Education Funded Projects
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Education and Livelihood for 250 youth in Kaplamai
Kenya, Education
Funded $2,245 (of $57,530 requested)
This project provides 250 youths from single/poor parents or orphans with education and livelihood opportunities in rural Kenya. progress reportread updates from the field
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Fight for Peace Sports and Education Centre
Brazil, Education
Funded $4,000 (of $4,000 requested)
Access to sport and solutions for 1400 youth and 180 regular visitors in Rio’s most dangerous favela that suffers from 20 years of rival drug trafficking wars; youth thrive in an environment of peace. progress reportread updates from the field
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9000 indigenous kids will "learn by playing"
Mexico, Education
Funded $690 (of $10,000 requested)
Support the preservation of Yaqui and Mayo languages, two ethnic groups from Sonora, Mexico, and over 9000 kids will learn and practice their mother tongue helped by their bilingual mentors progress reportread updates from the field
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Operation Helping Hand
India, Education
Funded $17,470 (of $292,800 requested)
Phase I, underway: includes community shelters and emergency relief aid. Phase II: Convert camps to schools and train the teachers. Phase III: vocational training centers and rebuilding homes. progress reportread updates from the field
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Literacy Classes: An Investment in Afghan Women
Afghanistan, Education
Funded $1,800 (of $1,800 requested)
Provides 30 Afghan women the opportunity to become literate through a 4 month course in reading, writing, and math. Literacy is a foundation for women who want to continue their education.
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Clean water for DEPDC’s underprivileged children
Thailand, Education
Funded $16,390 (of $16,390 requested)
New water tanks & pumps to provide clean drinking water for 310 poor, underprivileged ethnic minority children & teens protected at DEPDC who otherwise are at-risk of being sold into the sex industry. progress reportread updates from the field
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Computer Classroom for Education for DEPDC
Thailand, Education
Funded $28,900 (of $28,900 requested)
Give poor, ethnic hill tribe minorities without nationality or identity papers an education and computer skills. Thereby, teach skillfulness and self-sufficiency; keep them away from sex trade. progress reportread updates from the field
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Solar Energy & Radio Communication for Wayling
Guyana, Education
Funded $10,500 (of $10,500 requested)
A solar energy system will provide 1st ever electricity & HF radio communication for isolated village of 100 Amerindians; students/adults will benefit from DVD/TV educational & entertainment programs progress reportread updates from the field
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Changing the world, child by child
Canada, Education
Funded $5,000 (of $5,000 requested)
Roots of Empathy is an evidence-based classroom program which has shown dramatic effect in reducing aggression and violence among elementary school children while raising social/emotional literacy. progress reportread updates from the field
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Low Tech/High Impact Cookstoves for Moroccan Women
Morocco, Education
Funded $1,870 (of $1,870 requested)
Fuel-efficient cook stoves and ovens made from clay reduce women's hard labor for firewood collection, diminish harmful smoke, protect the environment, make time for more education & income generation progress reportread updates from the field
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Dance & Theater Company: Alternatives to Drugs
Brazil, Education
Funded $1,000 (of $1,000 requested)
Since 1996 the Compania Étnica has been giving professional artistic training to youth in a dangerous favela (slum) in Rio. Dance, theater and citizenship classes provide an alternative. progress reportread updates from the field
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Route Out of Poverty for Cambodian Children
Cambodia, Education
Funded $51,770 (of $55,000 requested)
Literacy is key to education and jobs for poor children. This project teaches Khmer to 100 children of illiterate farmers, and English to over 500 students seeking to move beyond subsistence farming. progress reportread updates from the field
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Boats for Indonesian Schoolchildren
Indonesia, Education
Funded $8,107 (of $12,000 requested)
Some island schools are not accessible to schoolchildren and teachers. Purchasing wooden boats would take care of the lack of transportation. progress reportread updates from the field
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Life Skills for Tsunami and Earthquake Neighbors
Indonesia, Education
Funded $58,890 (of $106,500 requested)
This project will assist 430 Aceh children and family refugees from the tsunami in rebuilding their lives by providing schooling for the children and creating new work opportunities for adults. progress reportread updates from the field
