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I was home for two terms because my mother couldn't pay the sitting fee. Now I am first in my class.

Amara, 14

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Young girl in school uniform smiling, Amara aged 14 from Sierra Leone

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347 children back in class$12 covers an exam fee34 countries giving2,841 donors$30 funds a full-term uniform$95 covers one year of transport6 partner schools91% pass rate347 children back in class$12 covers an exam fee34 countries giving2,841 donors$30 funds a full-term uniform$95 covers one year of transport6 partner schools91% pass rate
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"She used to walk to the school gate and watch through the fence. After Bridge paid her fees, I had to tell her to come home for dinner."
Ghanaian woman in colourful fabric, Grace, mother of a Bridge student

Grace Mensah

Mother

Kumasi, Ghana

"I kept his desk empty. Three months. The other children asked why. I said, "Because he is coming back.""
Ghanaian male teacher in shirt, Mr. Osei Boateng

Mr. Osei Boateng

Class Teacher, St. Cecilia Primary

Accra, Ghana

347

children returned to school in Michaelmas term alone.

"My mother sold her earrings so I could sit the exam. I passed. Now I am the one who will buy her new ones."
Young Ghanaian male student smiling in school uniform, Kwame age 17

Kwame, 17

Student

Cape Coast, Ghana

"I sent $30 from London and got a handwritten letter back. It smelled like the paper my grandmother used to write on."
British-Ghanaian woman in scrubs, Ama Asante, nurse and Bridge donor

Ama Asante

Donor, NHS Nurse

London, UK

$12

is the exam sitting fee that kept 94 children home last year.

"A missing twelve dollars should not end a child's education. We believe it never will again."

— Bridge founding charter, 2019

Those who give
"The transport money meant she didn't have to leave at 4am. She started sleeping through the night again."
Ghanaian man in casual shirt, Emmanuel Darko, father of a Bridge student

Emmanuel Darko

Father

Tamale, Ghana

"I retired after 31 years teaching. There was always one child I couldn't reach. Bridge is how I reach them now."
Older white woman with warm smile, Patricia Hollingsworth, retired headteacher

Patricia Hollingsworth

Retired Headteacher

Bristol, UK

2,841

donors from 34 countries have written a child's name on a receipt.

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When you give through Bridge, we send you a letter — handwritten by the child or family your contribution reached. Not a form letter. A real one.

$12Exam sitting fee — one term
$30Complete school uniform
$95Safe transport, full year

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91%

of Bridge students who returned to school passed their end-of-year examination.

Children in school uniforms sitting at wooden desks in a bright classroom in West Africa
Accra, Ghana

"The classroom was quieter without her. Now it is full again. She sits in the front row and never stops asking questions."

— Madam Abena, Class 5 teacher

African schoolgirl in blue uniform reading a book with sunlight coming through a window
Tamale, Ghana

"I walked six miles to ask the headmaster to hold her place. He said he would wait one more week. Bridge came in three days."

— Fatima's mother

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