Education

Education provides children opportunities to escape poverty, gain a voice in the community, and experience a better quality of life. Many poor parents cannot pay school fees or buy supplies. Communities often lack suitable school buildings and qualified teachers. And families may need their children’s help in the fields or family business just to survive.

Without an education, a child has little hope of breaking free from poverty and reaching his or her full potential.

One -third of all children do not complete five years of schooling — the minimum needed for basic literacy skills.

Two-thirds of the world’s 875 million illiterate adults are women.

Education reduces poverty: studies show that each year of schooling increases a person’s earnings by a worldwide average of about 10 percent.

World Vision’s Response

World Vision’s goal is to ensure that all children receive access to basic education that will help them become fulfilled, productive members of their communities.

Increasing educational opportunities

Financial assistance
World Vision assists parents in need with the cost of school fees and/or uniforms for their children.

Programs for disadvantaged children
World Vision programs are opening doors for children who might otherwise be denied an education.

SchoolTools
This program ensures that poor children have the supplies they need to attend school – basics like pens, paper, and pencils.

Advocacy
World Vision advocates for girls’ education to ensure they have the same opportunity as boys to attend school and develop their potential.

Improving classroom facilities

Building new schools
In communities lacking school facilities, new schools are constructed to help make education a reality for impoverished children.

Repairing existing schools
World Vision helps make improvements and additions to schools where dilapidated buildings have been transformed into safe learning environments benefiting hundreds of students.

Adult education

Vocational training
World Vision provides adults with access to job-skills training that can help them earn a sustainable income for their families.

Literacy training
World Vision literacy programs are helping adults learn to read, write, and count – establishing a legacy of literacy that can last for generations.

With help from donors like you, World Vision is bringing the gift of education to millions of needy children and their parents around the world.

Your opportunity to help

You can transform the lives of children by ensuring they receive a basic education – and the opportunity to work toward a better future.