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GHANA
AfriKids Ghana
AfriKids Ghana is a locally led child rights organisation headquartered in Bolgatanga, Northern Ghana. For over 25 years, we have worked alongside communities and the Ghana Education Service to ensure children are safe, healthy and learning using a simple philosophy of listening to communities, empowering them to drive change themselves and in that way, ensure sustainability. Today, as the challenge has shifted from getting children into school to ensuring they learn, we are advancing Rise Up; our community-led education model, unlocking the power of communities (who we consider as the sleeping giants) in their children’s education and built on the belief that communities are children’s first classrooms and families are children's first teachers.
SPAIN
Associació Esportiva Ciutat Vella
The Associació Esportiva Ciutat Vella is a community organization in the Raval (Barcelona) that uses sport as a tool for inclusion, education, and social cohesion. Each year, it supports more than 1,500 children, young people, and families from diverse cultural backgrounds through sports programs, educational support, and training pathways for youth coaches, creating safe spaces, opportunities in one of the city’s most multicultural and vulnerable neighbourhoods.
Malawi
Bhubesi Pride Foundation
Bhubesi Pride Foundation (BPF) is a youth-led Malawian NGO that empowers young people through inclusive sport, education, health and mindset change programs to build stronger, more sustainable communities. Through the BPF Mtema Sports and Education Community Centre, coach training and community-based initiatives, we create safe, inclusive spaces where young people learn, develop life skills, improve their wellbeing, and unlock opportunities to reach their full potential.
Ghana
Challenging Heights
Challenging Heights is a Ghanaian NGO founded in 2005. For 20+ years we have rescued children from trafficking and exploitation, supporting survivors through recovery, education, and reintegration. We have rescued over 2,000 children and reached 20,000+ people through education, livelihood, skills training, prevention and advocacy programmes. With FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund support, we will renovate our Recovery Centre into an Inclusive Learning and Opportunity Programme, helping survivors rebuild literacy, confidence, and create a safe pathway back to school.
Spain
Dragones de Lavapiés
Dragones de Lavapiés is a community football club in Madrid that promotes social inclusion, intercultural dialogue, and equal opportunity through sport. Serving more than 600 members from over 60 countries, the organization creates safe, inclusive spaces for children and young people from diverse and underserved backgrounds.
Ghana
EduSpots
EduSpots is an education network enabling communities to create the futures they want to see, through education and digital innovation. Across 12 regions of Ghana, communities establish, lead and sustain learning hubs called 'Spots', where learners of all ages develop the knowledge, skills and values to drive positive change. Through community-led, play-based education clubs spanning literacy, digital skills, STEM, climate action and gender equity, EduSpots nurtures empathetic, active citizens who shape a more just, sustainable future with the next generation.
Mexico
Fondo para la Paz
We are a community development agency that, since 1994, has collaborated with populations—primarily Indigenous—living in poverty and extreme poverty in Mexico, providing the knowledge and tools to strengthen their capacities and skills so they can autonomously improve their quality of life. We work hand-in-hand with communities through participatory, inclusive, and sustainable projects, fostering individual capabilities through our Sustainable Community Development Model to expand opportunities and build a better future.
USA
Food Education Fund
Food Education Fund partners with NYC public schools to equip over 1,000 students annually with career-connected learning through hospitality. Like sports, hospitality teaches universally transferable skills including communication, adaptability, collaboration, and emotional intelligence. FEF connects education and industry through a 3-tier program model with an internship component, and our methodology is grounded in culturally-responsive constructivist learning. Students learn by doing, reflecting, and applying skills, creating a launchpad for social and economic mobility.
Colombia
Fundación Pies Descalzos
Fundación Pies Descalzos expands access to quality education for children in vulnerable communities across Colombia. The foundation strengthens schools and learning environments to improve enrollment, retention, and educational outcomes.
Brazil
Instituto Brasileiro Capoeira-Educação (IBCE)
Instituto Brasileiro Capoeira-Educação (IBCE) is a community-based nonprofit in Rio de Janeiro that uses Capoeira-Education to expand access to culture, sport, education, and youth leadership for children and adolescents in vulnerable communities, including favelas, shelters, schools, disability institutions, and juvenile justice settings.
