One barrier against children finishing their education is that schools are ill-equipped with sufficient learning and teaching resources while parents cannot afford the school supplies needed for their children. By providing simple supplies such as pencils, writing books and textbooks, we can lessen these barriers and help give more children access to quality education.

In a classroom in rural eastern Ethiopia. This primary school is desperately in need of refurbishment and thanks to our project partners JeCCDO, construction has since begun on the school. Today, the school has been outfitted with bathrooms, clean water supply, a library and new learning materials in all the classrooms.

A free, pre-school breakfast for primary school students from disadvantaged neighbourhoods. It’s a simple meal – often bread, fruit and milk – but it means children won’t start the day on an empty stomach and can have more energy to learn and grow.

In such a traditionally rural country, many youth migrate to the cities for better work and living opportunities – only to discover that they aren’t qualified for most jobs and competition for these jobs is brutally high. Many youth fall prey to exploitation and abuse unless given the chance to learn new skillsets and become job-ready.