Education & Literacy

By funding the participation of a West African woman for one year of Tostan’s Community Empowerment Program, you will change the life of one woman, her family, and her community through our respectful, positive methods of sustainable social transformation. more

Your $100 gift will help provide a school sanitary block (total cost $5,000) in a rural Guatemalan school. This project will include water service, adequate, gender-sensitive sanitation facilities, and a hand-washing station to help children develop proper hygiene habits. more

Your gift of $100 helps provide training materials for four Teach For America corps members. more

Your gift will fund a two-day trip to Washington for one Seed to speak with government officials. Seeds are selected for their leadership skills. more

Provision of school books is a project active in many Plan countries. The classroom brightens when all children have clean, complete, up-to-date schoolbooks. Modern messages and improved ways of teaching are immediately apparent to kids. Teachers have something to work from. more

Your donation will provide school clothing for a girl in Africa, helping her secure an education that can make the difference between a life of poverty and a life of opportunity in the rural community where she lives. A new school uniform is the boost in self-esteem she needs to speak up in class and do her best. more

A donation of $160 will help an adult pursue a better life through job training and counseling. Our residents receive career counseling, resume assistance, pre-employment training and direct job placement. more

Your gift will provide one bicycle for a girl in Camobodia. A bicycle can provide millions of girls in the developing world with a means to get themselves to school. more

Five gifts of $100 each enables a school in Sri Lanka to buy and install a small personal computer for use by 40 students. This enables students to acquire skills needed for jobs in the 21st century and gives them access to information that other students around the world take for granted. more

One way to keep kids out of trouble is to encourage learning all day long and provide access to fun, constructive activities. With this aim, we strive to provide quality after school programming at many of our properties. more

Your donation will help support Plaza Sésamo, the Mexican version of Sesame Street, and its “Healthy Habits for Life" initiative. The acclaimed Spanish-language television series for preschool children depicts a colorful neighborhood, the Plaza, which is home to a mix of families, children, and Muppets. more

Your gift enables five children to attend Mercy Housing after-school programs, including homework assistance, tutoring, computer classes and arts and crafts. more