Best Gifts for Back to School

As the school year begins, children around the world are filled with anticipation—but not all kids have the tools they need to thrive. Gifts like the ones listed below help break down barriers to education and open doors to brighter futures. Consider making a gift today to help a child living in poverty have a successful school year. 

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Nutrition Kit for Children

When children don't get the food they need to be healthy, your gift of a nutrition kit ensures they get the vitamins and nutrients they need to help them grow big and strong—and concentrate at school.

A woman washes her hands with soap over a bowl

10 Bars of Soap

When you give to provide a child with ten bars of soap, they will be able to wash up throughout the school year and into the summer. Give a child a year of cleanliness, along with instruction in the health benefits of hand washing and body hygiene. 

Children's books

Children's Books for a Mobile Library

Fill a mobile library with books for curious children! This gift helps children build good reading habits that will help shape the rest of their lives. Give kids a love of reading this school year. 

Mobile library

Mobile Library

Help children in remote villages improve their reading skills with a travelling library. Send books on the road with this motorbike and trailer! This will give students opportunities to develop their intelligence, imagination, and a lifelong love of learning. 

A child with a bicycle.

Bicycle for a Child

Children in remote villages often live too far from a school to walk there, so they only complete a few years of basic education. Your gift of a bicycle for a child, especially girls, helps them stay in school. Help kids get on the move to a better future.

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