Schools

The HALO Trust conducts comprehensive mine risk education in over 30 countries, reaching over 1 million people annually. In 2022 alone, HALO conducted 71,949 EORE classes educating 1,055,653 adults and children. Programs teach identification of explosives, high-risk locations (former military trenches), warning signs/markings, and reporting procedures. Special attention targets children through puppet shows and card games, as unexploded bombs can resemble toys. In Syria, HALO has safety trained 708,369 people since 2016 using innovative approaches including online campaigns. Evaluation found 92.7% of people near clearance sites reported increased physical security, with 87.8% reporting improved livelihoods.

The United Nations Mine Action Service implements Explosive Ordnance Risk Education as one of the five pillars of mine action globally. EORE aims to reduce injuries and fatalities by raising awareness and promoting behavioral change through public information campaigns, education, training, and community liaison. Activities include SMS campaigns to all mobile users, school-based initiatives, radio broadcasts, community workshops, and International Mine Awareness Day events (April 4). UNMAS utilizes a two-way communication approach - communities inform organizations about contamination locations while organizations advise on cleared/hazardous areas. In Iraq alone, UNMAS reached 18,015 people with EORE in 2025 while removing 506 IEDs and 18,277 ERW items.

The Global Road Safety Partnership's "Safe to School - Safe to Home" is a comprehensive child safety initiative launched in 2013 in Vietnam, South Africa, and China. The program assesses road safety conditions around schools, implements low-cost traffic engineering improvements (speed bumps, crosswalks, signage), provides road safety education for children, parents, and communities, and enhances enforcement of helmet use, parking restrictions, and speed limits in school zones. The initiative trained teachers to integrate road safety into curriculum and engaged parents as safety advocates.

UNRWA integrates health education and non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention into its education program serving 500,000+ refugee children. The program strengthens primary prevention through health education targeting school children from 2023 onwards, improves nutritional quality of school canteen food, and conducts screening programs and outreach campaigns. The approach recognizes that early intervention during childhood can prevent NCDs like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension that increasingly affect the refugee population. The program also developed COVID-19 health protocols that trained 30,000+ students in Lebanon on hygiene practices.

Named after Thailand's shockingly low 7% child helmet use rate, this AIP Foundation campaign uses creative methods to increase awareness and adoption. Despite Thailand having 73-74% of road deaths among motorcyclists, child helmet laws are poorly enforced. The campaign employs design contests, helmet-themed concerts, school-based donation programs, and pilot interventions including helmet banks, taxi stand distributions, and enhanced police enforcement. AIP Foundation works with the National Road Safety Directing Center sub-committee, training children, teachers, parents, and communities on helmet importance.

Vietnam's NCHAP was an integrated multi-sectoral campaign launched in 2015 to increase child helmet use following the successful 2007 universal helmet law. The campaign combined public awareness through mass media, school-based interventions, enhanced police enforcement, and capacity building for government departments. Evaluation in Vietnam's three largest cities showed student helmet prevalence increased from 36% to 69% immediately after enhanced enforcement. AIP Foundation's Protec factory produces affordable, quality helmets and reinvests profits into educational programs. The 2007 law alone is estimated to have saved $3.5 billion USD and prevented 500,000 head injuries and 15,000 fatalities over a decade.

A global partnership with UNICEF, Gates Foundation, and UNESCO launched in 2020 to reduce 'learning poverty' (children unable to read by age 10). The program supports countries to set learning targets, develop costed investment plans, and strengthen implementation capacity. Initial cohort included Brazil (Ceará), Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria (Edo State), Pakistan, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone. Accelerator 2.0 expanded to Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, and Ghana. Features include teacher coaching programs, education technology partnerships, and national learning assessments.

A data-driven approach to enrolling and retaining out-of-school girls using predictive analytics and community volunteers. Educate Girls identifies 'hotspot' villages (5% of villages containing 40% of out-of-school girls) and deploys local women volunteers called 'Team Balika' to counsel families door-to-door. The program has enrolled 2+ million girls and improved learning for 2.4 million children across 30,000 villages. Combines parental counseling, School Management Committee strengthening, girls' leadership councils (Bal Sabhas), and remedial learning curriculum.

UNRWA's mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) program addresses trauma among Palestine refugee children in Gaza through counseling, recreational activities, and the innovative After School Activities (ASA) project. Counselors provide psychological first aid, guidance to parents, and individual counseling focusing on creating a sense of safety. Children engage in expressive activities like drawing, storytelling, relaxation exercises, music, arts, and sports. The "Back to Learning" program provides refuge from conflict through psychosocial activities and gradual reintroduction to formal education. The Community Mental Health Programme has reached 91,000+ parents and 100,000+ children. About 25% of Gaza children require psychological support.

Ana Usharek ("I Participate") is the National Democratic Institute's flagship civic education program in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly Jordan. The interactive, learner-centered curriculum engages thousands of students in learning about democracy and active citizenship. Students organize initiatives to solve community issues through an "action civics" model that connects classroom learning to real-world civic engagement. The program focuses on four core democratic competencies: civic knowledge, civic skills, civic disposition, and civic attitudes. Success led Jordan to update its primary education curricula to include democratic practices and citizenship concepts nationwide.

One of the world's largest conditional cash transfer programs for girls' education, covering 2+ million girls annually across 460 rural districts since 1994. Girls receive monthly stipends and tuition waivers conditional on 75% attendance, remaining unmarried until 18, and passing exams. Rigorous evaluations show 8% increased enrollment per additional year of program exposure, delayed marriage, and positive spillover effects on younger siblings' education. The model has influenced girls' education policy across South Asia and Africa.

South Africa's Arrive Alive campaign, led by the Department of Transport, addresses drunk driving - responsible for 50% of road fatalities where drivers have BAC above 0.05g/100ml. The RTMC's "Get There. No Regrets" campaign uses hard-hitting TV/radio ads depicting accident aftermath. The campaign also reintroduced Danny the Cat mascot for children's road safety education and works toward integrating road safety into school curriculum. Partners include NGOs like South Africans Against Drunk Driving (SADD) and corporate initiatives. Despite challenges with enforcement and conviction rates, the campaign targets 30-50% reduction in accidents.

India's largest literacy campaign reaching 34 million children since 2007. Pratham's 'Teaching at the Right Level' (TaRL) methodology groups students by actual learning level rather than age/grade, delivering tailored instruction in reading, writing, and arithmetic. Born from alarming ASER survey findings that 50% of Grade 5 students couldn't read Grade 2 texts, Read India mobilizes school teachers, anganwadi workers, and community volunteers. The model has been adopted by 14 countries and recognized as a 'Good Buy' by the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel.

The world's largest private secular education system, reaching over 1 million children through 'one-room schools' since 1985. BRAC schools serve children who cannot access or dropped out of formal education, with 70% of students being girls. Schools condense 5-year curriculum into 4 years with trained local teachers (mostly women). The Kishori (adolescent girls) school variant targets 11-14 year olds who never attended school, with health education integrated into curriculum. This model inspired non-formal education programs across Asia and Africa.

The Mines Advisory Group implements gender and age-appropriate, context-specific risk education across conflict-affected regions including Cambodia, Iraq, Laos, Lebanon, South Sudan, and Vietnam. Since 1989, MAG has helped over 20 million people in 70 countries. Community liaison teams assess contamination levels and prioritize areas of greatest need, informing communities about clearance activities and follow-up requirements. Programs use engaging methods like puppet shows, coloring sheets, songs, and dances to teach children to recognize landmines, report dangerous items, and respond in emergencies. The approach emphasizes behavioral change to reduce risk-taking that leads to accidents.