Through this fund, you will join with millions of people to change the world by helping to provide access to quality education, training for teachers, school construction and repairs, textbooks, uniforms, supplies, and computer and technology programs to students around the world. Your contributions go directly to supporting real and meaningful work to improve education for all.
For many of us, education is a normal process that we embark on, from K-12. At least in the U.S., it is mandatory and aims to be standardized across the country, so that regardless of what state you’re raised in, you will ideally be on the same playing field as other students of your same age. The touted value of education is “to prepare you for the real world” which loosely translates to “to help you get a good job so that you can afford what you want in life.” For many others, the path to education is not so paved. If we look at countries like Chad, South Sudan, and Afghanistan, these countries consistently rank poorly for economic freedom, literacy, and poverty. There...
“Being a recipient of the HOPE scholarship is really a tremendous help for our family,” says Razel, a 23-year-old college student in Bicol, Philippines. Razel and his five siblings were orphaned four years ago. Today, he lives with two of his siblings in a government-subsidized house that lacks electricity and water.