Our Work

Education and Learning

Scholarships, education hubs and practical skills that open doors, from the Foundation's first school in North Carolina to classrooms in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Education has been part of the Foundation since its first day. The Courtney Jordan Group began in 2011 with three programmes, one of them a school: The Wellington School.

To shift one’s circumstances takes, in the Foundation’s own words, three parts education, dedication and perspiration. Education remains one of the three founding tenets the Foundation centralised when it became the Courtney Jordan Foundation.

What we do

Scholarships. Continuing-education scholarships for people in developing nations, including scholarships offered through CJF Bangladesh. Why we award scholarships.
Meals and education vouchers. Support for children in Sylhet and Dhaka.
Education hubs and teacher training. Permanent education hubs in Bangladesh and a trauma-informed education model in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province, as described in Taking A Look Back.
Workforce skills. In North America, CJF America’s workforce initiatives equip people with skills in coding, design and digital media, connected to real economic opportunity.
Business education. Small Business School classes for people who want to start their own small business.