Annual Milestones & Highlights
Because of your unwavering support in 2024, 26,497 children received more than just a school uniform; they received a tangible symbol of opportunity and belonging, paving their way toward a brighter future.
Improved Dropout Rates
Higher Exam Scores
Increased Attendance Rates
Our Mission
We increase school enrollment and create economic opportunity by providing the world’s most vulnerable children with locally made school uniforms.
2024: Impact by the Numbers
12
Projects funded with 14 partners in 7 countries
26,497
Uniforms provided to children attending 149 schools
$794,430
Raised
88
Cents on the dollar went to uniforms
400+
Tailors, shoemakers and support staff employed
Program Impacts
More Children in School
We believe every child deserves an education, regardless of where they were born or their family’s income and a uniform should not stand in their way. Through education we can end the cycle of poverty.
Sense of Agency
Uniforms instill or increase student confidence, pride, self esteem and self worth. Class participation increases and improves when students feel comfortable and at ease.
Safety
When a child is in school, exposure to risks such as gang recruitment, kidnapping, child labor and trafficking are reduced.
Economic Opportunity
All of our uniforms are made by local tailors earning fair wages.
Better and Safer Schools
Parents who can afford it pay $1 to $3 into a Parent Contribution Fund. Parents and school administrators then decide how to allocate it. This allows parents to have ownership in their child’s education and schools become safer, cleaner and more technologically advanced.
Community Engagement
Increased economic opportunity from locally made uniforms and school improvements from the Parent Contribution Fund create strong and stable communities.
Donors in Action
It was you, our donors, who made this a GREAT year!
What’s in a Uniform?
When doing measurements, tailors noted many students had no underwear. Additionally, many of our partners have begun implementing menstrual hygiene programs but those were not helpful if the girls didn’t have underwear to attach the sanitary napkins to. We now provide underwear to all our students.
Partners noted that adolescent girls were shy and quiet because some boys made fun of them for not having a bra. We now provide sports bras to girls beginning in middle school.
Student Molly said “I had plastic shoes which were burning me when the weather was hot.” We provide leather Toughees because they are durable and outlast the rainy and mud seasons.
Partner Spotlight
Our newest partner, Razia’s Ray of Hope, provides schooling to 750 Afghan girls in kindergarten through seventh grade. Current Taliban rule has banned girls from attending school after 7th grade. Razia and her team are doing all they can to squeeze an entire education, and essentially childhood, into those seven years of learning. “Beyond logistics, uniforms are essential for Afghan girls to attend school. Having a proper uniform is not just about dress — it is crucial for ensuring their safety.”
Some of our Student Voices
William dreams of becoming a judge one day. “When people fight, I always stop them, and when there is a problem, I always help solve it.” With his passion for fairness, William is well on his way to making a difference in the world.
Bayvin dreams of becoming a pilot one day, hoping to earn money to support his mother, who works as a housekeeper. “I was excited to get the uniforms because now we all look the same in my class."