In the Sahel region in Africa, millions of children cannot go to school due to terrorism, natural disasters or because they live in remote areas. In much of the region, there is a severe lack of qualified teachers and government officials are working against the odds to provide basic education services.

The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) supports Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger and works with their governments and development partners to ensure that even the most vulnerable children get a quality education. Since 2003, GPE has allocated close to $500 million to support children's education in these countries.