CHANGING THE WORLD, ONE MIND AT A TIME.
For the future innovators, problem-solvers and artists of the world, The Martin Reach aims to help give equal access to the tools and resources to make your dreams happen. We will accomplish this goal by funding projects that create a safe environment to learn, supplement tuition costs for those who cannot afford to pay and provide additional resources (from books to computers, and from desks to paper). We will do whatever it takes to help children reach for their dreams higher, longer and easier.
POVERTY CYCLE
A CHOICE IS MADE EVERY DAY YOU BREATHE. CHOSE THE PATH THAT IS MORE CHALLENGING BECAUSE IN THE END, IT'S THE SIGHTS WE SEE ALONG THE WAY THAT DEFINE WHO WE ARE.
Poor countries all face the same problems: food, water, shelter, industry, jobs and opportunities. These problems are especially prevalent throughout Africa, exacerbated by the fact there is not a good, free education system. Upward mobility is difficult, if not impossible, so the rich stay rich, the poor stay poor. While the middle class is growing and they undoubtedly face obstacles and challenges trying to escape the poverty cycle, it's the poor who continue to suffer the most. In a social system that doesn't support entrepreneurship nor give poor children a name or a face, the poverty cycle seems never-ending. Cast aside as not worthy and unable to afford an education, these children have no opportunity, no future and no ability to dream, so the cycle continues like a hamster running on a wheel, trying to keep up, unable to get off.
Education is the difference between working to survive in the world and working to transform the world. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP CHILDREN TRANSFORM.
“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.”
“Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.”
GIVING A VOICE
How can children know what to dream if they don’t know what’s waiting within reach? How can they realise those dreams without the proper tools? We know education lifts people from poverty and gives everyone a voice. We want children to sing loud and sing proud for all the world to hear.
