DEVELOPING THE FULLNESS OF GOD-GIVEN POTENTIAL

EDUCATION

IDEAS education programs focus on individuals and communities on the margins of society, like refugees, students with disabilities, and those without access to education. 

Nurturing holistic flourishing for those on the margins

Developing their full potential.

IDEAS education programs focus on individuals and communities on the margins of society. Through music education, TESOL, library services, academic tutoring, and special education, we nurture holistic flourishing that helps people develop the fullness of their God-given potential.   

Programs Spotlight

Global Reach Libraries - Jordan / North Africa

Helping librarians engage their communities’ imagination + hope.

Global Reach Libraries (GRL) works to see library users in forgotten and overlooked communities grow in imagination and curiosity, expanding their intellectual horizons and finding hope. We do this by providing training, mentoring, and professional expertise to librarians so that they can maximize the impact of their libraries.

Helping communities expand their horizons

Librarians in developing areas lack resources + training.

Often the people asked to run libraries in schools and community programs in developing areas have no training and few resources. Professional consultancy adds value to the work they are doing in their communities and increases their impact.

One-Year Impact

3400

library patrons served by 14 librarians who received skills training from GRL

Resources + training for new opportunities

Expanding vision through literacy.

Literacy is the first step to engaging with a wider world. In one year, Global Reach Libraries helped 140 adults and children gain access to literacy programs, story times, and training in research skills.

We are compassionate professionals bringing needed expertise

Community development + education

IDEAS community development serves as the foundation for all our work. We start by listening. Our experts partner with local people to identify needs and provide services that benefit the whole community. We focus on removing barriers to education for individuals and communities on the margins of society.

  • "It is very hard to get good English training for teachers in our rural community. Being involved in this program is a dream come true. Now I have wonderful help to improve my English. Thank you!"

    Zulfiyam, Teacher in Kazakhstan

  • “Spending lesson time with you always has been like gold. I am grateful that we can discuss anything about questions or worries in life."

    12th Grade Violin Student, Jordan

  • Samira has participated in the life-coaching sessions offered at the center, which have boosted her self-esteem, communication, and leadership skills."

    Manara Center Staff, Lebanon

  • "My son began spending time at the center because the staff were so kind to him. Since then, he has changed so much. He attends tutoring and the worship and is a new person."

    Jeri’s Mother, India

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Help students like Jeri gain access to a future.

The Dignity Education Center works to improve the quality of life for Tamil-speaking Dalits who've been working in tea plantations for five generations with few opportunities to improve their life situation due to casteism and lack of services. The DEC provides English classes, academic tutoring and instruction, music classes, life skills training, and a women's support group.

Explore the culture and local communities of this historic land

Learn more about IDEAS work in Jordan

Jordan is a young state that occupies an ancient land, one that bears the traces of many civilizations.

It is a semi-arid country, covering an area of 34,495 square miles, with a population of 11.5 million. Around 95% of the country's population is Sunni Muslim.

  • IDEAS works in multisector programs that serve local communities. Explore Jordan!

  • IDEAS works in multisector programs that serve local communities. Explore North Africa!

  • IDEAS works near Almaty in multisector programs that serve local communities. Explore Kazakhstan!

  • IDEAS works in multisector programs that serve local communities. Explore Guatemala!

  • IDEAS works near Córdoba in multisector programs that serve local communities. Explore Argentina!

Where we work

As of 2019, the surface of the Dead Sea is 430.5 metres below sea level, making its shores the lowest land-based elevation on Earth.

Helping individuals & communities flourish

Our Impact

21,780

Adults + children in Asia with no access to healthcare were treated in local clinics

1000+

Wheelchairs provided in Africa + Latin America, providing mobility for people & their families

1500+

Farmers & their communities in Central Asia received agricultural training

Celebrating removing barriers to dignity

Stories of Transformation

Alma was born in Guatemala with a disability called spina bifida. Unable to walk, she spent the first 14 years of her life isolated, locked in a room, confined to a bed or the floor. Her mother said she was a mistake. Her father said she was not his daughter. Alma wanted to go to school and have friends, but her disability made that impossible.