Open Schools Worldwide

We are committed to responding to the educational needs of children who are shut out of the traditional school system or are at risk of educational failure for reasons beyond their control. We train tutors to use a specially designed curriculum to teach these disadvantaged children literacy and numeracy, and to equip them with a foundational education. The tutors meet with the children under a tree, in the shelter of a shack, on the edge of a dump … where­ ever they are found.

Extreme poverty, neglect, dysfunctional families, abuse, abandonment, death of parents and malnutrition put vast numbers of children around the world at risk.

They often become street children, orphans, working children, and child-headed “families”.

These children are powerless to alter their exposure to these life hazards, and generally have difficulty in getting access to basic education.

You Can Help

$60 USD is all it takes to give one child this basic education and hope.

So far, Open Schools Worldwide has been able to deliver basic education and hope to over 35,000 children in South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, and the Dominican Republic.

It’s a good start, but there is still a long way to go. Help us bring hope through life-changing learning to many more.

If you are a group, church, school, or organization that wants to support one of our sites or participate in fundraising, contact us.