Leave No One Behind, with Designathon
Empowering refugee children to find solutions to the climate emergency
Our work
140 countries around the world
Our projects and campaigns are active in more than 140 countries, and the vast majority of our projects are led by local social entrepreneurs and project partners. Working together with these partners, we design and deliver on-the-ground projects to drive progress and scale impact through education.
Theirworld projects operate in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and North America and include activities ranging from early childhood education centres, girls' entrepreneurship clubs, refugee education projects and youth skills initiatives.
Our Innovation Awards provide social entrepreneurs with seed funding, mentorship and scaling expertise to expand the reach of their education innovations. And our Small Grants programme helps community organisations have a meaningful, local impact.
14 active global projects
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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.
Skills for the future
Young people are the next generation of changemakers, campaigners, entrepreneurs and workers. We work to help them develop the skills they’ll need to fulfill their potential, take part meaningfully in society and grow the global economy.
The best start in life
Every child deserves a healthy birth and quality early childhood development and education. We work to unlock the best start for every child.
Leap Forward, with Chance for Childhood
Supporting the education of street-connected children and children who are in conflict with the law
MyBestStart Phase 2
Providing children, parents and caregivers in Lebanon with tools and resources to access quality early childhood education
JA Rise Up Girls with Junior Achievement Africa
Building future female business leaders in Africa
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
Hatua Kenya e-learning pilot
Boosting career opportunities for marginalised young people in Kenya
Best Start Early, with Chance for Childhood
Providing inclusive early childhood care and education for vulnerable children in Ghana
Leap together
We partner with local organisation Chance for Childhood to identify and cater to special learning needs among children who live on the streets. The programme also helps communities create environments where young people with different needs feel safer.
Tech hub training
Teachers at the Mtein and Taalabaya public schools were better placed to adapt than most in Lebanon, thanks to the Tech Hub programme which began in 2016. A partnership between Theirworld, Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) and Rumie, it had already been training teachers in the use of digital technology for four years
All children in education
Working alongside the Greek government, UNICEF and local community organisations, Theirworld has invested more than $5 million to address the refugee education crisis in the Greek mainland and Islands.
Heal together
In Greece, Theirworld works with Amna Refugee Healing Network, to help extend its Baytna Hubs programme to more partner organisations, using a sustainable approach to the delivery of early childhood education.
Trauma informed schools
Theirworld partners with Maya Vakfi in Turkey to deliver a programme which helps students cope with traumatic experiences and gives teachers the skills to understand and address their needs.
MyBestStart
For the MyBestStart project Theirworld works with agencies on the ground in Lebanon to provide children, parents and teachers with tools and resources to provide valuable early childhood education.