We believe literacy is a basic human right, it is key to eradicating poverty, it is a catalyst for economic growth and it is a rock on which an enduring civilization rests.
It is a hugely complex challenge that requires collaboration across multiple layers, spanning individuals, mindsets and systems. mc2h has the ability – and responsibility – to work across all these layers.
We invest in:
Investments in brilliant organisations result inmeasurable, tangible change, where we see a direct impact on children’s literacy rates.
By bringing individuals together, we create wider sectoral impact. Change is deeper here, though more difficult to measure.
These investments are the most difficult to measure, but the most important – they are the foundation of long-term, sustainable change.
... every girl in Sub Saharan Africa completed primary education.
If this happened it is estimated that the maternal mortality rate would decrease by 70%...
reduction in maternal
mortality rate
Holistic We know that solving childhood literacy requires a multifaceted approach, which is why we focus onsupporting change at multiple levels -the organisational, the sectoral and thesystemic.
Open-minded We foster a culture of continuous learning within our own foundation and across all our partnerships. One where failure is feedback, and where learning is critical to improving our impact and our scale.
Trust-based Our funding is long term and flexible- we know that change takes decades not a 1-year grant; and that for an organisation to thrive, it needs core, backbone funding so it can grow sustainably.
Power-shifting We know that those closest to the issues best understand what works and what doesn’t. By putting communities and local organisations at the centre of everything we do, we create more sustainable, longer-term change.