Education is one of the most powerful tools at our disposal to permanently break the cycle of poverty and to empower communities. Education provides the tools for youth to recognize and harness their own potential, opening doors to healthier communities, better employment opportunities, and greater understanding both locally and globally.
Helping one youth attain the skills, knowledge, choices and opportunities gained from education can make a meaningful difference in the life of entire families, and indeed communities. These benefits can be seen for generations, and so access for an entire generation of young leaders is the most sure-fire way we can think of to create a better future for all of us.
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Education Generation does not find individual students ourselves. We rely on partner organizations already working in communities to identify students in need of support.
We seek established partners already providing student scholarship opportunities in the developing world. Partners must have a documented record of effective impact, be able to provide evidence of legal operations in the countries they work in, and are evaluated for financial performance and program effectiveness. Education Generation does not directly monitor partners’ on the ground programs, though we seek to evaluate partners and their effectiveness as closely as possible on an ongoing basis.
We would love to hear about them! As we grow, we will post information in our Partners section on how to become a partner organization.
100% of the money donated (after PayPal transaction costs) will be forwarded to pay for the student’s education this year. We use no portion for our own admin, marketing or other costs, outside of what we must pay PayPal to process the online transactions.
Costs generally cover tuition and/or ancillary costs acting as a barrier to further education for the selected student (ie. transportation, books, medical costs). The exact costs covered per scholarship are identified to the best of our ability within each partner profile, found in our Partners section, or can be found on the partner’s websites. You have the opportunity to examine each program partner and Education Generation simply acts as a facilitator, matching donors with programs in this process.
No, you can pay by credit card through PayPal’s website, even if you don’t have a PayPal account. In order to keep our administration costs as low as possible we are only able to accept cheque donations of $500 or more. Please contact us to make arrangements in this case.
It costs approximately 4% of each donation to process the transaction with PayPal. This is the most cost effective and efficient solution available, and is an expense that partner organizations would have to pay directly if they were processing the donation online.
When you successfully complete a transaction, you receive an email receipt confirming your purchase from PayPal. This receipt contains a transaction ID that will be referenced in your Education Generation Transaction History and also includes students who you have donated to. You can log into your Account at any time to view your transaction history or to view the scholarships to which you contributed.
Our partners strive to select the most dedicated and motivated students, those truly driven to succeed and facing the barrier of financial access. Given this, if unforeseen circumstances force a student to discontinue their education funds will not be returned to donors. Often fees are paid up front for the year and would be forfeited in this case. Any remaining funds will be used to support another student for the balance of the year if possible. If not possible, they will remain with the partner organization to support the work they do in local communities.
In any case where a student does not receive the necessary funding before the deadline, Education Generation will:
a) Ask the partner organization if they are able to supplement funding to ensure this student can attend school this term. If not,
b) Amalgamate funding within that partner’s students to fund the maximum number of students at the partner imposed deadline. If residual funding remains,
c) Re-allocate residual funds to any other student, based on urgency of their funding status.
Education Generation will only re-allocate funds between students in the circumstances described above, and we will strive to notify donors of any re-allocation of their funding to another student.
Education Generation works directly with experienced partners who are familiar with the local environment and education system in the communities they support. In relying on these qualified partners, we do not independently select or support individual students, nor do we directly deliver sponsorship.
No. 100% of student scholarship donations (after PayPal transaction fees) are delivered to the partner organizations and these funds are earmarked for direct student support. Education Generation is a grassroots organization and supporters have an opportunity to add an amount of their choosing to help ensure we can continue providing these scholarship opportunities. These donations are not mandatory, but are very much appreciated! If you’re inspired, you can support us anytime by making a Donation!
Check out our Partner’s section for a list of partners and where they operate.
Donations will not receive tax receipts at this time due to the complexities of working with donors and partner organizations in over 20 countries. If this presents a significant barrier to your continued support, we would love to hear from you as we prioritize this conversation in our development.
Sure! When registering a profile there is an option to register anonymously. We will not share your info with anyone and your name will not appear in your profile.
We are striving to build a community of those supporting education and so encourage people to include as much information as they are comfortable with.
We do not share your information with ANYONE, outside of what is necessary to complete donation transactions with PayPal. Please read our privacy agreement for more info!
Just follow this link and follow the instructions on the gift card page!
In the purchase process you may decide whether to have the card emailed to your recipient today, or you may opt to email or print and deliver it at a later date yourself (in which case it will just be emailed to you today).
Your recipient will need your email address and the unique code on the card you give them (and to create an account if they have not already). They just go ahead and select a student to support as they usually would, and at checkout they have the option to enter their gift card code and redeem the credit.
As long as the person redeeming the card has the unique code, anyone with an Education Generation account can redeem the card. Which reminds us – please protect your code if you are concerned about anyone else sneaking into the system and making your donation for you!
There is technically a 12 month expiry on your gift card, at which time we reserve the right to apply this amount to our operating expenses. If however you have a card that has expired and contact us to have it reinstated, we will do our best to accommodate that request.