Overview
Globally, at least 272 million children are unable to go to school. At Salam Charity, we believe education is the foundation for long-term change. A quality education gives children the tools to dream, grow, and build hopeful futures.
That’s why education is a cornerstone of our work — and with your support, we’re making it possible for children across the world to learn, play, and succeed.
Our aims
We need your support to:
- Bring education to more children living in poverty
- Empower the next generation with knowledge and skills
- Provide school essentials — including educational kits, uniforms, and meals
THE GLOBAL NEED (Stats)
- 272 million children and youth are currently out of school worldwide — up by 21 million from last year
- 78 million primary school-age children, 64 million lower-secondary, and 130 million upper-secondary youth are not enrolled
- 60% of children globally experience “learning poverty”, which means they’re unable to read or do basic maths by age 10
- 85 million+ crisis-affected children are out of school due to conflict and disaster
(Source: UNESCO GEM Report & SDG 4 Scorecard 2025)
CASE STUDY
Tent of Dreams – Lebanon
Tent of Dreams is an education programme for Syrian children in refugee camps. We currently have 3 classrooms, giving 150 pupils the chance to improve their skills in Arabic, Maths and English so they’re ready to re-enter school. We cover their basic health and wellbeing needs to enable them to attend and the results have been amazing.
For example, Zainab Ahmed Al-Balaas and Fatima Khaled Hilal, top students in Class 2 in 2024, both achieved average scores of 15/20 across all subjects. They’re facing the daily struggles of life in a refugee camp, which makes their progress even more incredible.
Annual sponsorship cost per child: £400
Case Study
Dream School – Bangladesh
In poverty-stricken parts of Bangladesh, Dream School is changing lives. With 64 classrooms and 1,590 pupils, it offers vulnerable children a safe, structured, and inspiring environment. We fund qualified teachers to deliver a programme focusing on life skills as well as academic studies, and we also pay for learning materials and school lunches. This is a much-needed facility in certain regions of the country: many students are the first ones in their families to ever attend school.
Annual sponsorship cost per child: £300
CASE STUDY
Dream Academy – Syria
In the conflict-affected region of Idlib, Dream Academy is more than an education — it’s hope for the future. Over 800 students are attending to receive their education from trained local teachers in a safe environment.
Despite immense challenges, the Academy stands as a beacon of resilience and renewal.
Case Study
Orphan Fun Days
Psychosocial support is embedded in our education programmes, especially where children face war, displacement, poverty or abuse. It’s an important part of our work, helping children to rebuild their confidence and develop social resilience.
Our Orphan Fun Days are regularly organised by teams on deployment. With games, food, inflatables, balloons, music and creative workshops, they’re vibrant events focused on play and connection. Each one serves around 50 orphaned children, supervised by trained staff and supported by our volunteers. Every child goes home with a party bag.
“In the heart of conflict zones and refugee camps, Salam Charity plants moments of happiness — one child, one smile at a time.”
The Tent of Dreams project gives 150 refugee children a free, non-formal, education. It enables them to learn key skills so they’re ready to confidently enrol in school when they have the opportunity. We have one tent in five different camps; each tent accommodates 30 children aged 4-12. Each tent is equipped with educational materials such as bags, curriculum books, pens, rulers, colouring pencils, and notebooks. During the winter, each tent has been provided with gas heaters and fuel.
It costs £300 to gift a child an education for one year.
Back-to-school bags help students to start the new school year with excitement. They’re packed with educational supplies such as notebooks, pencils, pens, erasers, rulers, and other necessary items to help them learn and boost their confidence in the classroom. We aim to support those who face financial challenges and ensure that every student has the tools they need for a productive and positive learning experience.
A £20 donation will ensure that a student in need receives essential supplies for the upcoming academic year.
