“Over 263 million children worldwide currently do not have access to an education.”
— GEM Report
WHY SCHOOLS?
All families care deeply about their children’s education. However, it is a sad reality that over 263 million children currently do not have this opportunity. In developed nations, it is a regular part of daily life for children to go to school every day; whereas, in other parts of the world, many children are desperately yearning to have access to education.
We firmly believe education is the SOLUTION.
To break the cycle of extreme poverty and hunger. To generate economic and social developments. To prevent discrimination and help achieve gender equality. To raise awareness on health-related issues and save lives. To develop responsible citizens and build peaceful nations. To instill hope and make dreams come true for every child around the world.
HOW WE WORK
Transparency | Integrity | Accountability
LSF’s approach is to build schools in rural, poverty-stricken communities that already have existing students and teachers, but currently have no school or have very rundown schools that need reconstruction.
To ensure that our mission is concentrated on meeting a real need of the community:
We will partner with local officials, faith-based organizations, and local education and/or other charity organizations to identify the most vulnerable villages with poor or unsafe schooling conditions to rebuild.
The local villages will provide the land. The local government or village is responsible for the teacher’s salaries and long-term ongoing maintenance expenses.
The village/school is required to fill out a Lotus Heart School Foundation application requesting for fund assistance.
To ensure that we are supporting the right project, an LSF Representative will inspect every school site to verify and confirm the existing conditions before approving the grant.
LSF will only start the building project once the local government approves the building permit and ownership of the land is validated.
Our local LSF Representative will supervise and oversee the building projects. Project updates and progress will be updated frequently on our website.
We will provide costs and expenses for every project.
Children Have the Power to Transform the World Through Education
RETURN ON INVESTMENT
“It only costs on average of $1.25 a day per child in developing countries to provide a full cycle (13 years) of pre-primary through secondary education.”
— GEM Report
Making Every Dollar Count
Investing in global education is genuinely one of the best investments you can make that has a high return of investment and with benefits toward global security, poverty reduction, economic stability, social stability women’s empowerment and improving global health. GEM’s research shows that in developing countries, 1 dollar invested in an additional year of schooling will put back $10 into the economy. Each extra year of education boosts a person’s income by 10% and increases a country’s GDP by 18%. Researchers also indicate that if every child learned to read, it would help an estimated 170 million people get out of poverty.
Education is the Foundation of Peace and Prosperity
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