Our Why
Strategy
Because quality education enables people to break the cycle of poverty and conflict, we deliver excellent education in South Sudan. We do this by building and operating quality secondary schools, training and supporting high school graduates to build foundational numeracy and literacy skills for all children, and by strengthening school systems. We will impact 67,000 young people by 2035.
Nearly 70% of children in South Sudan are not in school. Over 80% of the population lives in poverty. Decades of conflict have destroyed educational infrastructure and broken the pipeline of educated citizens that functioning societies depend on. Without quality education, young people are more likely to enter cycles of violence and poverty. South Sudan needs a generation of ethical, educated leaders to drive peace and development.
Young people in South Sudan that have been denied access to quality education by conflict, poverty, and cultural barriers – including girls, for whom structural and social obstacles are most acute.
Funding · Talent · Physical infrastructure · Curriculum and learning materials · Technology
Excellent education at Education Bridge schools is measured by student engagement, academic grades and university transitions. Our ATN measures improved foundational numeracy and literacy among primary school learners served by our fellows.
By 2035: 7,000 students educated through our national school network. 300 teaching fellows trained. Learning outcomes improved for 60,000 learners in government and under-resourced primary schools across South Sudan.
Programmes
Our two secondary schools deliver some of the best education South Sudan has to offer.
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Our work in primary schools builds robust foundational outcomes in numeracy and literacy.
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Representing and serving all three regions of South Sudan.
Students will become future leaders for South Sudan through our secondary schools.
Graduates will lead foundational numeracy and literacy interventions across South Sudan.
Primary school students across South Sudan will achieve stronger learning outcomes.
Across our programs, we are reaching hundreds of high-potential young people in South Sudan. Read more about what we have achieved so far.
OUR POSITION
Education Bridge was founded in South Sudan by a South Sudanese leader, and is led from South Sudan today. We are positioned to lead contextually relevant solutions, and to tackle challenges head-on.
Most secondary schools in South Sudan deliver basic academic instruction. Our schools combine rigorous teaching with peacebuilding, leadership development, and university transition support for diverse student communities. This is a visionary model in South Sudan.
The Alpha Teachers Network is the first programme in South Sudan to implement TaRL methodology. To our knowledge, Education Bridge is the only locally-led nonprofit delivering structured foundational learning in the country. We are building a new path and documenting what we learn so that others can follow.
Many organisations working in South Sudan focus on important humanitarian response. Education Bridge operates with the long view in mind: we are building the long-term institutions, pipelines, and leadership capacity that South Sudan will need to plan for a better future.
Shape South Sudan's future with us
Every student we educate, every teacher we train, and every campus we open is a long-term investment in a country that has every reason to succeed.