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Children love to learn. If they are denied access to knowledge, we also deny them the opportunity to change their lives for the better.

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Through community consultation and ownership, EAC and United World Schools (UWS) are teaming up to build schools and enrol 33,830 out of school children (OOSC) across Cambodia, Myanmar and Nepal.

United World Schools (UWS) is an independent charity providing the opportunity to children who have been denied access to education. UWS has a strong sense of social purpose combined with a balanced sustainable model that focuses on educating children in post-conflict developing countries whilst stimulating global cultural exchange and understanding. As its mission, the organisation works with communities to build schools and develop the skills of local teachers, providing a low-cost and sustainable path “to teach the unreached”. Through active partnerships between community schools in economically disadvantaged regions of the word and more affluent schools and organisations, UWS’ intervention model has proven effective since 2008.

In an attempt to increase access to quality primary education and reduce the prevalence of OOSC in Cambodia, Myanmar and Nepal, EAC and UWS have come together to launch the Southeast Asia Schools Development Project for OOSC. This project targets some of the most remote and marginalised communities in rural Cambodia, Myanmar and Nepal; communities that often subsist without access to any education at all. By consulting with and empowering local communities, aligning with government priorities and forging partnerships with education institutes abroad, UWS will construct 163 new primary schools that reach 33, 830 OOSC over the course of a three-year period in these countries.

For more information on this EAC Implementing Partner, please visit the United World Schools website

Impact

"Humanity will not overcome the immense challenges we face unless we ensure that children get the quality education that equips them to play their part in the modern world." -- HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser

Surpassing

19 million

beneficiaries across all programmes of Education Above All Foundation

10,687

Scholarships

90%

retention rate

2.6 million+

Skills training provided to teachers, school staff, and community members

1 million+

Youth Empowered