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Radio Education for Out-of-School Zambian Children
Zambia, Education
Funded $2,809 (of $22,000 requested)
Working with Zambia's Ministry of Education and EDC, we aim to provide access to full primary education through radio distance learning to 800,000 orphans and vulnerable children progress reportread updates from the field
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Radio education for South African AIDs orphans
South Africa, Education
Funded $2,314 (of $22,000 requested)
In partnership with local NGOs, Freeplay Foundation enables South African AIDS orphans to receive health and hygiene advice, basic education and vital life skills training via self-powered radio progress reportread updates from the field
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Send Youth Iroquois to Lacrosse World Games
United States, Education
Funded $1,805 (of $18,750 requested)
This project allows the Iroquois, founders of lacrosse, to compete in the World Games as part of a leadership seminar that teaches coaching skills and traditions of lacrosse to spread on to youth. progress reportread updates from the field
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Radios to Educate Child Laborers in Tanzania
Tanzania, Education
Funded $1,285 (of $24,000 requested)
Freeplay Lifeline radios support a distance education program in literacy, math, and life skills to help young children in Tanzania escape poverty and avoid the worst forms of child labor progress reportread updates from the field
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Build a Home for 100 Tsunami Orphans
Indonesia, Education
Funded $9,150 (of $595,781 requested)
This project will assist 100 Aceh children and families of refugees from the tsunami rebuild their lives. It will provide homes for orphan children and jobs for adults. progress reportread updates from the field
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Train AIDS Vaccine Researchers in Kenya
Kenya, Education
Funded $949 (of $60,000 requested)
Women are especially vulnerable to AIDS, both socially and biologically. Doctors and technicians doing AIDS vaccine research need to be trained on sensitivities of dealing with the disease in women. progress reportread updates from the field
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Green Schools Green Map for NYC & the World
United States, Education
Funded $155 (of $21,000 requested)
The replicable Green Schools Green Map project will spur eco-activities in 1,000 NYC K12 schools with Report Cards tracking progress in programs, purchasing, physical plant and student projects. progress reportread updates from the field
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Library program for children in Cambodia
Cambodia, Education
Funded $2,160 (of $2,160 requested)
The library program consists of a strategic approach to establish multi-lingual libraries within primary and secondary schools for disadvantaged children.
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AIDS Education for Students in Cameroon
Cameroon, Education
Funded $1,000 (of $1,000 requested)
"It's Your Choice--A Vacation With or Without HIV/AIDS." Children get access to facts, not fiction, about how deadly diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria are spread and prevented. progress reportread updates from the field
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Educational toys for South African street children
South Africa, Education
Funded $2,200 (of $2,200 requested)
The new preschool program at the Delft South housing project ensures children no longer enter grade school far behind their wealthier peers. Educational toys will help them gain necessary skills.
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Send 100 Children to Pre-School in Bangladesh
Bangladesh, Education
Funded $2,130 (of $2,130 requested)
Five pre-school classes will be set-up in the slums of Chittagong allowing 100 pre-school age children to attend classes 2 days a week for one year.
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Off the Streets and Back in School to Stay in Rio
Brazil, Education
Funded $3,960 (of $3,960 requested)
Artistic activities, psychological support, reintegration with families & school for 100 street kids & at-risk youth, with the aim of partcipating in the construction of a world more fair & democratic
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Scholarship Program for Girls in Nepal
Nepal, Education
Funded $2,120 (of $2,120 requested)
Room to Read provides opportunities for girls in developing countries to attend school, thus allowing them to gain the lifelong gift of education and to take control of their lives.
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Provide Education to Poor Children in Argentina
Argentina, Education
Funded $1,200 (of $1,200 requested)
This project seeks to give educational opportunities to children with low social and economic prospects, but who have outstanding signs of promise. progress reportread updates from the field
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Supporting Afghans' Grassroots Education Efforts
Afghanistan, Education
Funded $5,400 (of $5,400 requested)
Funding and training for a local Afghan education non-governmental organization (NGO) with about 300 students to improve and continue their important work.
