completion are not well reinforced. The lack of education impacts all children, but young girls are often the worst affected, having to face risks of sexual trafficking, child marriage and gender-based violence in schools.
What is World Vision doing to help children gain access to quality and equitable education?
Our approach focuses on three factors that improve children’s learning:
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Increasing access to equitable and quality basic education, with special attention to girls and children with disabilities
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Partnering with parents, local organizations, the private sector, and governments to galvanize greater learning outcomes and opportunities
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Strengthening community involvement in education to create enabling environments
Does World Vision build schools and provide books and school supplies?
If a lack of supplies and proper learning environment are barriers to education, we want to address those issues in a sustainable way. Sometimes, that means utilizing corporate or government donations of appropriate teaching and learning materials, such as library books, notebooks, and other relevant school supplies.
But we strive for sustainability in all we do, so we focus on interventions like giving parents a small business loan and job training so they can support themselves and afford to send their children to school for years to come.
Education Resources
The Ethiopians Fighting Against Child Exploitation project, funded by USDOL, provided support in addressing child labor.
All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development
This global initiative, co-funded and co-founded by USAID, World Vision, and the Australian government, advances EdTech innovation and research to improve reading outcomes for marginalized children in low-resource contexts.
58 million primary-school-age children are not enrolled in school; 53 percent of these are girls. These children are at greater risk for exploitation, child marriage, and lower income-earning potential. We address barriers to education and work with communities and local governments to improve the quality of education children receive.
Around the world, parents encourage their children to read by creating a reading corner, a comfortable spot with good light and lots of books. Learn how.
Tutoring at an informal education center prepared Mohsin, a child laborer in India, to enroll in school.
Giduma taught his siblings to read. How? Reading Buddies, a World Vision program that trains children how to read with and teach other kids how to read.
129,318
teachers empowered to improve quality of education in 56 countries.
Thanks to the support of World Vision donors around the world in 2016-2017.
325,589
parents and caregivers trained to support children’s learning.
Thanks to the support of World Vision donors around the world in 2016-2017.
10.5 million
children benefitted from education programming.
Thanks to the support of World Vision donors around the world in 2016-2017.
Our Educational Approach
Why are so many children out of school or illiterate?
Due to inadequate training of teachers in reading instruction, high ratios of students to teachers, insufficient teaching materials in children’s home language (mother tongue), and other issues, millions of young girls and boys around the world cannot read or write. These barriers are disturbing every child’s right to a quality education and ability to learn, grow and thrive.
Girls and boys often drop out of school because they must work to help support their families, because of harmful socio-cultural norms and practices (such as child marriage) that prevent them from attending and completing school, and because policies to support children’s school completion are not well reinforced. The lack of education impacts all children, but young girls are often the worst affected, having to face risks of sexual trafficking, child marriage and gender-based violence in schools.
What is World Vision doing to help children gain access to quality and equitable education?
Our approach focuses on three factors that improve children’s learning:
-
Increasing access to equitable and quality basic education, with special attention to girls and children with disabilities
-
Partnering with parents, local organizations, the private sector, and governments to galvanize greater learning outcomes and opportunities
-
Strengthening community involvement in education to create enabling environments
Does World Vision build schools and provide books and school supplies?
If a lack of supplies and proper learning environment are barriers to education, we want to address those issues in a sustainable way. Sometimes, that means utilizing corporate or government donations of appropriate teaching and learning materials, such as library books, notebooks, and other relevant school supplies.
But we strive for sustainability in all we do, so we focus on interventions like giving parents a small business loan and job training so they can support themselves and afford to send their children to school for years to come.
Education Resources
The Ethiopians Fighting Against Child Exploitation project, funded by USDOL, provided support in addressing child labor.
All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development
This global initiative, co-funded and co-founded by USAID, World Vision, and the Australian government, advances EdTech innovation and research to improve reading outcomes for marginalized children in low-resource contexts.
Ways to Give to Education
Provide education for children: $30
Your monthly gift to education empowers kids to become adults who earn higher wages, educate their own children, and have a voice in their community.
Monthly giving is the most effective way to help children and families who need it most. Plus, it lowers costs, which means more of your gift helps kids!
Give $250 worth of school supplies: $50
Raised in poverty, children sacrifice their futures for lack of school fees, textbooks, uniforms, backpacks, and pencils.
Your gift will help train teachers and get a child the tools they need to fulfill their God-given potential.
Ways to Give to Education
Provide education for children: $30
Your monthly gift to education empowers kids to become adults who earn higher wages, educate their own children, and have a voice in their community.
Monthly giving is the most effective way to help children and families who need it most. Plus, it lowers costs, which means more of your gift helps kids!
Give $250 worth of school supplies: $50
Raised in poverty, children sacrifice their futures for lack of school fees, textbooks, uniforms, backpacks, and pencils.
Your gift will help train teachers and get a child the tools they need to fulfill their God-given potential.
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