The need
Poverty, distance, limited classrooms, and crowded schools leave many children and emerging leaders without a dependable path to learn.
Education
Village Learning Centers.
Every child should have the opportunity to survive and thrive in education.
Watch the work
See a Favor classroom in motion.
A field film shows the learning environment, teachers, and children more fully than a single photograph can.
Next generation leadership
What this ministry carries into the field.
The children in Uganda and South Sudan face tremendous barriers to education that include extreme poverty, limited resources, no schools in rural areas, and lack of transportation. Even those children fortunate enough to attend school face a 100:1 student-teacher ratio. Additionally, the prevalence of early marriage causes many females to have less opportunity and access to education from their mid-teen years going forward.
How it works - 01
The field-led response
Favor strongly believes that every child should have the opportunity to survive and thrive in education. Our approach is to increase access to quality education by implementing village learning centers, in church buildings, that younger students in a village locale can reach on foot.
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The work continues
Education is a key factor in alleviating poverty. We use the Roots to Fruit curriculum, which is a Bible-based, Christian approach to education approved by the Ugandan government, for primary school. Within the community, we find teachers that speak the language and we provide training and put curriculum in their hands enabling them to teach the children a variety of educational classes. Favor also provides school supplies for the children and we sponsor the village learning school for 2-3 years until it becomes self sustainable. Village Learning Centers are a by-product of Women’s Empowerment because the first thing mothers want to do when they become economically empowered is pay school fees for their children to get an education.
The ministry in context
A need, a field-led response, and a path forward.
See how Village Learning Centers fits Favor’s wider approach to transformation.
Favor’s approach
Learning begins close to home, continues through Christ-centered schools, and grows into training for teachers, ministers, and community leaders.
What comes next
Education is designed to form people who can serve their families, lead with character, and teach the generation following them.
In the field
Village Learning Centers, seen up close.
More than one frame is needed to understand the people, places, and daily work behind this ministry.
“A wise man will listen and will add to his wisdom, and the intelligent will gain leadership.” Proverbs 1:5
Education & Children · June 19, 2020
I Want the Little Children to Come to Me
Hundreds of little girls like these, who once were truly lost and destined for lives of excruciating pain and/or demoralizing humiliation, now have been found.
These little one’s were sold into the sex-slave industry through no fault of their own. As this picture depicts, these sweet girls range in age from very young, to preteen and even teenagers. They are now under the protective wings of Favor International where we hope to bring safety, security, and purpose to their precious but traumatized lives. They are currently being schooled, trained for new occupations, and most importantly, learning about the one who loves them most, knows them best, and cares for them ever so watchfully and tenderly. We wish you could hear their rhythmic melodies of praise as they lift their sweet voices in harmony to joyfully thank Him.
Questions
Understanding Village Learning Centers.
What to know before you explore, pray, or give.
Who carries Village Learning Centers on the ground?
Favor’s field programs are led and delivered by indigenous staff, teachers, pastors, counselors, and ministry leaders who live in the nations and communities they serve.
How does Village Learning Centers connect to the rest of Favor’s work?
It belongs to the Education pillar, but it does not stand alone. Favor’s programs are designed to reinforce prayer, discipleship, local leadership, and the long-term health of a community.
Are the details identical in every location?
No. Language, facilities, local leadership, and immediate needs vary by nation and community. This page describes Favor’s published model; current field details should be confirmed with the Favor team.
How can I support this work?
Favor Partners provide dependable, unrestricted support that field leadership can direct where it is most needed. You can also contact the team to ask whether a current designated project is available.
Education
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