Global Education Fund

Mission

The mission of the Global Education Fund is to improve the lives of orphans and other vulnerable children around the world through education.

Programs

The programs of Global Education Fund are really determined by the local educational needs of the country and community where we work. The organization is currently working in four different areas: providing scholarships/leadership training to impoverished children, developing libraries with story hour and literacy support, providing textbooks and teacher training to slum schools who educate the poorest children and advocacy through awareness building and support of educational reform.

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Building a library for orphans in Sri Lanka

Personnel Overview

Liz Berry - Program Director
Liz has worked with Global Education Fund for the past three years. She brings a strong background in development and education to her position as Program Director. She traveled to Sri Lanka in July 2005 where she met Father Paul and was amazed by his work with traumatized children, both in helping them to heal as well as striving for a better future.

Fr. Paul Satkunanayagam - Executive Director
Father Paul Satkunanayagam directs the Professional Psychological Counselling Centre of Batticaloa in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. He has spent the past 25 years working with traumatized (civil war and tsunami) and displaced children and adults. Father Paul is an educator and a trauma counselor.

Eliza Woloson - Executive Director, Global Education Fund
Eliza is the founder and Executive Director of Global Education Fund. Since 1998 GEF has established 54 literacy centers in 21 countries. Eliza holds an undergraduate and graduate degree in anthropology and has worked and studied around the world.

Personnel Statistics

Liz Berry,
Executive Director
Founded in 1998
Employees: 2
Volunteers: 65

Financial Statistics

Budget (2006): $ 275,000
Budget (2005): $ 230,000
Maximum Budget: $ 500,000
Overhead: 5 %
Other funding sources: GEF relies on contributions from individual donors, foundations and in-kind contributions of books and services,
Religious Affiliation: none