Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    JUSTICE RISING BUILDS AND OPERATES SCHOOLS IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED AREAS AS A WAY OF CULTIVATING PEACE AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL. THEY OPERATE PRE-PRIMARY, PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, EDUCATING APPROXIMATELY 2,500 STUDENTS, AND PROVIDING OVER 150 FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THEIR 18 SCHOOLS. JUSTICE RISING INVESTS IN BOTH THE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS TEACHERS AND STAFF. EDUCATORS ARE KEY ROLE MODELS IN DEMONSTRATING GOOD MORAL CHARACTER TO STUDENTS AND ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO SERVE AS CIVIC LEADERS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN OUR TEACHER WORKFORCE HAS LED TO MEANINGFUL PROGRAM SUCCESS IN TERMS OF STUDENT LEARNING AND ATTAINMENT AND TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION (DEMONSTRATED BY HIGH RETENTION RATES). JUSTICE RISING SCHOOLS HAVE SEEN GREATER THAN 87% ATTENDANCE RATES (COMPARED TO ~62% NATIONALLY) AND GREATER THAN 95% PASS RATES ON NATIONAL EXAMS (COMPARED TO ~65% NATIONALLY).
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $564.7K

  • Education in Conflict-Affected Areas

    JUSTICE RISING HAS BEEN LAUNCHING AND OPERATING SCHOOLS IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED AREAS OF EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO SINCE 2015. WE OPERATE 23 SCHOOLS IN THE REGION, PROVIDING EDUCATION FOR MORE THAN 4,000 CHILDREN WHOSE SAFETY, AND EDUCATION, IS FREQUENTLY THREATENED BY THE DECADES-LONG CONFLICT. DESPITE THESE CHALLENGES AND VERY LOW OPERATING EXPENDITURES, OUR STUDENTS CONTINUE TO ACADEMICALLY OUTPERFORM NATIONAL AVERAGES AND TEACHERS FROM ACROSS THE REGION WANT TO WORK FOR JUSTICE RISING SCHOOLS. OUR SUCCESS HAS COME FROM PEDAGOGICAL METHODS AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT ARE GROUNDED IN RESEARCH AND REFINED FOR THE CONTEXT OF PROTRACTED CONFLICT AND CRISIS.IN 2023, DESPITE MANY ONGOING CONFLICT-RELATED CHALLENGES, OUR STUDENTS HAVE CONTINUED TO EXCEL ACADEMICALLY. 94.3% OF OUR STUDENTS PASSED THE NATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOL EXIT EXAMS. 66% OF STUDENTS PASSED WITH DISTINCTION, WITH ANOTHER 8% PASSING WITH HIGH DISTINCTION. 98% OF GIRLS WHO SAT FOR THE EXAM PASSED. FURTHERMORE, STUDENTS HAVE CONTINUED TO OUTPACE NATIONAL AVERAGES IN TERMS OF EARLY GRADE READING AND MATH ASSESSMENTS. FINALLY, OUR SCHOOLS HAVE MAINTAINED GENDER PARITY (52% GIRLS ENROLLED) ACROSS THE NETWORK, ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE PASSED BUILDING AND SANITATION INSPECTIONS FROM THE GOVERNMENT, AND WE SUCCESSFULLY RETAINED 100% OF OUR TEACHERS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $906.4K