Education Innovation Awards
Global Network
25 winners and growing!
Theirworld’s Education Innovation Awards offer non-profits, NGOs and charities in countries with marginalised learners the chance to secure five-figure scale-up grants, mentoring and masterclasses to help them expand their offerings so that more children get the opportunities they deserve.
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Amal Alliance
Cohort 3
Amal Alliance aims to empower displaced and disenfranchised children through education and social development programs around the globe in both refugee camps and formal school settings.
Read MoreAREAi
Cohort 1
Fast Track’ by Aid for Rural Education Access Initiative is an accelerated skills development program for out-of-school refugee children in Nigeria, including an offline ‘talking’ book and pen, to help children develop basic reading and mathematics skills in English and Hausa.
Read MoreBook Dash
Cohort 2
Book Dash is a not-for-profit, South African social impact publisher of open-sourced, African picture books. Their vision is that "Every child should own a hundred books by the age of five".
Read MoreChildren On the Edge
Cohort 1
Children On the Edge is a community-owned NGO focused on sustainable Early Childhood Development for refugees.
Read MoreDesignathon Works
Cohort 4
The goal of Designathon Works is to enable 1 million children around the world to become changemakers for a better world. They empower children ages 5-12 worldwide to design sustainable futures using simple technologies through a collaborative design process.
Read MoreDigify Foundation
Cohort 4
Digify Foundation is committed to bridging the digital divide by equipping African youth with critical digital literacy skills. They aim to foster digital empowerment, increase access to digital education, and prepare the next generation of African learners for success in the digital economy.
Read MoreDigital Chronicles
Cohort 4
Digital Chronicles aims to make the teacher and student of today more comfortable using modern technology in the classroom.
Read MoreEdCamp Ukraine
Cohort 4
EdCamp Ukraine's mission is to unite educators and help them grow. They aim to promote and enhance social and emotional learning among Ukrainian educators; to raise awareness of and engagement in civic activities like human rights issues, civic education, non-discrimination, inclusion, integrity, and education in crisis; to reach a broader constituency and inspire networking.
Read MoreENJUBA SPELLING BEE
Cohort 4
Enjuba's mission is to improve literacy and essential life skills for Ugandan children by providing high-quality pre-primary education, targeting rural areas where over 80% of the Ugandan population resides.
Read MoreLebanese Alternative Learning
Cohort 1
Lebanese Alternative Learning supports teachers to use messenger applications to provide high-quality remote learning in underserved communities, including via a Telegram bot.
Read MoreMadrasa Early Childhood Programme
Cohort 3
MECP-K aims is to promote inclusive and equitable early childhood development care and services for children aged 0-8, from marginalised communities in Kenya, by working collaboratively with local communities, frontline ECD workers, governments and other stakeholders.
Read MoreMaple Leaf Early Years Foundation
Cohort 3
Maple Leaf Early Years Foundation aims to promote children's psychosocial, health, nutrition needs, physical development, and learning potential and ensure the right of every child to access early childhood education which will ensure the child's protection from abuse, harm, and health hazards.
Read MoreNABU GLOBAL Inc
Cohort 1
NABU GLOBAL's aims to achieve inclusive and equitable access to literacy for children through publishing high-quality reading material in mother tongue languages, including via a free, low-bandwidth reading app.
Read MorePACEmaker International
Cohort 4
PACE aims to create equitable learning opportunities for students in informal &rural areas of Africa. They target Kenyan high school graduates on their gap years and university students on long holidays, and encourage them to become teaching supporters for students in underserved schools.
Read MorePower Learn Project
Cohort 4
Power Learn Project (PLP) aims to lower the financial, geographical and entry barriers of accessibility to tech skills for youth in Africa who then transition to decent work and gainful livelihoods within the digital economy.
Read MoreSeenaryo
Cohort 2
By breaking apart the typical hierarchies of theatre and classrooms, Seenaryo creates playful spaces for the meaningful participation of under-served communities in Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine.
Read MoreŠkola dokorán - Wide Open School
Cohort 3
Škola Dokorán – Wide Open School n. o., is an open non-profit organisation focused on community development and lifelong learning in socially disadvantaged groups, with an emphasis on families, especially those with young children, active at local, national and international levels.
Read MoreTanzania Early Childhood Education and Care
Cohort 3
TECEC aim is to promote optimal development and well-being in young children from conception to age eight in Tanzania.
Read MoreThe Creative Kids Zone Initiative
Cohort 2
The Creative Kids Zone Initiative (TCKZone) addresses the lack of STEM education in Nigeria by going directly to the communities and schools to train the kids in STEM.
Read MoreThe Reflective Learning Foundation
Cohort 4
The Reflective Learning Foundation is a tech-based teacher tool which identifies and catches up gaps in the students’ conceptual Maths and English knowledge. The software diagnoses learning gaps of each individual student across specific concepts, then offers remedial learning.
Read MoreThe Society of Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development
Cohort 3
The Society of Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development's mission is to identify educational gaps, design solutions, and provide data and evidence for decision-making in and beyond the classroom.
Read MoreThinkZone
Cohort 4
ThinkZone aims to ensure every child has the chance to pursue their dreams by enhancing learning outcomes in low-resource areas through high-quality education programs.
Read MoreUbongo International
Cohort 1
Ubongo International is bringing high-quality learning to refugee children in Kenya and Uganda, and their families, through interactive clubs, printable learning materials, and educational cartoons.
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