Uganda
Kyaka United Youth Deaf Association (KUYODA)
Kyaka United Youth Deaf Association (KUYODA) is a Deaf-led, youth-led organisation founded in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement, Uganda. KUYODA advances inclusive education for Deaf and non-verbal children through Ugandan Sign Language, play-based learning hubs, trained youth facilitators, caregiver support and community advocacy. Our mission is to ensure every child can learn, communicate, play and thrive without barriers.
France
Les Enfants de la Goutte d’Or
For more than 45 years, Les Enfants de la Goutte d'Or (EGDO) has used sport as a platform for education, social inclusion, and youth development. Through its multidisciplinary model, the organization promotes equal opportunity and supports children, youth, and families facing socioeconomic vulnerability.
Malawi
Link Community Development Malawi
Link Community Development Malawi strengthens foundational learning, with particular emphasis on the children who are furthest behind, including girls and those with disabilities. Working in partnership with government, educators, and communities, Link helps deliver education that is accountable, gender‑responsive, and resilient to climate challenges. Delivered through local education structures and co‑designed with local partners, Link’s low‑cost, scalable, data‑driven programmes reinforce entire education systems, improving learning for thousands of children year after year.
Brazil
Luta pela Paz
Luta pela Paz (LPP) was founded in the Complexo da Maré in Rio de Janeiro in 2000, with the aim of fostering the development of children, adolescents, and young people living in areas affected by violence and social inequality. Through our own academies, Collective Impact programs, and
Sierra Leone
Orange Foundation Sierra Leone
Orange Foundation Sierra Leone advances sustainable development through investments in health, education, and culture. Its education initiatives expand access to early childhood learning, digital skills, and youth entrepreneurship through schools, digital centers, and technology-based learning programs.
Colombia
Presencia Colombo Suiza
Presencia Colombo Suiza has 43 years of experience supporting children and young people in vulnerable situations through educational guidance and career counseling. The MENTOR project focuses on high school students (the final three years of secondary education), providing comprehensive support to participants, their families, teachers, and school administrators. The project strengthens students' life plans, vocational decision-making, school retention, and opportunities for socioeconomic development.
Zambia
Project Luangwa
Project Luangwa is a community education organisation based in Mfuwe, Zambia. We work with rural schools and families to improve learning, remove barriers to education and create safe spaces where young people can thrive. Our programmes support literacy, digital learning, girls’ empowerment, menstrual health, sponsorship, youth leadership and sport, helping children build confidence, stay in school and reach their potential.
Nigeria
Sesame Square Nigeria
Sesame Square Nigeria Foundation is a nonprofit organization improving early childhood and primary education through play-based, inclusive learning programs. Working with governments, educators, and communities, it combines evidence-based teaching with multimedia and community engagement to strengthen foundational learning and child development.
South Africa
Sesame Workshop International South Africa
Sesame Workshop International South Africa is the impact nonprofit whose mission is to help children everywhere grow smarter, stronger and kinder. For more than 25 years, we have worked at the intersection of education, media and research to create joyful learning experiences that enrich minds, expand hearts and help children reach their full potential. Through our TV programme, Takalani Sesame, our beloved characters, direct services and community outreach, we bring playful early learning to children, families, caregivers, ECD centres and partners across South Africa.
USA
Shift Education DBA shift_ed
shift_ed is a nonprofit intermediary that brings together schools, employers, higher education, government, and community organizations to create equitable pathways from education to career. Through strategic partnerships, data-driven collaboration, and innovative programs, shift_ed helps students develop the knowledge, skills, and experiences needed for lifelong success while strengthening the workforce and economic vitality of the communities it serves.
Rwanda
Solid’Africa
Solid'Africa is a nonprofit organization strengthening school feeding systems to improve educational access, student wellbeing, and learning outcomes. Working with the Government of Rwanda, schools, and local farmers, it delivers nutritious, locally sourced meals that help children stay healthy, attend school regularly, and succeed academically.