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Scholarships for Disadvantaged Girls in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe, Education
Funded $8,253 (of $8,253 requested)
In the rural areas of Chihota, Hwange and Rusape many girls are in crucial need of scholarships to be able to continue their education. This fund will provide scholarships for 50 girls in each region. progress reportread updates from the field
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Teaching Tomorrow's Leaders: Afghan Pre-Schools
Afghanistan, Education
Funded $2,850 (of $2,850 requested)
Provides 10 poor children with the opportunity to attend pre-school where they will gain a solid foundation for primary education and learn positive social behavior, math and reading.
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Primary Education for Mayan Children
Guatemala, Education
Funded $3,000 (of $3,000 requested)
The project helps indigenous families overcome poverty and discrimination to obtain primary school education for their children. progress reportread updates from the field
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Afghanistan Distance Learning Teacher Training
Afghanistan, Education
Funded $1,100 (of $1,100 requested)
The radio program Knowledge is Light provides direct audio teacher training and basic education content to remote schools via satellite radio. This project seeks to expand the program’s reach.
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Afghan Women's Learning Centers in Peshawar
Pakistan, Education
Funded $5,500 (of $5,500 requested)
Empowering Afghan women in refugee camps in Peshawar through the provision of education and training opportunities as well as basic health services. progress reportread updates from the field
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Childcare Services for Tsunami affected Children
India, Education
Funded $59,632 (of $59,632 requested)
CWDR will provide psychosocial care, recreation, supplementary nutrition, and support like learning materials and school fees for tsunami-affected children to prevent school dropout. progress reportread updates from the field
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Train Platform Schools for Children in India
India, Education
Funded $120,000 (of $120,000 requested)
2100 children (6-14 years) will be taught a foundation course in 70 centers. The course is necessary to mainstream children into government school and will prepare the children from Class I to III. progress reportread updates from the field
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Sending Children to School in Remote Villages
Nepal, Education
Funded $4,000 (of $4,000 requested)
Provide an education to the first generation of children in remote areas of Nepal. These disadvantaged children would remain illiterate, and continue their life of poverty without any hope of change. progress reportread updates from the field
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Schooling for Sudan Orphan Refugees
Sudan, Education
Funded $8,000 (of $8,000 requested)
Six years ago, Mohamed El-Tayeb had a dream: a school for children living on the streets of Sudan’s capital city. Volunteer-built on donated land. It now exists and needs help. progress reportread updates from the field
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Schools for Mineworkers' Children in India
India, Education
Funded $1,650 (of $1,650 requested)
Many mining communities in Rajasthan are without schools. Illiteracy is rampant and breaking out of poverty is close to impossible. Building schools and educating children is the only solution.
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Education Building DEPDC
Thailand, Education
Funded $31,000 (of $31,000 requested)
DEPDC has a new building which will be used for the Half day school and as a Community Learning Centre. The actual building is finished, but there is no funding yet to properly finish the building progress reportread updates from the field
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Sri Lanka School Construction Project
Sri Lanka, Education
Funded $50,000 (of $50,000 requested)
Room to Read is planning to rebuild schools affected by the tsunam in Sri Lanka. This will include 15-20 preschools and elementary schools. progress reportread updates from the field
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Rebuild Kaligathuk School for Indonesian Students
Indonesia, Education
Funded $13,805 (of $13,805 requested)
Help rebuild the Kaligathuk Elementary school in Indonesia which was destroyed by an earthquake in May 2006. $40 per year supports one student to attend school! progress reportread updates from the field
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Youth Venture Argentina
Argentina, Education
Funded $10,000 (of $10,000 requested)
This project provides seed grants for young people as well as online support, workshops and gatherings, to help young people develop their projects in order to adress social changes.
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Alternatives to Violence for Rio Street Child
Brazil, Education
Funded $3,079 (of $3,079 requested)
Community-based project in Baixada Fluminese, a needy suburb of Rio helps over 250 street children between the ages of 14-17, to overcome poverty & drug gangs by integration into art and education. progress reportread updates from the field
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Provide loving homes for homeless Nepali children
Nepal, Education
Funded $5,500 (of $5,500 requested)
This project provides homes, high-quality educations, clothes, medical care, food, and all other needs for children in Nepal who have no one else to take care of them. progress reportread updates from the field
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Building a School for Early Child Literacy
Brazil, Education
Funded $2,300 (of $2,300 requested)
Brazil's under funded school system means that most poor children leave primary school functionally illiterate. A community run school will teach reading and writing skills.
