Recent Press Releases

UK’s most treasured children’s illustrators - Axel Scheffler, Emily Gravett, Guy Parker-Rees, Jackie Morris and others - launch the Happily Ever Smarter Secret Sale

July 14, 2021

Amrita Acharia, Jenna Coleman and Nina Wadia call for urgent support for thousands more children, as Covid-19 threatens to reverse progress on global education

July 01, 2021

The Drum & Shutterstock invite you to take the ‘180 challenge’ in support of educating children in the world’s most remote places

June 18, 2021

Local school children take part in Happily Ever Smarter to get thousands more children into school in the most remote parts of the world

May 31, 2021

Amanda Redman helps launch Happily Ever Smarter to bring education to thousands more children in the most remote parts of the world

April 29, 2021

Free resources - UK pupils to help their peers in the world's most remote places go to school for the very first time

April 29, 2021

Latest

UWS & EAC Foundation: Partnering to Prevent School Dropout

In this blog, find out how, in partnership with Educate A Child (EAC), a programme of the Education Above All Foundation, we are launching a Dropout Prevention Programme, to support UWS students to continue claiming the education that is their right.
Girls Will Be Girls

With an education, girls will be pioneering, happy, equal.... girls will be whatever they want to be. Donate to our #GirlsWillBeGirls appeal by 21st July 2022 and the UK government will double your donation!
Girls Will Be Girls… and the world better get ready.

Find out everything you need to know about our exciting new UK Aid Match campaign, Girls Will Be Girls, which is backed by the UK government.
Find an event near you

There are hundreds of local events just around the corner, so you can run, jump and skydive to raise vital funds for education!

Featured News

Read the news articles we've featured in recently, including publications from The Independent, The Sun and Vogue Magazine.
Our blog

Read the latest stories and updates from the United World Schools blog.

UN Sustainable Development Goals: Our Role

Find out how our work is addressing 8 of the UN Sustainable Goals, all of which are urgent calls for action.
Global Citizenship

A global citizen is someone who cares about others and the world they live in. They take action to support causes they believe in, and work to protect their planet. Find out about our Global Citizenship offer for schools.
At a glance

Our vision is a world in which all children have the chance to go to school. This is how we work to achieve this in Cambodia, Myanmar and Nepal.
Our Impact

We've given thousands of children access to quality, inclusive education.
International Baccalaureate

Many of our Partner Schools use their UWS school partnership as a key element of their IB programme and CAS activities. Find out how UWS can support IB here.
Why education?

Education is a fundamental human right. Yet 61 million children around the world do not have access to even basic primary schooling.
Ending Child Marriage: The Power of Girls' Education

Each year, 15 million girls are married before the age of 18. However, education is one of the most powerful tools to enable girls to avoid child marriage.
Become a partner school

UWS welcomes schools and educational institutions internationally to support UWS' work in Cambodia, Nepal, Myanmar and Madagasgar. Your fundraising will enable children to access a quality inclusive education for the very first time.
#Pulla180 and donate to turn children's lives around

#Pulla180 and donate to turn children's lives around
Support Girls' Education: BBC Radio 4 Appeal

We believe that girls should have the same education and opportunities as boys. We’re championing female education and empowering girls so that they can choose whoever they want to be, and whatever future they want to create for themselves.