$25
Education Materials Pack
Books, pens, a notebook and the basics a child needs to walk in ready to learn. A small gift that gets the whole year started right.
Donate $25
Why Education
Around 250 million children are still out of school.
250M
children are out of school worldwide
+9%
income for every extra year a child studies
Behind that number are real kids. Poverty, conflict or sheer distance keeps them home, and more often than not it's the girls who are told to stay back. Every year away from a classroom is a year of what they could have been, quietly gone.
CBB Canada works alongside local communities to clear those barriers one at a time. We build and fix safe classrooms, hand out books and uniforms, train and pay good teachers, and fund scholarships that carry bright students all the way through.
Education is one of the few gifts that keeps paying off. A child who can read earns more, stays healthier and raises healthier kids of her own. We don't know a surer way out of poverty.
“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.”
Giving Levels
Pick how you'll help a child learn.
Every gift is fully tax-receipted in Canada. Give once, or monthly to keep a child in school the whole year through.
$50
Bag & Uniform for a Student
A school bag and a uniform of their own, so a child shows up feeling they belong. Often the nudge a family needs to send them at all.
Donate $50
Most chosen$70/mo
Sponsor a Student
Keep one child in school all year — their fees, materials and the support that stops them dropping out. Your monthly gift is the steady hand behind their learning.
Donate $70/mo
$120/mo
Sponsor a Teacher
Cover a trained teacher's monthly pay. One good teacher turns a roomful of kids into readers, and reaches a fresh class every single year.
Donate $120/mo
$5,000
Learning Centre in a Refugee Camp
Fund a safe place to learn for children uprooted by crisis — books, furniture and a teacher, so camp kids can study, play and just be kids again.
Donate $5,000
$60,000
Two-Storey School Building
Build a permanent two-storey school from the ground up: classrooms, facilities and room to grow. A gift a whole community will lean on for generations.
Donate $60,000How it works
A seat today. A future for life.
We do more than drop off supplies. Our four-step approach is built to keep kids in school and moving forward.
Step 01
Identify
We sit down with local leaders to find the kids most likely to miss out, and to learn what's actually keeping them away.
Step 02
Equip
Safe classrooms, books, uniforms and clean facilities clear away the everyday things that push children out.
Step 03
Teach
We train and back qualified local teachers. A great teacher is what makes a school last.
Step 04
Sustain
Scholarships, meals and family support keep learners enrolled year after year, right through to graduation.
Gallery
Education, in pictures.
Classrooms built, books opened, futures just getting started. Here's a look at what your giving does. Tap any photo to enlarge.
Common Questions
Questions we hear a lot.
How do you make sure girls aren't left out?
Girls run into extra hurdles: the walk to school, safety, cost, and what families expect of them. We answer each one. Safe classrooms close to home, female teachers where we can find them, separate facilities, and scholarships set aside for girls. Most of our scholarship students today are girls.
Does my gift just buy supplies, or something that lasts?
Both. Supplies get a child in the door now, but the real aim is keeping that door open. Trained teachers, permanent classrooms and scholarships that continue mean the chance doesn't vanish when the term ends.
Is my donation tax-deductible?
Yes. CBB Canada is a registered Canadian charity and issues official tax receipts for eligible donations.
Can I dedicate a classroom or scholarship to someone?
Of course. A classroom or a child's schooling makes a lasting tribute. Add a dedication at checkout and we'll include it in the completion report we send you.
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