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Taghia Village Education and Safety project
Morocco, Education
Funded $5,009 (of $5,009 requested)
Build a new roof over existing concrete flat roof on the school and replace damaged windows. Provide basic writing supplies and notebooks. Help with safety hand rails on several sections of grazing progress reportread updates from the field
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Scholarships for Tibetan Bon Refugee children
India, Education
Funded $3,300 (of $3,300 requested)
Expanding educational opportunities for Tibetan Bon refugee children in Dolanji, India through scholarships.
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Sending Children to School in Remote Villages
Nepal, Education
Funded $2,013 (of $2,013 requested)
Provide an education to the first generation of children in remote areas of Nepal. These disadvantaged children would remain illiterate, and continue their life of poverty without any hope of change. progress reportread updates from the field
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Afghanistan Distance Learning Teacher Training
Afghanistan, Education
Funded $1,100 (of $1,100 requested)
The radio program "Teacher" provides direct audio teacher training and basic education content to remote schools via satellite radio. This project seeks to expand the program's reach.
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Send Rural Girls to School in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe, Education
Funded $16,176 (of $16,775 requested)
In the rural area outside Victoria Falls, many girls are in crucial need of school fees to continue their education. This fund provides scholarships for school fees, and uniforms and meals as needed. progress reportread updates from the field
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Alternative school for railway platform children
India, Education
Funded $4,472 (of $5,500 requested)
Taking the school to the street - advocating for and working with children on issues such as child rights, health care, and nutrition. progress reportread updates from the field
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Send Rural Girls to School in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe, Education
Funded $17,657 (of $24,068 requested)
In the rural area near Victoria Falls, many girls are in great need of school fees to continue their education. This fund provides school fees, uniforms, meals and support for an empowerment center. progress reportread updates from the field
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Alternative school for railway platform children
India, Education
Funded $3,502 (of $5,500 requested)
Taking the school to the street - advocating for and working with children on issues such as child rights, health care, and nutrition. progress reportread updates from the field
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Accessible Books for Students with Disabilities
United States, Education
Funded $2,420 (of $5,060 requested)
Adding more accessible textbooks and supplemental reading material for K-12 students with visual and learning disabilities to the Bookshare.org online collection.
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Passport to Global Learning
United States, Education
Funded $625 (of $1,320 requested)
Train U.S. teachers to use the Internet in K-12 classrooms for international student collaboration on meaningful projects. The goal is to link every school in the United States with a non-U.S. school.
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Support Youth at 3 Elementary Schools, New Orleans
United States, Education
Funded $61,302 (of $133,122 requested)
Funds raised for the only three functioning public elementary schools in New Orleans enable the schools to purchase educational materials crucial to improving public education in New Orleans. progress reportread updates from the field
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PENGDWENDE: Educating Orphans in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso, Education
Funded $3,600 (of $7,743 requested)
Pengdwende helps children that are fatherless and/or motherless to attend a free primary school.
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Children's Voice in Rwanda
Rwanda, Education
Funded $4,015 (of $9,200 requested)
We are helping children, mainly girls, to get off the street by placing them in families through our foster parent program. We use media to publicize our activities and needs. Girls play sports too. progress reportread updates from the field
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Assistance for Iraqi Elementary and High Schools
Iraq, Education
Funded $4,335 (of $10,000 requested)
Help provide Iraqi school children with desks, blackboards, and supplies.
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Computer Education to the Rural Poor Children
India, Education
Funded $1,840 (of $5,000 requested)
Promote Computer Literacy for rural School Children progress reportread updates from the field
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Founding an Afghan Women's University
Pakistan, Education
Funded $1,978 (of $5,500 requested)
Establishing Gawhar Shad University in Peshawar, Pakistan to provide post-secondary education to refugee Afghan women progress reportread updates from the field
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Housing & Education for AIDS orphaned girls
Uganda, Education
Funded $5,466 (of $15,473 requested)
To provide a boarding home setting to educate orphaned children, providing them with the basic skills to become self-sufficient and escape child labor, prostitution, and death by poverty and AIDS.
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