Thank you for being part of our Back to School campaign to ensure every child gets the chance to experience that first day feeling—the excitement of pulling on fresh socks, the smell of new pencils being sharpened, and the anticipation of meeting new friends. Because of your support, we’ve been able to bring that feeling to many children who otherwise wouldn’t have had the opportunity.
Your support of Street Child's Back to School campaign is already making a difference! This past month, children in Cameroon are experiencing that first day feeling, some for the first time ever. Ongoing violence has kept hundreds of thousands of children out of school over the past seven years, but this year, with your help, we are enabling over 7,000 children to return to education.
This includes 11-year-old Carine Hamadou*, whose family struggled after their mother passed away from cancer. With their father unable to afford school fees, Carine and her siblings were out of school. Through our partnership with the Saika Elisabeth Foundation (SELF), Street Child enrolled the children in school and provided their father with business training to ensure he could sustain their education long-term.
"My children will go to school again," he says. "Truly all hope is not lost. I weep every day when I look at my children every morning and they kept asking me: 'Papa when are we going back to school?' And often, I tried to hide my tears from them. Now I will confidently tell them you are going back to school.”
*name changed for safeguarding purposes
As part of our annual Back to School campaign, we invite families and schools to set a walking challenge each September and help more children access education with every step! Street Child works in remote and rural areas, where children walk long distances to reach school. On average, they cover 5K to 10K daily, facing challenges and potential dangers along the way. Your walk would mirror their journey while helping us enhance access to education by building schools closer to communities. Register your interest today to receive custom fundraising resources from our team.
choose an amount to donate to our back to school appeal
per month could support a child’s education for a whole year.
per month could support 3 children's education for a whole year.
per month could support 5 children's education for a whole year
Or enter your own amount. Please give generously!
could support an emergency-affected student returning to school in Somalia with school materials to last her a term.
could provide a child in Liberia with an education support package, including a school bag, new uniform, exercise books and new pens.
could provide a family with a business grant that enables them to afford the costs of sending two children back to school
Or enter your own amount. Please give generously!
*I am a UK taxpayer and understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all of my donations in that tax year it is my responsibility to pay any difference.
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