Volunteer to teach the next generation about sustainability
Volunteer to deliver a ‘Sustainability Hour’ in schools.
Education
Education unlocks opportunity, enables social mobility and is fundamental to reducing inequality. It’s key to breaking the cycle of poverty and fostering tolerance, leading to healthy, progressive societies.
People who are better educated are also less vulnerable to health risks, and more likely to achieve their full potential. Yet more than half of all children and adolescents worldwide lack access to quality education.
You can help improve access to affordable, inclusive education and learning opportunities. That doesn’t just mean in schools. It’s also about educating mothers in childhood nutrition, helping children and young adults to get off to the best start, and empowering and upskilling girls and women to build their careers.
Explore ways you can take action below.
Ways to take action (9 items)
Love the outdoors, love learning with Outdoor Classroom Day
Join the outdoor revolution and make outside play matter
Young and unemployed? Discover where mentoring can take you
Get one-to-one expert advice
Educate and inspire young people to take action on plastic
Encourage the young people in your life to tackle plastic waste
Fight poverty by volunteering with Oxfam
Join us and play your part in fighting poverty
Smarter home care habits for a healthier planet
Make small, sustainable lifestyle changes that count
Sustainable solutions to the world’s development challenges
TRANSFORM the lives of millions in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
Saving and supplying soap in developing countries
Create jobs, reduce waste and save lives with Eco-Soap Bank
Empower young girls to be confident in their bodies
Support a young girl in your life to find body confidence
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