Center for Social Impact: Impact 500 Organizations

Find the world's leading impact organizations and initiatives committed to transforming education for human flourishing

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Type
Operations
Focus Area
Delivery
Primary Stakeholders
Headquarters
Country
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Lend A Hand India

National
Initiative
Transformative Education Initiatives

Lend A Hand India prepares the youth for employment and entrepreneurship by integrating vocational education with mainstream education at the secondary and higher secondary education levels.

Headquarters:
Maharashtra

Luminos Fund

International
Initiative
Transformative Education Initiatives

The Luminos Fund provides transformative education programs to thousands of out-of-school children, helping them to catch up to grade level, reintegrate into local schools, and prepare for lifelong learning. Luminos was founded to ensure children everywhere get a chance to experience the joyful learning, especially those denied an education by crisis, poverty, and discrimination. Their vision is of a world where no child is ever denied the chance to learn. Luminos currently operates classrooms in Ethiopia, Lebanon, and Liberia where students live in very challenging circumstances.

Headquarters:
Boston

PIGEON

National
Initiative
Global Citizenship Education

An online publication that promotes for GCED and the SDGs to educate, enlighten, and empower the youth.

Headquarters:
Malabon City, Manila

SEE Learning India

National
Initiative
Transformative Education Initiatives

SEE Learning India collaborates between the Max India Foundation and Emory University, USA.SEE Learning is a K to 12 education program that provides a high-quality, easy-to-use curriculum and a comprehensive framework for educators and students. SEE Learning India is the exclusive and nodal body for disseminating SEE Learning in India through training and facilitation of educators embarking on the Social, Emotional, and Ethical Learning journey while forging and cultivating partnerships with schools and organizations across India.

Headquarters:
Noida

The Tomorrow School

National
Initiative
Education for Sustainable Development

The Tomorrow School organization have made it their mission to empower children in Ethiopia to shape their own future and to pursue their dreams on the basis of education. They do this by providing a healthy learning environment in schools: Clean, save water , sanitary & hygiene facilities, study material & books as well as school meals.

Headquarters:
Hamburg

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

International
Initiative
Education for Sustainable Development

the UIS is the official source of internationally-comparable data on education, science, culture and communication. Their data is used to fuel policies and investments necessary to transform lives, and bring the SDGs to life via concrete methodolies, standards and indicators.

Headquarters:
Quebec

Association for the Development of Education in Africa

International
Inter-Governmental Organization
Education for Sustainable Development

The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) is first and foremost a forum for policy dialogue. Established in 1988 as a framework for better coordination among development agencies, it has evolved into a pan-African institution built on a genuine partnership between African ministries of education and training and their technical and external partners.

Headquarters:
Côte d'Ivoire

British Council

International
Inter-Governmental Organization
Transformative Education Initiatives

The British Council builds connections, understanding, and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education, and the English language. Working directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefits for millions of people all over the world. They help young people to gain the skills, confidence, and connections they are looking for to realize their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities.

Headquarters:
Manchester

Canadian Bureau for International Education

International
Inter-Governmental Organization
Transformative Education Initiatives

CBIE is the national voice advancing Canadian international education by creating and mobilizing expertise, knowledge, opportunity, and leadership.

Headquarters:
Ottawa

European Network of Education Councils

International
Inter-Governmental Organization
Education for Sustainable Development

EUNEC is the European Network of Education Councils. Education Councils advise the government of their country on education. Via EUNEC they exchange information on the education policy in their country and their viewpoints on the matter. They also want to determine common standpoints on the education policy of the European Union.

Headquarters:
Brussels

King Abdullah Bin AbdulAziz International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAIICD)

International
Inter-Governmental Organization
Peace Education

KAICIID is a unique intergovernmental organization: through its dual governance structure, its Council of Parties made of States, and a Board of Directors made up of religious leaders, they bring together followers of different religious traditions, religious leaders, and policymakers. Consisting of leaders from Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim religious traditions It acts as a convenor and facilitator, bringing religious leaders, policymakers, and experts to the dialogue table so that they can find common solutions to shared problems.

Headquarters:
Vienna

Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization

International
Inter-Governmental Organization
Education for Sustainable Development

SEAMEO is a regional organization that aims to promote regional cooperation in education, science and culture in SEA via the establishment of networks and partnerships, provision of fora among policymakers and experts, and the promotion of sustainable human resource development.

Headquarters:
Bangkok