What is Crossing Borders?

We support children and young people in less-developed regions by improving their educational opportunities

Taking the statement "We change the world for the better" as its motto, Crossing Borders is focused on making a sustainable contribution in less fortunate regions of the world.

Education enables children and young people to lead a better and more independent life. If knowledge and experience are passed on, a sustainable and self-perpetuating effect is achieved that allows families and whole communities to progress. By focusing our efforts on poor regions, we achieve the most comprehensive effect with our available resources.

As an independent association, we have currently 190 members worldwide. Up until now, we have supported projects in 34 countries and on four continents.


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What do we do?

Financial assistance and organizational support for projects

Crossing Borders offers financial assistance and organizational support to projects that improve the education opportunities of children and young people in disadvantaged regions of the world. In special cases, projects in other regions are also supported. More rarely, we support the charitable engagement of our associations members financially through donations.

Additionally, we also try to foster networks of knowledge exchange and communication activities that aim at enhancing social awareness and social competencies.

How to support us?



Support the idea

By sharing our passion, spreading the word and actively bringing in your thoughts and ideas, you are making a contribution. We are always looking for fresh ideas, networking opportunities, interesting project proposals, and motivated people sharing our commitment.

Spread the word and help us to reach more people!

Donate

We guarantee that donations are used in order to improve the education opportunities of children in less-developed regions of the world. All donations are used exclusively for supporting our partner projects.

It is straightforward - you donate and we make sure your money goes directly to the cause.


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Support the projects

What counts in the end is that children receive support in order to live a self-determined and happy life. Support for this cause does not necessarily have to go via Crossing Borders, we are happy to create opportunities for direct engagement within the projects

Check out the section "What does Crossing Borders do?" in order to learn more about our projects and their concrete support needs.

Pupils helping pupils (Albania)

Since 1995, the »Schüler helfen Schülern« association has been striving to improve the educational opportunities for children and young adults in North-Eastern Albania.

With support that has been provided, seven schools and five new day-care facilities were built and additional facilities were renovated and equipped with furniture and educational materials. More than 10.000 books made it possible to build up libraries in schools where previously no reading materials had been available. A youth center for children from poor neighborhoods was also established in the city of Shkodra. Five years ago, an intensive training program for teachers was put in place. Special efforts have been made to provide English lessons to dedicated learning groups. In 2011, a language camp was organized by the Austrian partners, local teachers and supporters. Families in need are also being supported by receiving basic household goods, clothing and food items. University students receive scholarships – until now four former grant holders have returned to the region as teachers.

How to support this project?

The project is looking for engaged teachers and skilled artisans who are willing to give their support to the project in Albania.

Partner:

Verein „Schüler Helfen Schülern“

http://www.shs-albanien.at

Where:

Miridite Region (Albania)