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Impact and reports

Measured against five targets.

Every program has a number attached. We publish our progress after each academic year, so you can see exactly what your support changes.

See the targetsDownload concept note
Students choosing storybooks from a classroom bookshelf and filling in reading logsTarget: 15 schools with Readers Clubs
A female mentor reviewing study guides with two senior high school girls on a school verandaTarget: 10 girls awarded each year
Secondary school students observing a university science laboratory demonstration on an educational tripTarget: 100 students on trips a year

Where we are starting

Results in the Sisaala area have fallen far behind

In most Sisaala classrooms there are too few books, too few role models and too few reasons to stay in school. These are the numbers our programs set out to change.

Senior high school debate team preparing arguments and notes together in class
Sissala East BECE candidates scored aggregate 30 or above in 2024
89%
Sissala West BECE candidates scored aggregate 30 or above in 2024
72%
of 1,249 Sissala East candidates scored between 11 and 15
<1%

National context

Core Maths A1 to C6 passes fell 31% in one year

  • WASSCE 2024305,132

  • WASSCE 2025209,068

Source: EBF concept note, citing national WASSCE results.

Our five targets

What we will report on

Each target belongs to a program. Progress bars fill as we publish results after each academic year.

  1. Target 01

    +40%

    Student participation in reading and academic activities

    Within two yearsBaseline: Year 1

  2. Target 02

    +25%

    BECE pass rate (aggregate 6 to 30) in participating schools

    Within three yearsBaseline: Year 1

  3. Target 03

    10

    Female Sisaala students awarded

    Every yearBaseline: Year 1

  4. Target 04

    15

    Schools with functional Readers Clubs

    Within three yearsBaseline: Year 1

  5. Target 05

    100

    Students on educational exposure trips

    Every yearBaseline: Year 1
Primary school students reading storybooks in a circle during a weekly Readers Club sessionYear 1: all four Sisaala districts

Year 1 plan

Where we start

Our first academic year lays the foundation: clubs in schools, the first competitions and awards, and two trips.

direct beneficiaries in basic schools
~200
schools and SHS with Readers Clubs
10
educational trips per academic year
2
Sisaala districts reached
4

How we measure

Evidence, not anecdotes

  • Exam results

    BECE results for participating schools, compared with each district’s baseline.

  • Reading records

    Club attendance and the reading logs every Readers Club keeps.

  • Program records

    Award winners, quiz and debate entries, and trip participants each year.

Students choosing storybooks from a classroom bookshelf and filling in reading logsEvery club keeps reading logs

Reports

Plans and results, published

Read our plan today. Results and accounts follow.

  • EBF concept note

    Background, programs, objectives and approach.

  • Year 1 impact report

    Progress against our five targets.

    Coming after year 1

  • Financial statement

    Income and spending by program.

    Coming after registration

Move the numbers

Help us hit every target

Your gift, time or partnership is how these targets become results.

Students competing at team tables during an EBF school quiz round
Top-performing female student receiving an award certificate and textbooks on stage
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