Firelight Foundation

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Description

Firelight is a multi-donor public charity fund that raises money from foundations, individuals and institutions to support community-based organizations (CBOs) in eastern and southern Africa.

Primary Functions
  • Capacity building/Technical assistance
  • Funding
  • Research - project evaluation
Secondary Functions
  • N/A
Geographic Scope
  • Global / regional
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Attainment
  • Primary completion
  • Primary enrollment
  • Secondary completion
Other
  • Early childhood development
Other skills
  • Financial literacy
  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Rights/empowerment education
  • Social and emotional learning
  • Vocational training
Quality
  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • School facilities
  • School quality
  • Teacher training
Skills
  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
  • Other academic performance-related
Cross-cutting topics addressed
  • Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Community sensitization
  • Early/child marriage
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Empowerment
  • Food/water security
  • HIV and STIs
  • Masculinities/boys
  • Mentorship
  • Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
  • Other cultural practices
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
  • Sports
Funders and partners Back to Top

Current girls’ education funders

Current girls' education partners

Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website

Firelight Foundation


Headquarters location(s)
  • Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
Office location(s)
  • Kenya
  • United Republic of Tanzania
  • Zimbabwe

Locations of current girls’ education work

Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs

  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
  • Rwanda
  • United Republic of Tanzania
  • Zambia
Projects Back to Top