Education opens the door to possibility.
YUVA helps children and young people participate in education, strengthen learning and progress towards completion through practical support shaped around their age, location and circumstances.
Staying in school can change the direction of a life.
Education does not have a one-size-fits-all solution. A child may struggle because of financial barriers, missing supplies, learning difficulties, family circumstances or limited access to additional support.
YUVA therefore uses a range of educational tools rather than relying on a single intervention.
Helping children remain enrolled, strengthen their learning and complete secondary education can leave them better positioned to pursue further education, vocational opportunities and employment later in life.
The combination of support varies according to the learner’s age, location and circumstances.
Removing barriers between a learner and their education.
YUVA’s published education programme identifies a range of practical interventions that may be used according to need.
Material support can include books, learning supplies, uniforms, shoes and other essentials that help a child participate in school.
Educational support may help learners access primary, secondary or higher-education opportunities.
Working with parents can help address barriers to enrolment, attendance and continued participation in education.
Meal programmes can support children’s well-being while helping reduce practical barriers to regular school attendance.
One-to-one and group learning support can help learners strengthen areas where they need additional academic assistance.
Working with existing schools and educational facilities can expand the support available to children and young people.
Childhood-development and early-learning opportunities can help build stronger foundations before later stages of schooling.
Parents can be supported with knowledge and approaches that strengthen children’s learning and development at home.
Libraries, computer access and community-learning spaces can extend educational opportunity beyond the classroom.
Access matters. Learning matters. Completion matters.
Help children gain and maintain access to formal educational opportunities.
Reduce practical barriers that can interfere with attendance and engagement.
Strengthen learning outcomes through additional academic and developmental support.
Help young people progress towards completing secondary education and opening the door to what comes next.
Educational support should lead to observable progress.
YUVA’s published education framework identifies enrolment, learning outcomes and secondary-school completion as key measures of educational progress.
These indicators help move the conversation from activities delivered to changes experienced by learners.
Quality education and lifelong learning.
YUVA’s education programmes support the direction of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4, which calls for inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all.
Education also continues beyond traditional schooling.
YUVA’s wider learning ecosystem includes academic, civic, leadership and practical-development opportunities.