Great Britain
Sport 4 Life UK
Sport 4 Life UK helps disadvantaged young people aged 11-29 across the West Midlands (UK) transform their lives through the power of sport. We deliver mentoring, accredited qualifications, employability support, and sport programmes that build confidence, life skills, and real opportunity. We reach young people facing multiple barriers, in some of the region's most deprived communities, and we walk alongside them into education, employment, and training. We believe every young person deserves the chance to thrive. Through sport, we make that chance real, and we change futures.
Sierra Leone
Street Child of Sierra Leone
Street Child of Sierra Leone (SCoSL) is a national NGO working since 2008 to support marginalised children – especially out-of-school children, girls, and children with disabilities – into school and learning. We build primary schools, train teachers, and support families economically so they can afford education. Our history traces back to Sierra Leone's civil war, when we saw firsthand how conflict and poverty pushed children out of school. Since then, we've supported over 230,000 children, built more than 650 schools, and trained more than 2,000 teachers.
Australia
Teach For Australia
Teach For Australia is a non-profit working to ensure every student has access to an excellent education by developing exceptional teachers and leaders for the schools that need them most.
Across Australia, educational outcomes are still too often impacted by where students live, the school they attend and the resources around them. The evidence is clear: quality teachers and school leaders have the greatest impact on student outcomes. Teach for Australia’s program creates impactful and resilient educators who are driving change in schools, empowering young people to rewrite their future.
Nigeria
Teach For Nigeria
Teach For Nigeria is a nonprofit organisation expanding educational opportunities for children from low-income backgrounds. Through our two-year Fellowship, we recruit motivated young graduates, teachers, and professionals, placing them as full-time teachers in public schools serving disadvantaged communities. We train and support Fellows to drive change in teaching practice, school culture, and communities. Our mission is to mobilise leaders advancing educational equity in Nigeria, with a vision that one day every Nigerian child will have access to an excellent education.
India
The Akanksha Foundation
The Akanksha Foundation is a 35 year old organization dedicated to providing high-quality education to children from underserved communities. We believe holistic education combines excellence in academics, sports, art, socio-emotional learning and 21st-century skills. Our School model works within and beyond classrooms to maximize children’s potential, empowering educators with best practices and working with parents as partners for community-shifts. Today, we run 27 high-performing schools and partner with city governments to influence system-led change in the larger education ecosystem.
Australia
The Dyslexia SPELD Foundation
DSF is an independent not-for-profit supporting children, adults, families, schools and professionals across the vast state of WA and beyond. While DSF supports all children and their families, it has a focus on isolated and vulnerable communities. Recognised as a centre of excellence in literacy, numeracy development and learning difficulties, DSF delivers evidence-based clinical services, tutoring, professional learning, resources and advocacy. Through this work, DSF builds community understanding, strengthens educator and family capability to improve learning and wellbeing outcomes.
Zambia
The School Club Zambia
The School Club Zambia is a nonprofit organization helping rural schools become financially sustainable through innovative, income-generating education models. By combining quality education with vocational training and support for girls' education, the organization expands opportunities for children and young people in rural Zambia.
Japan
United Sports Foundation
USF is a sports foundation providing multi-sport programs for children across Japan. Guided by its mission, “One World. One Team. Changing children and society through the power of sport,” USF creates opportunities for children to experience diverse sports, develop essential life skills, and learn to respect one another. In recent years, USF has been strengthening its efforts in para and inclusive sports to create an environment where children of all abilities can learn and grow together through sport.
Uganda
Wokober Education Foundation
Wokober Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Northern Uganda with a vision to nurture a generation of ingenious innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders building a better world. Wokober bridges the gap between the promise of competency-based education and the realities of under-resourced classrooms, by making practical STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) learning, engaging and affordable. Through play, local ingenuity, available and recycled materials, and EdTech, we empower every child to discover their potential, and build a brighter future for themselves, their communities, and the world.
Nigeria
Women At Risk International Foundation
Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF) is a nonprofit organization working to prevent sexual violence and empower women and girls through education, health, and survivor support. Through school-based prevention programs and survivor-centered services, WARIF helps girls stay safe, remain in school, and achieve their full potential.
