EQUAL EDUCATION FUND | EEF= Equal Education Fund

Society for the Promotion of Educational Projects in Developing Countries
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EEF= equal education fund

Our Motivation equal education fund Management

Our Motivation

Shortly after the Second World War, the United Nations introduced the right to education for all people into its basic human rights catalogue.

However, reality is different. Since its height in the mid-1980s the actual number of children enrolled in primary school in developing countries is declining. As might be expected, the standard of available public schooling is appalling in many of these countries and the majority of people cannot afford any quality education on offer. Children and young people are the weakest part of these societies and predictably they cannot put up resistance to and suffer directly from any cutbacks in education.

The equal education fund (EEF) intends to set an example. We work towards achieving improvements in education in manageable ways within developing countries. Convinced that we enrich the world of these children and young people, we support selected educational projects and institutions. Not only is education the precondition for qualified work, but also allows for the participation in public discourse and contributes towards the making and establishment of a stable democratic society


	Our goal is that: children become aware of their rights and duties and are able to take care of their lives; natural growth of the children's personalities is possible; the children learn to make their own decisions, form their (value) opinions and that they are responsible and capable of understanding the reality around them and if necessary engaging and changing it.

EEF works in close cooperation with the local population in concern. Its main aim is to improve the socio-economic and humanitarian situation of children and young people in a sustainable way.

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equal education fund – EEF

EEF is a charitable, non-profit making society founded in Bern, Switzerland, in 2002. The mission and abiding purpose of EEF is to promote opportunities for the education and training of disadvantaged children and young people regardless of their race, gender or religious beliefs. In doing so, the society supports innovative projects for vulnerable children and young people to alleviate their suffering and offer them the chance to build a better life for themselves.


	Our Philosophy: Developmental aid makes sense when the projects are small, sustainable and embedded in the societies concerned. Local self-initiative is a basic condition for support of any kind. EEF operates projects that have clear aims and realistic targets. We do not champion projects that are unachievable, but see through projects that meet the demands of the needy. Our donations do not end up in the hands of the greedy. Money is invested at the point where it is needed and in the past, EEF has stopped support of projects when it became apparent that corruption was involved. Evaluation of our projects is central to our ability to provide the exact help needed. Monitoring project development on a regular basis is the only way to avoid misuse of donors' money and ensure that the aims of the projects are fulfilled. EEF is run in such a way that administrative costs are as low as possible thereby ensuring that as much of the donated money as possible is used to benefit the people in need directly.

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Management

Daniel Béguin (Director), Urs Meister (President), Alexandra Geiser, Lorenz Becher, Nicolas Bedekovic (Advisor) and Marco Dolfini (Marianthe Stavridou was absent)

	Pakistan

	Zambia

	Nicaragua