Our Results
In just 10 months, Luminos students progress from not recognizing letters of the alphabet to reading short stories. Below is a summary of our results to date, followed by a study on Luminos’ long-term impact.
Children brought back to school
%
Female students
Teachers trained
%
Of students advance to mainstream schools
%
Of students are still in mainstream schools after 12 months
2x
Luminos students are twice as likely to complete primary school than their peers
Indirect beneficiaries
Classrooms
(2022-23 school year)
Long-Term Impact
Since 2011, we have commissioned a series of external evaluations by the University of Sussex Centre for International Education to understand how effectively our Second Chance program addresses the learning needs of out-of-school children. The most recent longitudinal study released in 2018 tracked 625 children who participated in Luminos’ 10-month Second Chance program in 2011, completed it, and then transitioned to government schools. Their progress was compared against 1,250 government students.
The study had some profound findings.
It shows that the Luminos Second Chance program has a long-term impact. Even six years after completing the program and transitioning into mainstream government schooling, Luminos children continue to fare better than their government counterparts.
Read a summary of the longitudinal study
The full report and additional Second Chance evaluations from the University of Sussex are available on the Education Insights page.
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The Luminos Fund is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt charitable organization registered in the United States (EIN 36-4817073).