Mission and Approach:

Global Education Fund improves the lives of vulnerable children around the world through education.

Global Education Fund provides children in need with access to education, quality learning tools, and leadership development with the goal of empowering them to build a stable livelihood, creating a pathway out of poverty for them and their families.

Global Education Fund brings a unique set of core competencies to bear on every aspect of its work. Its particular strengths include:

• Needs-Based Approach. GEF studies the local environment and listens to local partners in order to understand local needs. It works with local partners to develop customized strategizes to respond to local needs. This approach has ensured that GEF programs are successful across differing situations and in a variety of countries, and assures that communities feel ownership of projects.
• Effective Partnering to Meet Goals. GEF has developed high quality partnerships with experienced and trusted community leaders, who are at the core of its success. It has a proven ability to identify, attract, and leverage quality partnerships in multiple sectors, both for providing services in the communities in which it works abroad, and for enriching its funding, logistics, and other functions in its home base in the U.S.
• Unparalleled Access to Book Sources and Distribution Channels. GEF’s founder worked in the publishing industry, and the organization has strategically strengthened and expanded its relationships with a vast network of NGOs, publishing companies, book distributors, multi-nationals and universities since its founding.
• An Efficient Model that Leverages Every Dollar. Through the strategic use of donated books, every dollar contributed to GEF yields several dollars worth of books for students abroad. Additionally, GEF programs are designed to have a multiplier effect on the communities in which they operate. For example, the Leadership Program ensures that participating students not only get a formal education, but also learn the importance of and tools for giving back to their communities.
• Strong Cohesive Leadership. From the beginning, GEF has benefitted from committed leaders who share a unified vision of what the organization can achieve, and a uniform philosophy of development.