As Spring arrives and we launch ourselves into a brave new season, we continue to work towards a compassionate new world where the connections between people around the world are fostered and respected. Education is the cornerstone of creating a world where we all thrive, and to reach the UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 we need to expand the reach of our projects, so we can help more children access education. To make this happen, we need you to invest in education.

The story of what we do is told through our projects. These projects are designed by educators around the world to solve the direct problems they face in a sustainable way. The Foundation facilitates these projects to get them started and become sustainable.



Education Dialogue

The most powerful way to understand the challenges to accessing education is to talk to someone who has had these challenges themselves. When this is made as a documentary film, then more people can understand and be moved by the situations that prevent access to education. Until we have heard these stories, it’s just numbers on a page. Stories give us the human connection, and the urgency to do something about it.

That’s why we are showing a series of inspiring films over the coming months that help us to connect and understand others, and are moving testaments of hope that we all need right now. These films rekindle the spark of the importance of education for everyone everywhere. You can register to watch the films here:

I Am Belmaya, and a Live Q&A with director Sue Carpenter

This documentary follows an uneducated young Dalit woman’s transformational journey from subjugated wife to award-winning documentary filmmaker.

Madan Sara, by Etant Dupain

A documentary telling the stories of the women known as Madan Sara in Haiti who work tirelessly to buy, distribute, and sell food in markets through the country. Despite facing intense hardship and social stigma, they work to put their children through school and house their families.

Emu Runner, by Imogen Thomas

The story of an 8-year-old indigenous Australian girl dealing with her mother’s death by forging a bond with a wild emu. This heart-warming family film will educate and motivate the audience to learn more about children reaching their potential while overcoming adversity.

Resources for Educators

We have hosted 25 Life Long Learning webinars now, and they have evolved into 3 themes; Supporting Teaching and Learning, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Creativity and Entrepreneurship. We have been so grateful to the many educators who have given their time freely to promote learning and personal development with us.

The feedback so far is that the webinars have been a useful resource for educators and they have also helped to raise awareness of the digital divide experienced by learners around the world. The funds raised from these webinars support the learning resource centres, literacy resources and projects to combat the digital divide such as supplying solar radios to students in The Gambia during lockdown.

We have more great webinars coming up so please book onto them here.

We believe education gives people choices and that is why it is our mission to share learning at every opportunity.

Something Good to Share

You might have noticed on social media that the Foundation has set up a charity gift shop, which you can find here.

These are the perfect gifts for anyone who is looking for sustainable giving. A gift that has no plastic packaging, no transport costs, doesn’t take up space, and will never be an unwanted gift. These gifts keep on giving and each one has environmental sustainability build into it, as well as the ‘fishing rod’ of being able to access education.

This morning Ann, our CEO, was amazed to receive a gift certificate in her inbox. Someone had given her the gift of a bicycle, “the best gift possible” she said.

Buying someone the gift of education doesn’t have to be for a special celebration, it can be just because it is a good thing to do, and to say “thank you” to someone.

Thank you for reading this post, and please do get involved in any of the fundraising activities we are doing above. Please also leave a comment to tell us what fundraising activities you have enjoyed with us so far.