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WHEN YOU EDUCATE THE FUTURE
YOU CHANGE THE FUTURE.

Not just the future of each child but
the future of their communities,
economies and societies.

For us all.

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Education accelerates poverty reduction, female empowerment, and improved infant mortality.

Yet, 244 million children worldwide are out of school. This changes now.

OUN,
a Grade 6 Student
in Cambodia.

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“In the future, I would like to be a teacher. I wish to share all my knowledge and ideas with the next generation”
Vonjy in class

Falina works in the fields, growing cassava

FALINA,
a mother
in Madagascar.

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“I am happy that my son is becoming wise. I can see him making an effort with his studies. When I look in his books, it makes me so proud to see his handwriting”.

POE MYAT NOE,
a UWS teacher
in Myanmar.

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“With the guidance and encouragement of my UWS Education Officer, I tried different teaching and learning methods. The children have made significant progress!”
Tirsana stands with pupils from UWS Jaisithok School.

TIRSANA,
a Fellow Teacher
in Nepal.

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“When I first joined the UWS teaching fellowship, I knew that I would be teaching students who had struggled to received a quality education. What I didn’t know was that I would get the chance to learn so many things myself”

OUN,
a Grade 6 Student
in Cambodia.

VISIT HER SCHOOL

“In the future, I would like to be a teacher. I wish to share all my knowledge and ideas with the next generation”
Vonjy in class

FALINA,
a mother
in Madagascar.

READ HER STORY

Falina works in the fields, growing cassava
“I am happy that my son is becoming wise. I can see him making an effort with his studies. When I look in his books, it makes me so proud to see his handwriting”.

POE MYAT NOE,
a UWS teacher
in Myanmar.

VISIT HER SCHOOL

“With the guidance and encouragement of my UWS Education Officer, I tried different teaching and learning methods. The children have made significant progress!”
Tirsana stands with pupils from UWS Jaisithok School.

TIRSANA,
a Fellow Teacher
in Nepal.

READ HER STORY

“When I first joined the UWS teaching fellowship, I knew that I would be teaching students who had struggled to received a quality education. What I didn’t know was that I would get the chance to learn so many things myself”

WE EDUCATE LIKE THE FUTURE DEPENDS ON IT.
BECAUSE IT DOES.

UWS works to ensure children have access to quality, inclusive education in remote and marginalised communities by collaborating with local partners, communities and governments.

We deliver schools, we train teachers and we strengthen education systems.

Our low-cost, high impact model builds capacity, not dependency. This ensures that education systems continue to flourish beyond our involvement.

Shifting focus from delivering change in the short term, to empowering change for the long term, we go beyond educating the future, to changing it.

Our vision is Zero Education Poverty.

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