OUR WORK
Schools in conflict zones have the worst learning outcomes in the world.
Justice Rising operates its own network of schools, and partners with private and public-school operators, rethinking education to deliver high-quality schooling in conflict zones.
Check out our latest video, A Teacher’s Vision for Peace
THE PATH TO PEACE WINDS THROUGH
THE CLASSROOM
Like our own kids, children living in war zones want to grow up in safe, healthy communities.
Two-thirds of the global poor will be living in fragile and conflict affected states by the year 2030. (Brookings)
The map of global poverty is changing–our response must change with it.
OUR IMPACT
Through our SMoLL Steps framework, Justice Rising works with private and public school operators to improve schools in conflict zones.
Instead of waiting for war to end, we are building education systems that thrive even in the middle of it.
27,000
students educated each year through our private school network and public school partnership with the Congolese government.
550+
teachers that we’re training and supporting.
1:1
gender parity. We are committed to girls’ education and achieve gender parity across our school network.
95%+
Justice Rising students have sustained 95-100% national exam pass rate over the past five years.
OUR SOLUTION
We develop durable, locally-led solutions in places others overlook. Our framework is teacher-designed, teacher-tested, and backed by cognitive and behavioral science as well as our own direct experience managing schools in protracted conflict settings.
Our Quality Schools Framework, SMoLL Steps, is for school management, created to guide school leaders and school network operators through the tasks required to operate schools in a protracted crisis setting, while always keeping their student’s well-being as the foremost priority.
SMoLL Steps prioritizes addressing the under-supported issue of schooling quality, offering flexible guidance without being overly prescriptive.
“I can’t stop thanking Justice Rising for providing the Chalkboard Guides—such a key tool from SMoLL Steps. Until now, we haven’t received any other support, and the needs are enormous. A teaching manual like this has been one of our school’s top priorities.
To be honest, this support has been a huge relief. Just today, one of my teachers fell ill and didn’t come to school. Thanks to the guides we recently received, I was able to teach the children myself without any difficulty. Without the guide, do you think that would’ve been easy for me? Not at all. Right now, these guides are the only teaching aid we have to support our teachers.”
- The Headteacher of Bulengo Primary School
We have reached 27,000 students to date, with additional partners lined up in Congo, Cameroon, and Iraq, we aim to reach 250,000 students by 2030.
We believe it’s possible to rethink the way that education in conflict zones is delivered, but we cannot do it alone.
Will you join us?
