Building Futures is Study Group’s corporate fundraising initiative. We believe every child deserves not just an education, but a high-quality learning experience – where well-equipped classrooms and skilled teachers create real opportunities for the future.
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communities supported since 2004
major education projects
In collaboration with Plan International, our Building Futures initiative is committed to long-term, sustainable education projects in low- and middle-income countries. Supporting some of the world’s poorest children, the projects we support construct schools and improve access to quality education.
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Study Group supported Plan International’s one-month fundraising drive, Ukraine Crisis: Children’s Appeal with a one-month fundraising drive to help Ukrainian children and families.
More than four million people, mostly women and children, escaped Ukraine and have sought refuge in neighbouring countries. The project focused on critical areas such as child protection, psychological support, education, and long-term integration.
At border points and transit centres in Poland, Moldova, and Romania, Plan International established child-friendly spaces and trained frontline staff to deliver psychological first aid, ensuring children traumatised by displacement and violence received immediate care and emotional support. They also enabled Ukrainian children to continue learning by distributing educational tablets, providing temporary learning spaces, and assisting local schools to integrate refugee children effectively into host communities.
This project focused on improving the quality of, and access to, education for girls in rural Ghana, using innovative education technology and improving school learning environments.
The focus is on girls who are at risk of dropping out of school, providing support designed to help them make the transition from primary school to junior high school - a moment when many girls see their education end abruptly, often due to marriage or pregnancy.
The project improved teaching in 72 rural schools through live and interactive broadcast lessons during the Covid-19 pandemic. The directly benefited 10,900 children, 63% of whom were girls. After Covid-19 disruptions, 96% of children returned to school, aided by targeted support, including cash grants to 2,432 vulnerable students, of whom 98% reported it prevented their dropout.
The mother of 12-year-old student Isabelle explained the impact of the grant: “I am overjoyed at this action by Plan International. When my children were home, I was worried because I knew they were missing out on a lot of things. I am illiterate but I know the value education will bring to my children in the future. With these funds, I am relieved because I have a whole term to save up to pay the fees for the next school term.”
Through extensive training, the project boosted the confidence of 3,682 parents and equipped 216 teachers with skills in inclusive education, safeguarding, and classroom management. The broadcast equipment was transferred to the Ghanaian government and training was provided for local educators to maintain and expand project activities to ensure the project could continue.
Annual flooding in Bangladesh causes schools to close for months at a time, interrupting the education of thousands of children. This project improved infrastructure, safety and access to learning at eight schools.
Building Futures' tenth project focused on rebuilding schools and restoring education for girls and boys in Nepal, following the major earthquakes of 2015. Study Group raised the £220,000 needed to construct and fit out the new school in Sindhupalchowk District, Nepal.
Civil war damaged Sri Lanka’s infrastructure and the Anuradhapura district desperately needed a new primary school to improve the education opportunities for 400 children.
Our project involved the construction of a new primary school in Anuradhapura in northern Sri Lanka. This directly helped over 400 children access a quality education.
We raised £53,000 to build 10 new classrooms at Van Han lower secondary school. We built a disaster-management system and ensured supplementary teaching was put in place for those with additional learning needs.
We raised £49,800 for three new classrooms, teacher training, books, furniture, and improved water, sanitation, and hygiene systems at Zounzounkanme School.
We started Building Futures in the wake of the 2004 Tsunami and funded two classrooms in Aceh, Indonesia.
Over the years our committed team has held various fundraising events. From our very own office Olympics to bake sales. Our teams across the world, from the UK to Singapore, take the opportunity to come together as a global community and raise money for important education projects.
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I feel very happy to study in the new school. The classrooms are bright and have fresh air. Now, I don't have to worry about being cold in winter.
Urmila, age 14
