Build schools in Africa
In many villages, children learn under trees or in crumbling buildings, and lessons stop when it rains.
Your gift helps build safe classrooms with the community, inspected by an engineer before they open, and fills them with textbooks and computers.
Donate nowCauses you can give to
EducationSchool construction
Build safe classrooms where children now learn under trees.
$60 a desk for three pupils.
Target$58,699
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EducationBooks and computers
Textbooks, libraries and solar-powered computer labs.
$60 sets of core textbooks for two pupils.
Target$54,778
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Clean waterSanitation projects
Toilets and handwashing stations for schools and villages.
$60 handwashing stations with soap for two classrooms.
Target$56,858
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Questions about build schools in africa
How are schools built?
Communities contribute labour and materials, and an engineer inspects every building before it is handed over.
How do I donate to build a school in Africa?
Choose School construction and give online. You can give online in US dollars by card, M-Pesa or cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT and 100+ coins), and you get an email receipt straight away.