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251 million children are currently denied their right to quality education. We’ve been on a mission to end education poverty since 2008, together we have….
80,000+
students enrolled
359
schools established
1,913
teachers trained and employed
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HU4G – Afternoon Tea, Networking & Giving Circle Event
Join us for the Hands Up for Girls Afternoon Tea Reception on May 15, 2025 in New York brought to you by Tea & Sympathy and UWS USA! Around the world, 130 million girls are raising their hands for an education, yet their voices often go unheard. At UWS, we believe every girl deserves to be seen,...
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RUN 4 EDUCATION
Concultures hosted the first run4education event, a student initiative by five schools in berlin supporting united world schools When: 12pm to 3pm, Friday 7th October 2022 Where: HANGAR1, Berlin Tempelhof Who: The first united CAS-Activity for all 11 grade students of Berlin International School, Berlin Metropolitan School, Berlin Cosmopolitan School, Berlin-Brandenburg International School, and Berlin British School initiated and run by a student-team across five...
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BUSINESS LEADERS EVENT
WHEN Start: 6th July, 2021 at 12:00pm End: 6th July, 2021 at 1:00pm WHERE Online Our remote communities in Cambodia, Myanmar and Nepal are at most risk of the potentially devastating effects of climate change, affecting their livelihoods and the education of young people. Our vital work in education is supporting communities to prepare for climate related disasters to ensure as...
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THE DRUM & SHUTTERSTOCK INVITE YOU TO TAKE THE ‘180 CHALLENGE’ IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATING CHILDREN IN THE WORLD’S MOST REMOTE PLACES
LONDON, June 28, 2021 – The Drum and Shutterstock, today, are launching “The 180 Challenge” in the industry to support United World Schools (UWS), an organization dedicated to providing a free quality education to children in some of the world’s poorest regions. The unified goal is to create and execute an important fundraising digital campaign that encourages...
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THE 180 CHALLENGE
Join the 180 Challenge and help us turn children’s lives around through education. Across the world, 258 million children are already missing out on education, and Covid-19 has put even more children’s education at risk like never before. Can you help us pull a 180 on the education crisis, and turn things around for children...
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Happily Ever Smarter Secret Sale
Our Secret Sale offers an exciting opportunity to win an original artwork by one of the UK’s most treasured illustrators – and help more children to live ‘Happily Ever Smarter’. Axel Scheffler, Debi Gliori, Emily Gravett, Emma Chichester Clark, Guy Parker-Rees, Jackie Morris and Ohn Mar Win have all created beautiful illustrations inspired by some...
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AUGUST 2020: EVERY CHILD COUNTS WEBINAR
In August, we convened a panel of education leaders and UWS team members to discuss the shape of the education landscape. They shared their insights into delivering lessons during school closures, the innovations across the sector and their hopes for the future of students around the globe. These are a few of the key points...
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MAY 2020: COVID-19 RESPONSE WEBINAR
On 7th May, 6 weeks after we launched our COVID-19 emergency appeal, we held a live webinar to update our supporters on how we have been supporting communities. We heard from: Listen now to find out the latest news from the countries we work in, the impact of our emergency response, and our next steps to...
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