UN SDG 4 Quality Education Archives

2022 Winner: Yamba Malawi

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Yamba Malawi supports caregivers to launch their own businesses, move out of extreme poverty, and invest in their children’s futures by improving access to food, health, education, protection, and care.…Read More

2022 Winner: Make A Difference

A small group of young people are gathered around a laptop, appearing engaged and focused, likely sharing or learning something together.

Make A Difference (MAD) delivers an 18 year-long intervention to Children in Need of Care & Protection in India that has the proven capability to enable them to break out of poverty in a single generation.…Read More

2021 Winner: PEAS (Promoting Equality in African Schools)

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Promoting Equality in African Schools (PEAS) exists to expand access to sustainably delivered, quality secondary education across Africa, and works towards a world where all children can unlock their full potential. …Read More

2021 Winner: The Luminos Fund

Children in a classroom are examining blue cards with writing, surrounded by colorful jars. Other students are engaged in group activities at tables in the background.

The Luminos Fund provides transformative education programs to thousands of out-of-school children, helping them to catch up to grade level, reintegrate into local schools, and prepare for lifelong learning.…Read More

2012 Winner: MedShare

MedShare improves healthcare and the environment through an efficient recovery and redistribution of surplus medical supplies and equipment to those most in need. …Read More

2020 Winner: Trees for the Future

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Trees for the Future (TREES) provides smallholder farmers pathways out of poverty and hunger by planting trees in forest gardens around the world.…Read More

2019 Winner: ACEV

A joyful group of children with brightly painted hands in various colors, raising their hands and smiling at the camera, suggesting a fun and creative activity.

AÇEV’s (Mother Child Education Foundation) develops and implements evidence-based educational programs to make sure every child is safe, healthy, happy, and learning.…Read More

2019 Grand Prize Winner: World Bicycle Relief

Two students in school uniforms, smiling and standing with bicycles, with one arm around each other in front of a school building.

World Bicycle Relief builds and distributes specially designed, locally-assembled, rugged bicycles for people in need, improving access to education, healthcare, and economic opportunities in developing regions of the world where distance is a challenge.…Read More

2018 Winner: Ubuntu Pathways

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Ubuntu Pathways provides an integrated support system of health, education, and social support, from cradle to career.…Read More

2017 Winner: We Care Solar

A person smiling and holding a newborn wrapped in a colorful blanket inside a tent-like setting, suggesting a field hospital or medical camp.

We Care Solar promotes safe motherhood and reduces maternal mortality in developing countries by providing health workers with reliable lighting, mobile communication, and medical devices using solar electricity. …Read More