
Our
impact
We’re working to end the global education crisis and unleash the potential of the next generation.

Results unlocking
big change
Theirworld has reshaped the global mindset around the importance of education and development for young people. We have:
Set agendas
We’ve partnered with prominent researchers and published reports that have encouraged governments and institutions to change course and improve outcomes for children around the world.
Forged powerful partnerships
We’ve built enduring relationships with world-leading foundations who share our vision, political influencers with the power to make a difference and pioneering community groups delivering real change on the ground.
Campaigned for change
We’ve campaigned tirelessly to shift the global mindset around the importance of youth education and the funding it deserves. We’ve generated valuable evidence and engendered real change at the highest political levels which has unlocked billions of pounds in funding for education.
Innovated to improve lives
From double-shift schools for Syrian refugees in Lebanon, to computer skills for girls in Kenya; from supporting psychosocial support for displaced children in emergencies, to breakthrough scientific insights on the effects of preterm birth. Theirworld is proud to be agile, innovative and bold in our approach.
Two decades of impact
Theirworld has:
- Engaged more than 11 million campaign supporters
- Enabled more than 4 million children to go to school
- Helped unlock billions in funding for education
- Awarded nearly £1 million in small grants to community initiatives
Impact stories

The International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd)

10% funding for pre-primary education

Skills for their future

Education in emergencies
