
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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FOTIS sponsored students in 2022 from Viet Nam, Rwanda, Honduras and Sierra Leone
In 2022, 31 students sponsored by FOTIS in Viet Nam, Rwanda, Honduras and Sierra Leone have successfully graduated from secondary school. Many have taken National exams for admission to university, for others there is the opportunity of rewarding jobs. The impact of...
Education for All Sierra Leone – Interview
The following interview with the founder Martine Coppens shows the successful progress of the project and the impact of FOTIS sponsorship. What are the latest improvements you see in the village’s ‘Education for All’ program?The biggest improvement in the...
Letter from a graduate in Ethiopia
In 2012 FOTIS agreed to sponsor 7 Ethiopian girls who were HIV positive orphans. They lived and were cared for in a home run by Artists for Charity, an Ethiopian/Swiss organization. The girls were motived to do well despite their difficult start in life. FOTIS...
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.

100 Resolutions for Education 2024
Since 2008 number of students sponsored for 2 to up to 7 years of school:
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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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