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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2024 Chinese New Year Dinner

2024 Chinese New Year Dinner

  Monday, 12 February 2024, FOTIS celebrated the Chinese New Year, the year of the dragon,  with a dinner at the China Garden Restaurant in Geneva. It was a great success and a very enjoyable evening with over 80 donors and friends participating in a sumptuous...

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Chinese New Year Dinner

Chinese New Year Dinner

On the Chinese New Year FOTIS hosted a sumptuous dinner at a Geneva restaurant with Chinese themed entertainment, the first in-person event in 3 years! It was a very successful and fun time with old and new friends. The dinner was sold out and thanks to our generous...

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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

Countries

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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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