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equips people in Africa and Asia who have missed out on an education with knowledge and skills they can use to change their lives and communities for the better.聽 We do this by working with local organisations to deliver 鈥楨ducation for Change鈥� projects that integrate literacy training with civic education, health education, vocational training or peacebuilding. We focus our efforts on adults, as few educational initiatives target the 774 million people over the age of 15 worldwide who lack basic reading and writing. We prioritise work with women, as they find it particularly difficult to access educational opportunities and represent 2/3 of the world鈥檚 non-literate.聽

The majority of people missing out on education are women. Feed the Minds鈥� education project reaches just over 100,000 people in Africa and Asia every year.

Helina聽hopes to achieve reading and writing skills. She explains one of her reasons for this: 鈥淚 did vote in the last election. I got the message about voting through public rallies but I couldn't actually read the name of the person I was voting for. I hope it was the right person鈥�

Being able to write down your story helps with healing the wounds of the war in South Sudan, which Foye, Getarude and Obi all have personal experience of.聽 But it also means they can help their children in school and fully take part in society.