Education

Education empowers individuals and communities through the transfer of knowledge, skills and habits from one entity to another.

Why Care?

The great aim of education is not knowledge, but action.

- Herbert Spencer

Nearly 1 billion

people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names.
1 million

primary-school students dropped out of school in 2012. An additional 32 million repeated a grade.
31 million

primary-school pupils worldwide dropped out of school as of 2012. An additional 32 million repeated a grade.
4 million

child deaths have been prevented over the past four decades by the global increase in women's education.
81%

of students say they’re bored because the material isn’t interesting.

Why Care?

The great aim of education is not knowledge, but action.

- Herbert Spencer

Nearly 1 billion

people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names.
1 million

primary-school students dropped out of school in 2012. An additional 32 million repeated a grade.
31 million

primary-school pupils worldwide dropped out of school as of 2012. An additional 32 million repeated a grade.
4 million

child deaths have been prevented over the past four decades by the global increase in women's education.
81%

of students say they’re bored because the material isn’t interesting.