A safe place to learn
Every child has the right to an education free from fear of discrimination, violence or attack. We work to provide refugees, girls, children with disabilities and other underserved young people with the education they deserve.
75million children around the world have their education disrupted by conflict or emergencies
Discrimination, emergencies and conflicts threaten the ability of young people to have a safe place to learn, jeopardising their chances of a quality education. It makes the 132 million girls already not in school more vulnerable to exploitation, abuse and violence. It further excludes the 50% of children with disabilities who currently get no education.
Children whose lives are affected by conflict or emergencies can suffer grave long-term consequences. A child who is out of school for more than a year is unlikely to return, placing the entire future of their education at risk.
In emergency situations, education can give refugee children a sense of structure, direction and security. Getting children back into school quickly after a crisis can prevent them from falling into child labour, child marriage, exploitation and recruitment by armed groups.
Theirworld is pioneering approaches to provide education to children in emergencies and fight exclusion. But international political will and financial support for quality education targeted at the most vulnerable must increase dramatically.
More on why this matters
Report: Finding solutions to Greece’s refugee education crisis
We work with international and community partners to help young people learn in safety
Click on a country to see which projects are active there
View by country
- Netherlands
- Lebanon
- Turkey
- Nigeria
- Jordan
- Austria
- Belgium
- Canada
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Moldova
- Norway
- Poland
- Qatar
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Ghana
- Greece
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Pakistan
- South Africa
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Tanzania
All Projects
Leave No One Behind, with Designathon
Empowering refugee children to find solutions to the climate emergency
Thaki Digital Skills
Improving digital literacy of young refugees, vulnerable children and teachers in Lebanon.
Earthquake Trauma Relief with Maya Vakfi
Providing trauma support to children affected by the 2023 earthquakes in Turkey
Fast Track with AREAi
Helping displaced and out-of-school children in Nigeria to develop basic reading, writing and maths skills.
Mosaik Education, with Mosaik
Empowering refugees to access higher education
Stay with Ukraine, with Smart Osvita
Keeping Ukrainian refugee children connected to home through remote education.
Small Grants Programme
Theirworld’s Small Grants Programme gives grants of up to £10,000 to registered charities and non-profits helping disadvantaged and overlooked young people in the UK and around the world.
Education Innovation Awards
Theirworld’s Education Innovation Awards offers non-profits, NGOs and charities the chance to secure scale-up grants and resources to help their work in reaching overlooked youth and children.
MBA Scholarships in Lebanon
MBA scholarships transforming the lives of refugees and vulnerable adults in Lebanon.
70,000 laptops delivered to Ukrainian refugee and displaced children and teachers, supporting the education of those affected by the war.
President Zelenskyy welcomes Theirworld’s support for Ukrainian children
