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The mission of the SFBC Education Fund is to provide education, training and services for San Francisco Bay Area residents who commute by bicycle or ride bicycles recreationally.

The Council for Economic Education (CEE) is the leading organization in the United States that focuses on the economic and financial education of students from kindergarten through high school. For the past 60 years, of our mission has been to instill in young people the fourth “R”—a real-world understanding of economics and personal finance. We carry out our mission by providing professional development to teachers, teaching resources across the curriculum and nationally-normed assessment tools. We deliver our programs through in-person local workshops, partner organizations and online. It is only by acquiring economic and financial literacy that children can learn that there are better options for a life well lived, will be able to see opportunity on their horizon line and, ultimately, can grow into successful and productive adults capable of making informed and responsible decisions.

The Fund for Public Schools is dedicated to improving New York City's public schools by attracting private investment in school reform and encouraging greater involvement by all New Yorkers in the education of our children

: Our mission is to prevent school and family abandonment, and to promote personal development and social integration of children from disadvantaged families through educational programs and informational activities.

Mission Statement : Women in Alternative Action (WAA) Cameroon is committed to ending Gender Based violence throughout Cameroon. As a women's organisation, we pool our energies together to accelerate efforts that seek to prevent violence against women and girls and to support victims of such violence in communities all over Cameroon. WAA Cameroon speaks for all women who are victims of gender based violence or are potentially at risk of violence. Through her programmes, WAA is able to promote women's equal rights to positive cultural perspectives, economic empowerment, health, education, political participation, and social integrity which culminate to help them fulfil their full potentials. As such WAA Cameroon aims to provide alternative approaches to combating these gender disparity, to uphold the rights of every woman and youth in Cameroon. Our mission therefore is to dedicate efforts to construct alternative building blocks that enhance the promotion of. WAA Cameroon's Mission therefore is: Construct alternative building blocks that seek to promote the socio cultural, political and economic rights of women and youth in Cameroon This mission is significant to her work as it redefines the strategies needed to create safer communities for women. These alternative building blocks are approaches and strategies developed to combat economic and gender disparities. These approaches include engaging new power players and innovative strategies, promoting international partnerships to enhance women's access to justice, health, education, political participation, cultural emancipation and the finances they need. Specifically, WAA Cameroon aims to: Foster Gender equality / non discrimination, non stigmatization (political, social, cultural and economic) for women, girls in Cameroon. Goals Goal 1- Internal capacity building to function more professionally in the field. Goal 2- Intensify activities that protect Women and girls from harmful cultural/religious values and practices. In this programme Goal 3- Enhance the economic, and social empowerment of the Underprivileged /underserved, women and youth Goal 4- Propose adapted/favourable draft laws/policies through Strategic channels Goal 5- Partnerships and networking on pro gender issues ( both national and international ) as they relate to gender and health, Gender and justice, gender and Peace and security, and gender and democratic governance. BENCHMARKS Document of the review of the discriminatory aspects of Cameroon's legislation and harmful customary and traditional practices. Draft Review Of Legislation That Discriminates Against Women proposed to the government of Cameroon. Some of the recommendations have been incorporated in the Draft Family Code, using this document. Firearms Draft Laws reviewing the 1973 Presidential decree on firearms in Cameroon This upgraded text has also been proposed to the government of Cameroon. WAA Cameroon has founded and is custodian of the "Queens for Peace Initiative" (QPIwhich is a movement of wives of traditional authorities and queen mothers which advocate for more stronger male / female partnerships for the fight against violence on women and the promotion of women's active participation in development; Founder and custodian of the Youth Alternative Program aimed at empowering youths for the next generation. The Programme has generated Regional Youth Think Tank Clubs throughout Cameroon. Established 70 Health and Human Rights clubs in 75 schools where Human rights programmes are conducted. Club members review and share ideas on sexual health and rights. Established the Play it Fair holiday programme with kids of between 6 and 13 years. This is a human rights based approach to creating mutual respect and responsible behaviour.

Founded in 1983, The Wooden Floor is one of the most progressive arts-for-youth nonprofit organizations in the country. We transform the lives of young people in low-income communities through the power of dance and access to higher education. In Orange County and through our national licensed partners, we use a long-term approach grounded in exploratory dance education to foster the resources within each child to innovate, communicate, and collaborate – skills necessary for success in school and in life. 100 percent of students who graduate from The Wooden Floor immediately enroll in higher education. Our students become change agents and beacons of hope within their own families, their neighborhoods, our community, and our world.

Trains & promotes employability skills, higher levels of productivity and technological innovation to underserved deaf and non-deaf in their development, sports, health, and education for self-reliance and prosperity.

New Talent for the best future, a youth refugee led organization based and implementing its activities in Nakivale Refugee Settlement Uganda. Our mission is to raise marginalized children and youths' talents through education, sport, art and social skills. We strongly believe in the potentials, talents, energy that children and youths carry with themselves regardless of their origins, backgrounds or lifestyles. Supporting children and youths so that they can be able to improve their life through their potential, and participate in their community development. We aim at developing a model that tackles challenges of the education and replicate it in different refugee settlement and beyond to make learning accessible for every disadvantaged child in Africa while actively engaging schools, families and communities to get involved in driving innovative solutions that make the world a better place for everyone.

Teach For Qazaqstan believes that every child in Kazakhstan can fulfill their potential and achieve their dreams. The organization works to reduce educational inequity by building a community that drives systemic change.

Our mission is to promote sustainable development goals by collaborating across sectors and working closely with civil society in the fields of health and environment. Our aim to achieve this by fostering effective communication, building connections between diverse stakeholders, and encouraging engagement from all segments of society.