Make A Real Change In A Young Person’s Life

FOTIS is a non-profit organization directed by volunteers and based in Geneva, Switzerland.  Its purpose is to provide secondary education to students in developing countries who would otherwise not be able to continue their studies.  A secondary education gives young people the opportunity to build a brighter future, both for themselves and for their communities.

Around the world the number of young people not attending secondary school remains high, the estimate is that over one third of all secondary school age children do not attend school. The situation is more critical in some regions,  in Sub-Saharan Africa almost three quarters are out of school,  in South Asia close to one half. The barriers to secondary education are essentially financial. Young people are needed by their families to work and help provide livelihood. Secondary education is expensive as the families not only have to provide the school fees, but also books, uniforms and often transportation.

FOTIS is dedicated to providing access to secondary school education for children in developing countries around the world

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2025 Chinese New Year Dinner

2025 Chinese New Year Dinner

The Lunar Year of the SNAKE is a time of transformation, growth and introspection   For the second year the Chinese New Year celebration at the China Garden Restaurant in Geneva on 10 February 2025 was a great success with over 100 participants and a fantastic...

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ConnectSwiss: New Sponsorship

ConnectSwiss: New Sponsorship

In January 2024, FOTIS started sponsoring a new class of 30 students in their first year at the International Village School in Kenya.  We will continue sponsoring them until their graduation in four years’ time. Here they are with their parents at the enrolment day,...

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FOTIS alumni in Honduras

FOTIS alumni in Honduras

With Educate2Envision as partner, FOTIS has sponsored 20 students in very remote mountain regions in Honduras since 2016. The students cover large distances to reach the classroom. This often means travelling across challenging terrains, through area affected by high...

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FOTIS Patron Scheme 2025/26: Back to School

 

It’s back-to-school time for many children around the world and thanks to the generous support of our donors FOTIS students are also preparing for new semesters of learning.

For our 15th anniversary in September 2023 we launched the ‘Back To School’ campaign, an invitation to become a Patron or a Friend of FOTIS by pledging an annual support.

We are renewing the campaign this September 2025: It couldn’t be easier to sign up as an individual, family or corporate, just follow the link. In an increasingly difficult environment for non-profits around the world, FOTIS continues to  raise and distribute  funds, this year adding  projects in Burkina Faso and Haiti.

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100 Resolutions for Education 2024 

 

We are grateful  to all who have joined the 100 Resolutions for Education 2024. Here a few words of thank you from our students in Colombia.

Since 2008 number of students sponsored for 2 to up to 7 years of school:

students sponsored

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With the support of our donors this year FOTIS has sponsored 135 students, 31 have successfully graduated!

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