The Amanjaya Foundation was created on june 19, 2008 under the aegis of Fondation de France, to support projects which aim at offering access to education to young people from the most underprivileged backgrounds.

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Education is the key to any economic activity and to any development

At an individual level, everywhere training is the passport required for employment. In a poor country the creation of a qualified job means an income that is significantly above the average, which first takes a whole family out of poverty, then impacts a community. It is also an asset for the country’s growth, which happens at the exact pace of skills development.

Since 1990, to assess the progress of nations the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) has adopted the Human Development Index (HDI), which takes into account the global education conditions.

However education is not only a necessary factor for development. The essential Education for All declaration recalls in its preamble that “education is a fundamental right for all, women and men, at all ages and throughout the world”. But this right is openly transgressed in many countries, either that direct or indirect costs forbid access to education, or that education quality does not match the needs of society and individuals.

Our solidarity duty starts with better sharing the access to a quality education.

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