Keeping learning alive for children out of school through conflict.
Classroom Lifelines Yemen is a proposed education-focused initiative designed to support children whose schooling has been disrupted or ended entirely by years of conflict, displacement, and infrastructure collapse.
Yemen’s education system has been under sustained pressure since 2015. Thousands of schools have been damaged, destroyed, or repurposed as shelters for displaced families. Teachers have gone months and sometimes years without salary. An entire generation of children is at risk of growing up without functional literacy or numeracy.
Classroom Lifelines focuses on three specific interventions where our support can meaningfully close the gap: school-in-a-box kits (a self-contained classroom resource for a group of around 40 children, delivered through partner-run informal learning hubs), exercise books and stationery, and solar study lamps which allow children to continue studying after dark in homes without reliable electricity.
Delivery is proposed through vetted local partners with existing informal-learning-hub networks. No funds flow until partner due diligence is complete.
UN agencies estimate millions of Yemeni children are out of school, with thousands of school buildings damaged, destroyed, or serving as shelters for displaced families. Teacher absence due to unpaid salaries compounds the crisis, and informal learning hubs now carry a disproportionate share of education delivery.
Children served per school-in-a-box kit
| Line | Allocation | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | School-in-a-box kits (resources for 40 children in an informal learning hub) | |
| 02 | Exercise books, pencils, pens, and mathematical instruments | |
| 03 | Solar study lamps for at-home study | |
| 04 | Early-reader Arabic and English literacy resources | |
| 05 | Basic classroom materials (chalkboards, markers, posters) | |
| 06 | Partner-run learning-hub operational support | |
| 07 | Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting costs |
Partner due diligence includes sanctions checks, registration verification, and safeguarding review before any funds flow.
Informal-learning-hub model support flows through existing community-run spaces rather than attempting to rebuild formal schools.
Signed MoU and country-level reporting from day one.
A Cards for Classrooms TCG auction campaign can directly fund a full school-in-a-box kit plus solar study lamps for a learning-hub cohort.
| Metric | Description | Value | Cadence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | School-in-a-box kits funded | Quarterly | |
| 02 | Exercise books and stationery distributed | Quarterly | |
| 03 | Solar study lamps delivered | Quarterly | |
| 04 | Learning hubs supported | Quarterly | |
| 05 | Children reached through partner-run hubs (aggregated) | Quarterly | |
| 06 | Funds allocated by category | Quarterly |
Classroom Lifelines Yemen is a proposed initiative. Launch is subject to partner confirmation, safeguarding review, sanctions clearance, funding, and delivery feasibility.
Every contribution moves this initiative forward from a single donation to a matched corporate campaign.
Donations of $2 or more are tax-deductible. Hearts of Hope Foundation is endorsed by the ATO as a Deductible Gift Recipient (Item 1, s30-15 ITAA 1997).