Formal Education

Supporting access to quality formal schooling for marginalized children.

Formal Education
52+Communities
5,200Beneficiaries
40Years active
100%Community-led

Program overview

About this program

Supporting access to quality formal schooling for marginalized children. IDEA's Formal Education operates through community partnerships, trained facilitators, and rigorous monitoring to ensure measurable outcomes.

Our goals

What we aim to achieve
  • Improve community wellbeing and resilience
  • Build local capacity and leadership
  • Ensure long-term program sustainability

How we help

Program activities
  • Community orientation workshops
  • Field training and demonstration sessions
  • Regular monitoring, evaluation, and learning

Impact

Outcomes & results
  • Improved health, education, or livelihood indicators
  • Increased community participation and ownership
  • Documented impact for policy advocacy

Stories

Lives changed
"The microcredit program helped me start a small tailoring business. I now employ three other women from my neighborhood."

Gita Sharma — Microcredit Beneficiary