Education

For children in the developing world, education means so much. It’s freedom from a lifetime of poverty and hard manual labour; it’s freedom from being forced into early, forced marriages and early pregnancies.

Education gives children a brighter future — it increases literacy rates and opens the door to better jobs. Education gives children the freedom to fulfill their potential and lead their own change.

How CCFC donors helped last year ... 

• provided 330,967 educational supplies to more than 60,000 children at 547 schools
• 151,204 students, parents, teachers and community leaders were educated in early-childhood education, child rights and child protection
• 80,354 children and youth participated in after-school activities
• 11,950 parents, youth and community members learned marketable skills and the importance of an inclusive education 

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Clean water

Thousands of people in the developing world die each year due to lack of clean drinking water. This chore often falls on the shoulders of children and women. As a result, children often miss classes as they are too tired to do homework at night. Young girls, in particular, face personal safety risks on their way to find water in distant places. All this to collect dirty, contaminated water. But there is no other choice — it’s dirty water or no water at all.

Safe drinking water, adequate sanitation and proper hygiene mean less disease and sickness and less strain on vital community resources.  It also means more time for school and training opportunities — especially for girls. 

How CCFC donors helped last year ...

• 3,586 children, women and men were trained in critical water safety, hygiene and sanitation practices
• 312 toilets, latrines, soakaways and other sanitation facilities were constructed or improved in schools and communities
• more than 1,600 volunteers were trained in clean-water and safe-hygiene practices

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