*World Bank and UNESCO
A child who is prevented from learning the building blocks of communication is prevented from reaching their full human potential.
The critical learning window is the first five years of life, when there is rapid brain development.
We support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, specifically Goal no. 4 Education. As the UN states, "When people are able to get quality education they can break from the cycle of poverty."
Read About the UN's Education Goals & Progress Here
No single organization can solve complex social problems on its own. That’s why we invest in a portfolio of diverse education entrepreneurs who are advancing on-the-ground results in their local communities.
Instead of treating charities like charity cases, we treat them as businesses — helping them scale, become more efficient, and deliver a better Return on Investment (ROI).
We identify education leaders with organizations creating scalable positive impact.
We strongly believe that these entrepreneurs have charted a path to fundamentally transform the lives of out-of-school children in impoverished communities and choose to invest at their inflection point towards scale.
These schools need to spend their time and resources growing while delivering quality education (targeting 100% attendance and graduation rates).
Our financial support provides short-term and long-term stability and flexibility, while our advisory support helps them to build the capacity and resources to make strategic choices as they navigate change and growth.
When a school has successfully scaled—ensured long-term sustainability and continued growth—after 5-10 years, we are ready to graduate them. This win-win situation means they have outgrown our support, so we can expand our reach to help more schools and more students.
