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Pillar 02 · Education Access & Learning Equity
Rebuilding learning spaces so no child is forced out of school.
We restore abandoned schools, build temporary learning spaces, train teachers, and help children read early, giving every child a real path back into education.
Why this matters
Every child deserves a safe place to learn.
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Children supported to return to school
Access to quality education remains a major challenge in rural and conflict-affected communities. Many children are forced out of school due to abandoned infrastructure, displacement, poverty, and a lack of trained teachers.
The ability to read and write is the foundation for lifelong learning and opportunity. At CYSD Cameroon, we believe every child deserves access to quality education, regardless of background or circumstance. Through our literacy and education programs, we provide vulnerable and displaced children with safe learning spaces, trained teachers, and essential learning materials to help them build strong reading and writing skills.
Key challenges we address- Early school dropout rates are extremely high in rural communities.
- Children who cannot read early are more likely to leave school permanently.
- For many children, the school year begins without a uniform, shoes, books, or even the tuition they need
- Some children learn in places without classrooms, while others face broken, unsafe spaces.
Our approach
What we do.
01 · Infrastructure
Rebuilding Abandoned Schools
We rehabilitate abandoned and damaged school buildings in underserved communities, restoring them into safe, functional learning spaces.
- Structural repairs and classroom rehabilitation
- Provision of basic furniture and learning materials
- Community-led school restoration initiatives
03 · Reading at the right level
Helping every child find their way into reading
In crisis affected communities across Cameroon’s English-speaking regions, many children still go to school every day. But some of them sit in class unable to sound out letters, put words together or read a sentence on their own. They are present, but they’re quietly falling behind
Reading at the Right Level is our after-school literacy program for children who are having trouble learning to read. Each child starts where they are, not where their grade level says they should be. With patient, focused support, they work on the basics
- Letter: recognizing letters and the sounds they make
- Building words: blending sounds into words
- Reading with confidence: moving from words to full sentences
04 · Education Access
Every child deserves access to Education even in crisis
In some rural communities in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions, conflict has made going to school difficult and dangerous. Many teachers have left because their lives are at risk, leaving children without the support they need to learn. We work alongside these communities to help children return to learning and to equip teachers with the skills and support to keep teaching..
- Accelerated Education Program (AEP) helps children and young people who have missed out on schooling catch up and return to learning
- Remedial reading sessions for struggling learners
- Preparing learnings return to formal school
05 · Essential Learning Materials
Equipping Every Child for School
Every year, as a new school term approaches, we visit rural communities where many families struggle to afford the supplies their children need. Through our back-to-school program, we provide exercise books, textbooks, school bags, scholarships, and other learning materials. By helping children start the year prepared, we ease the burden on families and give every child a fairer chance to learn
- Textbook distribution to children
- School bags and shoes
- scholarships
Who benefits
This program reaches everyone in the learning ecosystem.
Children in Rural Communities
Displaced Children
Community & Volunteer Teachers
Families & Local Communities
Together, we can open the door to learning for every child. Partner with us or support our work to bring safe classrooms to out of school children in rural hard to reach communities, building teacher capacity and provide learning materials to children in need.