FRC has focused its attention on investments in education to address not only the gaps in learning outcomes but also the broader disparities in opportunities that hinder holistic development for children and young people. Through our Reimagining Education initiative, we support community-based organisations (CBOs) in bridging these gaps in innovative and meaningful ways: ranging from sports and play-based learning, life skills and education, and digital education with access to technology, to safe spaces like listening circles, mental health and wellbeing support systems, and contextualised livelihood promotion aimed at engaging youth who have dropped out of formal systems.

This spans across early education, post-secondary education, job preparedness, and drastic disparities in educational outcomes for girls, rural children, and children with disabilities. The solution to these problems cannot be a linear, narrow approach. 

• Playing a transformative role enabling credible movement of resources to places and issues where it matters most.
• Catalysing systemic change by providing flexible funding of small amounts of capital given over a period of time coupled with targeted capacity development.
• Foster locally led social development through flexible approaches that encourages community leadership for transformational programs supporting children and youth.