750 million people around the world remain illiterate, with a fifth of children not attending school; help us to rebuild young lives today for a better tomorrow.

Leadership Development for distinguished students to be selected and sent on scholarships by MDF Foundation In addition, the two parties exchange visits by delegations in order to further develop the partnership and collaboration. For many children around the world, a loving family home and good education remain nothing but a dream and they are forced to work long hours to fund their family. For millions of children, they do not even have a home and are forced to live on the street. Illiteracy amongst adults around the world is shockingly high. Estimates suggest there are around 750 million adults unable to read or write, and two thirds of these are women. Currently, estimates and suggest 17 million children lack the minimum standard proficiency in reading and mathematics and one in five between the ages of six and seventeen are not attending school.