Firelight Foundation
- F Funder
Description
Firelight is a multi-donor public charity fund that raises money from foundations, individuals and institutions to support community-based organizations (CBOs) in eastern and southern Africa.
Primary Functions
- Capacity building/Technical assistance
- Funding
- Research - project evaluation
Secondary Functions
- N/A
Geographic Scope
- Global / regional
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Attainment
- Primary completion
- Primary enrollment
- Secondary completion
Other
- Early childhood development
Other skills
- Financial literacy
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
- Social and emotional learning
- Vocational training
Quality
- Curricula/lesson plans
- School facilities
- School quality
- Teacher training
Skills
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Other academic performance-related
Cross-cutting topics addressed
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Community sensitization
- Early/child marriage
- Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
- Empowerment
- Food/water security
- HIV and STIs
- Masculinities/boys
- Mentorship
- Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
- Other cultural practices
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
- Sports
Funders and partners Back to Top
Current girls’ education funders
Current girls' education partners
Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website
Headquarters location(s)
- Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
Office location(s)
- Kenya
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Zimbabwe
Locations of current girls’ education work
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Rwanda
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Zambia
Projects Back to Top
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Ending Child Marriage - Tanzania
Project/Program
Supporting Early Childhood Development Systems - Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia
Project/Program
Community Day Secondary School - Improving Girls' Access to Secondary Education
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Strengthening Primary Education - Tanzania
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Stand with adolescent girls and young women during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Empowering Adolescent Girls
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Upholding the Rights of Vulnerable Children - Lesotho
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Girls Secondary Education Initiative