At MISSION, we firmly believe that education serves as the backbone to solving many of the world’s problems. Our goal is to collaborate with schools, communities, and families throughout sub-Saharan Africa to stress the importance of literacy and ensure children and young adults have access to the educational materials needed to succeed.
Sub-Saharan Africa consists of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. Countries within the region include Botswana, Chad, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe, as well as 40 additional countries. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates of education exclusion on the continent. Over one-fifth of children between the ages of 6 and 11 are out of school, and more than 45 million children and young adults between the ages of 15 and 24 are illiterate.
Did you know: Illiteracy costs the global economy approximately $1.5 trillion annually.
Mission is one of the leading children and young adult literacy nonprofit organizations in the United States. Each year we send thousands of supplies—textbooks, e-books, writing materials, tablets, laptops, and more—to specific African schools or communities in need.
Mission partners with organizations throughout sub-Saharan Africa to find and determine communities and schools in need of educational supplies.
Our volunteers and local partners across the United States organize book and educational resource supply drives and raise the funds required to ship supplies overseas.
We ship all supplies to our overseas partners who then distribute to designated communities and schools.
Thanks to generous donors, hardworking volunteers, and our partners throughout the United States and abroad, in 2020 Mission:
