
Leave No One Behind, with Designathon
Empowering refugee children to find solutions to the climate emergency
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We design and deliver on-the-ground projects with local partners to address challenges and drive progress.
Theirworld projects operate in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and North America and include activities ranging from early childhood education centers, girls’ entrepreneurship clubs, refugee education projects, and skills initiatives.
Our innovation awards provide social entrepreneurs with seed funding, mentorship, and scaling expertise to expand the reach of their education innovations.
Our small grants programme helps community organisations have a meaningful, local impact.
The Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory identifies causes of premature birth and develops treatment to support the youngest babies, saving lives every day.
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Empowering refugee children to find solutions to the climate emergency
Supporting the education of street-connected children and children who are in conflict with the law
Providing children, parents and caregivers in Lebanon with tools and resources to access quality early childhood education
Transforming the lives of children in rural villages and slums in India through early childhood education and good nutrition
Improving digital literacy across rural northern Kenya
Building future female business leaders in Africa
Improving digital literacy of young refugees, vulnerable children and teachers in Lebanon.
Improving access to high-quality affordable childcare in Kenya
Providing trauma support to children affected by the 2023 earthquakes in Turkey
Boosting career opportunities for marginalised young people in Kenya
Providing inclusive early childhood care and education for vulnerable children in Ghana
Helping girls in rural Kenya understand their changing bodies and their rights
Helping displaced and out-of-school children in Nigeria to develop basic reading, writing and maths skills.
Empowering refugees to access higher education
Bespoke climate education for children and teachers on the frontline of the climate crisis.
Keeping Ukrainian refugee children connected to home through remote education.
Empowering girls with vital digital skills to help them succeed in the workplace.
Created in 2004, the Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory works to improve understanding of what causes early labour, how we can develop treatments to prevent it and how we can better help newborn babies in those first crucial hours and days after birth.
We’re investing in research and working alongside local community partners to raise the profile of the importance of children’s early years across the political spectrum.
Funded by Theirworld, the Edinburgh Birth Cohort is a world-first study in which researchers from the Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory monitor the progress of 400 premature babies from birth to adulthood.
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.
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 transforming the lives of refugees and vulnerable adults in Lebanon.
The Global Youth Ambassador programme gives young people who are passionate about ending the education crisis the skills, knowledge and community to unlock big change at a local and global level.