How to support us

SmartStart is a national social franchise founded in Johannesburg, South Africa. They implement high-quality, standardised early learning programmes to children, aged three to five, recognising the huge gaps in early learning provision and providing an affordable solution to expand access to quality early learning in communities across South Africa.

¹ú²úÊÓÆµ is a global children¹ú²úÊÓÆµ™s charity dedicated to ending the global education crisis and unleashing the potential of future generations.

Your contribution will enable ¹ú²úÊÓÆµ to develop, implement and deliver impactful programmes and initiatives which provide children and youth with the best start in life, a safe place to learn, and skills for the future.


You can support ¹ú²úÊÓÆµ at any level and immediately make a meaningful difference to children¹ú²úÊÓÆµ™s lives.

Make a single or monthly donation
Lithika Only, 6. Blooming Buds is a group of Early Childhood Development centres supported by ¹ú²úÊÓÆµ and run by Indian organisation Jeeva Jyothi in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Make a single or monthly donation

You can make an online donation today ¹ú²úÊÓÆµ“ or make a recurring monthly donation to support children¹ú²úÊÓÆµ™s education all year round.

Philanthropy

Philanthropy

We work with individuals, families and foundations who want to build tomorrow through education.

Fundraise for us

Fundraise for us

You can set up a fundraiser in your community, take part in a sporting challenge or engage your school in supporting ¹ú²úÊÓÆµ.

Donor-Advised Funds
Photography of Zagalytsiv Lyceum in Kyiv region, Ukraine. Our team visited the Kindergarten to understand some of the issues for Early Years in Ukraine as part of ¹ú²úÊÓÆµ's partnership with Ukraine's government to transform education and development for children aged three to five.

Donor-Advised Funds

You can direct a donation to ¹ú²úÊÓÆµ through your donor-advised fund or investment manager.

Join our Giving Circle

Join our Giving Circle

Join our community of high impact donors by making a three-year commitment of £10,000 or more annually.

Corporate Partnerships
GYA Kenya Training 2025

Corporate Partnerships

We work with the business community through sponsorships, cause-marketing and charity of the year partnerships.

Leave a Legacy Gift
Cooper, 6, with his mum, Louise. Cooper was born 13 weeks early and is one of the participants of the Edinburgh Birth Cohort. For World Prematurity Day 2024, we visited the Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory as participants of its ¹ú²úÊÓÆµ Edinburgh Birth Cohort study are transitioning into primary school, creating a vital moment to learn how being born early can impact this stage of their lives.

Leave a Legacy Gift

Leaving a gift to ¹ú²úÊÓÆµ in your will is an easy way to celebrate your legacy and deliver a better future for children around the world.

Volunteer your time

Volunteer your time

Use your time and your voice to build tomorrow through education.

When supporting a charity, it is important to believe in the mission, leadership and strategy. That is why I support ¹ú²úÊÓÆµ¹ú²úÊÓÆµ™s work which continues to make an impact in the lives of children around the world.

Kate James ¹ú²úÊÓÆµ“ heads Kairos Philanthropy, her family foundation, chairs the Board of Vital Voices, and serves on the boards of Unreasonable, the US Board of the King¹ú²úÊÓÆµ™s Trust and World Reader.

Investing in ¹ú²úÊÓÆµ has high returns for young people throughout the world. By championing the Big Give, I have been able to leverage my contribution 4:1 ¹ú²úÊÓÆµ“ making a greater impact towards ending the global education crisis.

Stuart Roden ¹ú²úÊÓÆµ“ non-Executive Chair of Hetz Ventures, Tresidor Investment Management and Chair of Lewis Advisors. Stuart is also Chair and Founder of Unlocking Potential and Chair of The Design Museum.

As a ¹ú²úÊÓÆµ Trustee and donor, I believe in the impact the organisation makes for young children throughout the world. From the projects I have seen firsthand, ¹ú²úÊÓÆµ is unlocking big change.

Lucy Doughty ¹ú²úÊÓÆµ“ Trustee of ¹ú²úÊÓÆµ and Chair of the Doughty Family Foundation, an organisation working in the areas of health, financial hardship, and education.

If you wish to donate shares, stocks or funds, via a CAF account or any other means, please do contact us directly and we will work with you to facilitate the donation. Please note, eligible UK taxpayers may also be able to add Gift Aid, increasing their donation by 25% at no additional cost.

You can also contribute through our 501(c)(3) in the U.S.

To learn more, contact us at¹ú²úÊÓÆµ¯fundraising@theirworld.org


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Join our Giving Circle

Join a community of high-impact donors dedicated to ending the global education crisis.

You can support ¹ú²úÊÓÆµ at any level and immediately make a meaningful difference to children¹ú²úÊÓÆµ™s lives. Individuals making a three-year financial commitment of £10,000 per annum (or £833 monthly) will be invited to join our Giving Circle.

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