Spotlight on Education

Believe it or not, there are millions of children across Africa who’d love nothing more than to be given a ton of homework to do. That’s because getting homework would mean they’d be getting an education and that‘s their best chance of escaping the grinding poverty they face.

Education gives children the opportunity to find better jobs and earn more money in the future so that, one day, their children won’t have to suffer the same hardships that they live with now. Education also gives a whole generation the tools and knowledge they need to improve things for their community and even fight diseases like HIV and malaria.

Key Facts

A lot of progress has been made! In the last five years, 40 million children have got into education. But there’s still a long way to go.

In Sub-Saharan Africa, around 35 million primary school aged children can’t go to school.

When a girl does go to school, the chances of her future children dying before the age of five fall drastically.

Who you help

You can help kids across Africa to go to school and give them the chance of a much brighter future. Your amazing money can help to knock down the barriers that stop them from reaching the school gates.