4 Aug 2026
Theirworld opens 12 early learning centres in Gaza as new report reveals early childhood development crisis
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Theirworld is a global children’s charity committed to ending the global education crisis and unleashing the potential of the next generation. Its mission is to ensure that every child has the best start in life, a safe place to learn and the skills they need for the future. For media enquiries and interview requests, please get in touch with our media team at media@theirworld.org For pictures and video requests please contact our communications team at communications@theirworld.org
Major new philanthropic commitments back education amid global conflict and pressure on aid systems
The Andrew Carnegie Foundation, the El-Erian Family Foundation and Coefficient Giving employ innovative financing approaches with Theirworld for children and young people
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‘Lost’ Blackadder Christmas script to be auctioned for Theirworld
A “lost” Blackadder Christmas Special script written by Richard Curtis is to be auctioned to raise money for global children’s charity Theirworld.
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Theirworld kickstarts Ukraine’s preschool reforms
Global children’s charity Theirworld today announced a package of support - providing funding, training and expertise - to help kickstart Ukraine’s preschool reforms.
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Alarming new data shows US LGBTQ+ students twice as likely to drop out of High School, costing economy more than $30 billion
LGBTQ+ students in the United States are dropping out of education at a rate of more than twice the national average.
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Alarming new data shows a quarter of UK LGBTQ+ pupils at risk of dropping out before finishing secondary education
LGBTQ+ students in the UK are dropping out of education at a rate of more than twice the national average.
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Education under fire: The laptops helping thousands of Ukrainian students rebuild their future
At Zaporizhzhia Lyceum in Ukraine, a school near the frontline that has doubled as a testing centre for two years, students received laptops to support their studies in a makeshift underground school.
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Gaza Ceasefire: UK charity urges action for youngest victims of crisis
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Theirworld secures €900,000 annual funding in renewed partnership with Dutch Postcode Lottery
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Children in the UK less likely than their international classmates to be ready for school, global study finds
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Theirworld nationwide polling of U.S. LGBTQ+ Gen-Z youth uncovers students don’t feel safe, unreported bullying and discrimination in schools
Nationwide Poll of 1,008 LGBTQ+ Gen Z Americans Finds Most Report Being Anxious, With Reports of Verbal Abuse and Harassment.
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