Education
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The right to education is a fundamental right. Access to education should not be restricted to children's background, religion, gender or ethnicity.
Muntada Aid is working with communities in Uganda, Mali, Niger and Bangladesh to provide quality education and free school meals to vulnerable children.
Without the opportunity to learn, children can’t develop to their full potential. They’re more likely to be trapped in cycles of poverty, poor health and forced labour – often in dangerous environments. A child in a yellow shirt writing in a notebook.
Do You Know?
Progress towards quality education was already slower than required before the pandemic, but COVID-19 has had devastating impacts on education, causing learning losses in four out of five of the 104 countries studied by the United Nations.
Without additional measures, an estimated 84 million children and young people will stay out of school by 2030 and approximately 300 million students will lack the basic numeracy and literacy skills necessary for success in life.
What is Muntada Aid Doing?
Muntada Aid's Education programme currently operates in four countries, providing underprivileged children the opportunities to learn.
Our fundamental aim is to keep children at school by providing them with modern and free education and nutritious food.
Our Education Projects
Niger
School Meals
Bangladesh
Children’s Education
Sponsorship Programme
Sponsorship Programme
Uganda
Primary Education
and School Meals Programme
and School Meals Programme
Mali
Vocational Training,
Educational Scholarships &
School Meals
Educational Scholarships &
School Meals
How You Can Support Uganda
Muntada Aid, in partnership with Buraq Educational Trust, is providing modern primary education to 300 children in the outskirts of Uganda.
The school has three nursery classes where we educate children from 3 to 6 years. At the primary school section, we are teaching over 190 children. All children are taught English, Maths, Sciences, History, and Social Sciences along with other subjects recommended by the government's national curriculum.
The other fundamental part of the education programme is sports and nutritious food. We encourage children to participate in sports activities and have a full-fledged programme available for football and track and field.
School Meals
As children start early and spend most of the day at school, we provide two and three school meals to children daily throughout the term time.
We have a fully functional kitchen onsite, and in the mornings, we provide freshly cooked porridge. The lunch and dinners are a combination of beans and plantain.
We are currently in the process of refurbishing the school building, furniture, bathrooms, and also modernising the kitchen and washing areas.
Our Virtual Class Room
How You Can Support
With a monthly donation of just £8, you can provide a child in Uganda with modern education and three nutritious meals per day for an entire week.
A monthly donation of £15 can cover the cost of modern education and three daily school meals for a child in Uganda for two weeks. Your generosity helps bridge the gap for children in need, giving them access to learning opportunities and vital sustenance that improves their overall well-being.
By contributing £30 per month, you can provide a child in Uganda with modern education and three nutritious meals a day for an entire month.
Children's Food Crisis in Mali
UNICEF reports that nearly 5 million children in Mali urgently need humanitarian assistance. This includes health, nutrition, education, protection, and access to safe water. The need has grown by at least 1.5 million children since 2020. These children face severe challenges due to ongoing crises in the region.
Ongoing conflict and displacement in Mali threaten nearly 1M children under 5 with acute malnutrition by December 2023. At least 200,000 of these children are at risk of dying from hunger without urgent aid. Restricted humanitarian access is worsening the crisis and jeopardizing lives.
Mali’s political instability is fueling a humanitarian crisis that’s largely overlooked by global aid agencies. Children and families in Mali are facing severe hardships as part of a broader emergency in the central Sahel, affecting Burkina Faso and Niger. It’s critical that humanitarian aid reaches these vulnerable populations without delays to ensure their survival.
Current Education Situation in Mali
Although education in Mali has been improving over the last decade, more than two million children aged between 5 to 17 still do not go to school, and over half of Mali’s young people aged 15 to 24 are not literate.
Household poverty, child labour, child marriage, insecurity and a lack of schools close to children’s homes are all factors driving the high drop out and out-of-school rate in Mali.
Among children that do attend school, the absence of qualified teachers, textbooks and low-quality school environment all adversely affect learning outcomes: the vast majority of students in fifth grade in Mali are not able to master basic mathematics and reading skills.
What Are We Doing About It?
Muntada Aid, in partnership with local organizations, is providing modern secondary education in Komantou, 250 km from Bamako. The project includes a solar-powered school building, clean water access, a football field, and computer facilities for students
Muntada Aid offers vocational training scholarships to vulnerable girls pursuing a Bachelor’s in Fashion Design. These scholarships help ease the financial burden for girls from disadvantaged backgrounds, some of whom reside in girls-only institutes run by local charities.
Muntada Aid provides freshly cooked meals to nearly 100 vulnerable children, mostly girls, living in safe spaces managed by local charities in Bamako. The project aims to ensure food security by offering regular, nutritious meals to children as they attend education and vocational programs at government-run schools.
How You Can Support
Niger has remained the country of focus for Muntada Aid for the past three years.
Donate just £5 a month to provide nutritious meals for one week to school-going girls in Mali. Your contribution helps ensure they have the energy to succeed in their education. Support a brighter future for these girls today.
Donate just £10 a month to provide modern education to school children in Mali. Your support helps them access quality learning and build a brighter future. Make a difference today with your donation.
Donate just £15 a month to provide vocational training scholarships to underprivileged girls in Mali. Your support helps them gain valuable skills for a brighter future. Empower a girl through education today.
Malnutrition in Niger
Malnutrition remains a significant threat to children's health and development in Niger, with 15% of children acutely malnourished. The number of stunted children is expected to rise by 44% by 2025, exacerbated by rapid population growth.
The country faces the world’s eleventh-highest child mortality rate, with a large portion of the population lacking proper sanitation, access to education, and living in poverty. With 48% of children under the poverty line and 75% deprived of essential services, Niger’s future remains bleak.
Education is severely impacted, with 93% of primary students struggling with basic reading and math skills. Adult literacy rates are low, and girls face greater barriers to education than boys. Children from poor households are far more likely to miss out on schooling, further deepening the cycle of poverty.
What is Muntada Aid Doing?
We are supporting a school meals programme for over 250 underprivileged children on the outskirts of Niamey. Many of these children arrive at school without breakfast and no guarantee of food for the day. Our initiative provides daily, nutritious meals to ensure they have the energy to learn and thrive.
£6 a Month: Provide nutritious meals for a child for one week in Niger.
£12 a Month: Provide nutritious meals for a child for two weeks in Niger.
£24 a Month: Provide nutritious meals for a child for an entire month in Niger.
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