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What does education mean to you?

Vittana is a non-profit breaking down the barriers to education around the world. We believe education is the single-most powerful tool to fight global poverty.

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Kimberly Sauerwald

"A chance for a better future."
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Jamie Nolan

"I can't even imagine where I would be without my education. I was lucky to have financial help from my family and my government, and I want to pay it forward. "
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John Clifford

Seattle, United States
"Education is a vehicle for exploring possibilities for my self, my family, my community and my world. Education is a tool that reshapes what i can see as possible for change in our interconnected world. Education allows my dreams and my daughters dreams "
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Brittany Puente

"It means having more than just the right bliss to me. It would change my whole world. Thank you for taking the time to read this e-mail. Have a good day! "
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John Rhodes

Greenville, United States
"Freedom. Empowerment. Pride. Worth. Everything"
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grace B murphy

"knowledge"
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Diahanna Stover

Las Vegas, United States
"Freedom and opportunity. Education also bolsters my self esteem as a result of having something to contribute."
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Erik Maltais

Tampa, United States
"Education is a light in the dark, a blanket in the cold and a beaten path when lost. "
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Helena Zambito-Cavanzo

Queens, United States
"Opportunity:)"
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Ashley Pichardo

Accra, Ghana
"Education is the key to a successful future! Knowledge is Power!"
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Luis Larios

Berkeley, United States
"Education means self actualization. "
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Rosemary Mitlyng

"Id like to help support people who have an interest in helping themselves with education. Education means having the potential for a better more financially stable life. An empowerment for women around the globe."
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Kyera Shea

Jersey City, United States
"The ability to make a difference."
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Sanjaya Punyasena

Seattle, United States
"Education helped me get where I am and where I am going."
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juanita obrien

"growth"
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Keaton Behrendsen

"My Great-Grandmother always told me, the only thing no one can ever take from you, if your education, so get as much as you can. I will never forget that, and will never stop learning because of her."
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Stacie Parlee

" Education is a game changer. Education means less poverty, less abuse, less illness, less death. Education means hope. I am a teacher--education means everything. "
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Conor Lansdale

"Freedom of Choice, and of everything. Education can level any playing field."
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Corne Els

"Education is the water that nourishes the mind to grow from a seed to a tree "
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Kasia Subieta

Chicago, United States
"Many things can be taken from you- your bread, your shoes, your home, but no one can take your education from you. Even more, education allows you to see an opportunity where none existed before."
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Matthew Meador

Ann Arbor, United States
"Bringing power to the people."
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amari ahmed

Taipei, Taiwan
"c'est les parents avant tout ,ensuite le gouverneur avec des lois divines , la lois et la justice sociale"
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Teri westerby

Vancouver, Canada
"Education is more than just sitting in a classroom. True learning comes from experience, and that is something you can't put a price tag on! "
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Isaac Benjamin

"Education is potential and opportunity, education is knowledge and power to steer one's life and choices. Every human is entitled to the knowledge of the race, we must not forget that"
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Sebastien de Halleux

San Francisco, United States
"Education is the mother of all superhero powers, enabling whomever receives it to change the world around them."
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Brad Hurvitz

San Diego, United States
"Education is the light of society, illuminating the potential within us all! Cheers, Brad Hurvitz TrektoTeach.org"
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Bryan Pape

"opportunity"
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Czary Tan

"the need to strive even just a bit. to have an answer to a question. getting a degree is a big difference as to getting education."
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Victoria Stewart

Dauphin Island, United States
"Education is the key to fighting poverty, hunger, abuse and despair. It provides an individual with a chance to grow and can change the course of a family's fate for generations to come."
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Abbie Prater

"Education to me is my future.My education will ensure I have a future."
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odonchimeg Radnaajaw

"hi im Odnoo im looking for college scholership if you have optional for me thanks to get me and i just finish my high school im from Mongolian "
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Julie Ryan

"Education is my opportunity to connect with people in the classroom on an intellectual level that I feel I cannot have when I'm working my full-time casino job. It gives me the chance to really be myself and have conversations about issues that I care abo"
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Jessica Castor

"My future"
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gloria mejia

Houston, United States
"To me education means a better life more options and success. "
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reynold gepiga

"Its a TREASURE!"
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Danny Dinges

Spokane, United States
"It's everything."
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Glen Quiring

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Diego Ventura

Montevideo, Uruguay
"Prosperity, development"
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Justin Dean

"next to health is the key to happiness"
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simon hilton

"knowing that you can lift a mountain on your shoulders"
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tracie west

Traverse City, United States
"It means opening up minds and setting souls on fire. It means a willingness to change the way we all think, to find your passion, one educational experience at a time."
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mahfudz spdi

Lamongan, Indonesia
"Vittana"
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robert aguilar

Los Angeles, United States
"Education is the basic building block to society. It shows people how to become productive members of society, while helping to provide to their overall community."
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Joanna Spoth

San Francisco, United States
"Opportunity and peace"
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Zeenat Arsiwalla

Seattle, United States
"My education defined my attitude to life. It opened doors, brought perspective and connected me with people having a different worldview than my own. It is a gift my parents gave me. Here's my opportunity to give to someone else"
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Mark Brown

Seattle, United States
"Knowing more about yourself, the world around you and how you can be more a part of it."
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yasushi kudo

"most important things in my life "
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Drina Strickland

"My mother is 42 and she just recently went back to school to get her bachelors degree. As a young woman she was never encourage to go to school, she didn't even realize she had the ability, but she deep down she always wanted to. Education is my mother's "
…and 10,783 other people

What education means to Vittana students

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    Serly Tri Handayani

    $3/day - Malang, Indonesia

    My hard working parents are a source of inspiration for me.

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    Ratna Agustina Maulidah

    $3/day - Banyuwangi, Indonesia

    I have always been fairly independent and try to push myself towards my goals.

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    Widya Kartika

    $7/day - Bogor, Indonesia

    I really want to live as a happy and successful person. This spirit motivates me.

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    Lucy Yanina Galván Villegas

    $4/day - Lima, Peru

    I want to do this after I graduate because I like developing children through education.

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    Luis Alberto López

    $3/day - Managua, Nicaragua

    Although we are small country, rife with problems, in our hearts, we have a vision of our country being great and successful.

Unsure about the real need for education?

7 out of 8 people in the world never finish school.

Every parent’s dream is for their child to have a better chance at life than they did. The first thing families want to spend their money on is their children’s education, but many simply don’t have enough. More than 7 out of 8 young people in the world never finish their education.

What does education mean to you?

Wondering about education’s impact?

Education can nearly triple someone’s income —from $3 to $8 per day.

Education helps young people build a life of opportunity and hope out of instability and poverty. On average, Vittana students nearly triple their income after graduating. In Asia, students go from earning $3 per day $8 per day.

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Think the world is beyond hope?

Education breaks the cycle of poverty, once and for all.

Education changes everything: it encourages peace, creates healthier families, and provides a path out of poverty. When a mother is educated, she re-invests 90% of her income into her family and educates her children, breaking the cycle once and for all.

What does education mean to you?

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We understand busy: we’re moms, dads, teachers, programmers, students, entrepreneurs. We timed it: it takes 7 seconds. Tell the world what education means to you. Help break down the barriers to education around the world.

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