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Together we can end child poverty through education

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ABOUT SO THEY CAN

We are on a mission to end extreme child poverty through access to quality education and community development.

Why education?

How we work

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Our Impact

20 years

in international development

Students
30,000+

Children are supported annually

55,000

Students empowered through our projects to date

Community members
36,500

Community members reached through our community development projects

57

School partnerships with government schools

Our projects

School Improvement

School Improvement

Education

School Improvement

Safe, inclusive school infrastructure for generations to come

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You can help fund:

  • Equipped classrooms
  • Clean water
  • Toilet blocks
  • Changing rooms
  • School kitchens with environmentally friendly cooking stoves

Impact so far

369

Classrooms constructed or renovated

45

Clean water sources (boreholes and rainwater harvesting systems)

2,998

Desks for students and teachers

Keeping Girls in School

Education

Keeping Girls in School

Sanitary products, menstrual hygiene management training, and community awareness that support girls' education

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You can help fund:

  • Reusable and disposable sanitary products
  • Girls scholarships
  • Mentorship camps for girls
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights (SRHR) education
  • School and community awareness campaigns

Impact so far

75,314

Reusable sanitary pads

44

Girl scholars rescued 

21,372

Adolescents trained on SRHR annually

Teacher Development

Education

Teacher Development

Quality teaching and learning through continuous professional development

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You can help fund:

  • Teacher trainee scholarships in Baringo
  • Gender-responsive pedagogy training
  • Inclusive education training
  • Cross-learning teacher forums
  • Teaching Communities of Practice
  • Teaching materials and resources

Impact so far

603

Teachers trained annually

72

Teacher trainee scholars

My Voice

Education

My Voice

Child rights awareness for children and the whole school community

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You can help fund:

  • School-based Child Rights Clubs
  • Champion Mothers & Fathers
  • School-based Child Protection Committees
  • Youth Savings Loans Associations
  • Scouts training

Impact so far

4,015

Child Rights Club members

150

Champion Mothers & Fathers

750

Teachers sensitised on child rights annually

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Australian Aid

So They Can is accredited by the Australian department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), responsible for managing the Australian government’s development program. So They Can receives support through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP).

Registered CharityRotary InternationalACFID Member

So They Can is a registered charity in Australia (ABN 91 138 063 475), New Zealand (CC # 45673), a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit in the USA (EIN 47-1079440), and a UK charity with the Registered Charity Number 1213084.