We build safe schools, support teachers with innovative resources and provide students with health programming in order to increase education outcomes. As a data-driven organization, we’re rigorously monitoring the effectiveness of every program, project and pilot that we implement.
We design all of our programs to fit together to allow our students to have the best opportunities and literacy resources to unlock their full potential.
We’re changing the way teachers are supported and trained on an on-going basis to ensure that students are learning effectively. PoP uses innovative teaching methods and technologies such as Digital Learning to create engaging, child-centered learning environments in full alignment with national curricula and standards.
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In our WASH program, we teach kids about potable water, sanitation and hygiene to keep them healthy, happy and ready to learn. As part of this effort, we provide students in our WASH schools with access to clean drinking water and sanitation facilities.
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A safe, sound school structure is the first step to providing students with a brighter future.
Learn MoreOur Learning & Evaluation teams conduct rigorous short and long-term assessments in order to measure our impact and strengthen our programs to account for local nuances and geographic variables.
Teamwork makes our impact possible. We collaborate with local communities, governments and impact partners to create sustainable change in education.
Pencils of Promise is a truly global organization not because we work in other countries, but because we work with them. From the onset of any project or program, we include our partner communities in our efforts—with each community committing to provide up to 20% of the cost of each school build through labor and materials. We believe that this collaborative approach is key to the long-term success of our education programs and schools, and ultimately our students.
We work closely with local and national governments to identify communities with the deepest educational needs in rural areas in Ghana, Guatemala and Laos. This approach allows us to ensure the sustainability of our programs and to continue to strengthen our work, as we keep our government partners informed of PoP’s growing impact.
We partner with best-in-class organizations to provide proven materials and quality resources to students.
Our work has to be transformational, or nothing at all. We hold ourselves to higher standards. Demanding more. Because the students we serve deserve nothing less.