BRINGING&LITERACY
to#villages#around#the#fabled#
Timbuktu,#Mali
IMPACT&REPORT&
201642017
Founder’s#Message
Caravan#to#Class#began#its#journey#to#bring#literacy#to#villages#around#the#fabled#
Heritage#sites,#the#allure#of#the#desert,#the#incredibly#hospitable#and#soulful#people,#
We#are#so#grateful#that#you#are#accompanying#
us#on#this#journey.
We#imagine#a#
world#where#the#
fundamental#right#
of#education#is#
assured#for#every#
child,#everywhere.#
Theory&of&Change:
enough#villages#in#the#Timbuktu#
region#have#schools,#and#that#
leading#to#universal#and#mandatory#
Partners:
• Local NGO Implementation
partner: Nord et Developpement
• Timbuktu Ministry of Education
• UN World Food Program
• Timbuktu Renaissance
Timbuktu,&Mali
CLOSE&UP&OF
TIMBUKTU&REGION
Timbuktu
Techeq
Kabara&San&Fil
Where#We#Do#What#We#Do
Mora
Tombouz
Tedeini
Tourari
20#km#(12#mi)#north#of#the#
Koriome
Togha
Kakondji
Samdiar
Bantam
=&Caravan&to&Class4Built&School&Site
Why#We#Do#What#We#Do
especially&girls,&in&rural&Timbuktu
%&OF&GIRLS&IN&TIMBUKTU&WHO&ATTEND&SCHOOL:
Urban&Timbuktu
Rural&Timbuktu
Elementary
18.3%
5.9%
Middle&School
12.1%
2.2%
High&School
5.4%
0.5%
University
1.6%
0.05%
“Caravan#to#Class#
helps#assure#a#good#
education#for#all#
students#which#
guaranties#a#better#
future.#I#love#to#
read#—#to#read#a#
book#or#a#letter#to#
my#parents,#who#
can’t#read...or#simply#
read#information#
from#some#place#far#
away.”
6th$grade,$Tedeini$school
OUR&3&STEP&MODEL&for#building#a#school#in#8#months:
Month&1
screening,&
a&village&is&
chosen&and&
a&contract&is&
signed.
Month&2
Months&348
Ministry&of&
CONSTRUCTION&BEGINS!
will&set&up&a&temporary&tented&school&to&use&
agreement&to&
as&Public&
School.
PLUS:&
OUR&ANNUAL&IMPACT:
children&in&school
with&an&80%&
notebooks,&pencils,&erasers,&etc.
OUR&ANNUAL&IMPACT:
1 1 &S c h o o l s &B u i l t &( b y &m i d &2 0 1 7 )
Female& Adult& Literacy& Program& for& Mothers
“Caravan#to#Class#
is#doing#important#
work#on#the#ground#
in#creating#the#
of#literacy#in#the#
villages#where#they#
operate.”
Why#We#Are#A#
Compelling#Investment
$60
$143
CARAVAN&TO&CLASS&BUDGET&DISTRIBUTION
46.3%
7.1%
46.6%
TOTAL:&100%
“We#are#proud#to#
partner#with#a#small ,#
allLvolunteer,#passionate#
organization#like#
Caravan#to#Class.#
They#are#driven#by#
a#mission#in#a#way#
not#usually#seen#with#
larger#organizations.”
Our#Partners:
share&our&vision,&but&their&work&
is&very&focused&on&the&task&of&
helping&children&in&the&Timbuktu&
region&realize&the&dream&of&
literacy.&Caravan&to&Class&believes&
that&it&takes&a&concentrated&
in&the&villages&where&we&work&and&
Caravan#to#Class
Caravan#to#Class’s#impact
www.caravantoclass.org