Mona Foundation

Mona Foundation We're on a mission to alleviate global poverty and build a more just and equitable world for all. It enables. It empowers. It gives voice. It gives choice.
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Mona Foundation envisions a world where every child has access to education -- because education changes everything. It protects the environment. It promotes peace. For the past 25 years we have worked to make this vision a reality by partnering with grassroots organizations that educate children, empower women and girls, and foster ethics and service to develop change agents who uplift themselves

, their families, and their communities. Our work is rooted in our core belief in the oneness of humanity and our conviction that every person, irrespective of geography and economic standing, has the right to self-determination and the responsibility to build their capacity and fully participate in the social and economic development of their communities. This work is driving progress on gender equality, breaking the cycle of poverty, and contributing to sustainable change in the overall well-being of communities in dozens of countries across four continents. Since 1999, Mona Foundation has partnered with 41 grassroots organizations in 23 countries to support the education of over 4.2 million students (over 50% girls). Our next goal is to educate 10 million students by 2030.

What does expanding access to education for 296 young people actually look like?It looks like Jorge in Panama.A student ...
06/06/2026

What does expanding access to education for 296 young people actually look like?

It looks like Jorge in Panama.

A student who grew up six blocks from Badi School, graduated at the top of his class, and spent more than 500 hours tutoring his classmates. By the time he graduated, 32 of them had achieved academic honors for the first time.

It looks like Alexandra in Guatemala.

A Girl Pioneer from a rural Indigenous community who placed third at her country's National Science Olympiad with an innovative project combining renewable energy science and Indigenous cultural identity.

And it looks like former scholarship recipients in Vietnam.

Years after receiving support themselves, they returned to help build a new school and raised money among themselves to buy bicycles for students walking more than an hour each day to get there.

These stories remind us that education is about so much more than a classroom.
It's about young people discovering their potential, communities investing in one another, and graduates who choose to create opportunities for the next generation.

As we celebrate the conclusion of Move4Mona, we're grateful for every person who walked, ran, donated, fundraised, and shared in this movement.

Because while the campaign may be over, what it helped build is only beginning to take root.

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One of the most exciting parts of surpassing our Move4Mona goal is imagining the futures it will help unlock.Futures lik...
06/04/2026

One of the most exciting parts of surpassing our Move4Mona goal is imagining the futures it will help unlock.

Futures like Alexandra's.

Alexandra grew up in a rural Indigenous community in Sololá, Guatemala, where girls' education is too often constrained by poverty, gender expectations, and scarce school resources. But at MAIA Impact School, she developed not only strong academic skills, but also the confidence, leadership, and critical thinking that are helping her turn her aspirations into reality.

Last year, she placed third in Guatemala's National Science Olympiad with an innovative project that combined renewable energy science with Indigenous cultural identity—demonstrating how local knowledge and global innovation can work hand in hand.

Her story is a powerful reminder that talent exists everywhere. What changes lives is access to opportunity, supportive educators, and communities that invest in young people's potential.

As we celebrate exceeding our Move4Mona goal, we're celebrating the possibilities that education helps unlock—not just for one student, but for entire communities.

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Before we share a single Move4Mona result, THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts! 🧡Thank you to EVERY person across 55...
06/01/2026

Before we share a single Move4Mona result, THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts! 🧡

Thank you to EVERY person across 55 cities and 4 countries who walked, ran, donated, fundraised, volunteered, shared our mission, or cheered someone on from the sidelines.

And thank you to the fellows and youth ambassadors who built peer-to-peer campaigns from the ground up, making this year's Move4Mona the largest youth-led campaign in our history.

TOGETHER, WE SURPASSED OUR GOAL -- raising a total of $39,124 to send 296 children to school for a year!

WOW! 🎉 🎉 🎉

Today, we're celebrating this achievement and all it makes possible.

Because every student reached has the potential to become a mentor, leader, innovator, and changemaker in their community.

Thank you for being part of this movement.

05/31/2026

Today is the last day of Move4Mona 2026.

But what we’re moving toward doesn’t end tonight.

For 27 years, Mona’s grassroots partners have continued showing up for children, families, and communities — building schools, training teachers, empowering girls, and creating opportunities that keep expanding long after a single campaign closes.

Move4Mona is one moment each year where that shared commitment becomes visible.

A reminder that people across the world still believe education matters enough to move for it.

To give for it.
To keep building toward it together.

And today, there is still time to be part of that movement.

Every $132 raised helps educate another child for a year.

If you’ve been meaning to join us, this is your moment to move what matters: monafoundation.org/move4mona

When one child gains access to education, families grow stronger, communities gain opportunity, and future generations i...
05/29/2026

When one child gains access to education, families grow stronger, communities gain opportunity, and future generations inherit new possibilities.

That’s the heart of Move4Mona.

Together, we’re working to help 270 children access education before May 31 — and every step, donation, and share helps move us closer.

Join us in creating lasting change:
Donate at monafoundation.org/move4mona

All meaningful progress requires movement. But not all movement is measured in steps or miles.Some movement looks like:A...
05/27/2026

All meaningful progress requires movement. But not all movement is measured in steps or miles.

Some movement looks like:
A teacher continuing to guide students despite impossible conditions.
A parent choosing to keep investing in their child’s education.
A young person refusing to give up on their future.
A community deciding that opportunity should belong to everyone.

That’s what Move4Mona has always represented.

Not just movement across distance —
but movement toward the kind of world we want to help build together.

As this campaign soon comes to a close, we’re reminded that real change grows through consistency: people continuing to show up for one another across borders, generations, and circumstances.

There are still a few days left to help us reach 270 children before May 31. Every $132 raise sends another child to school for a year.

Move what matters:
Donate at monafoundation.org/move4mona

Right now, our community is helping shape 270 futures.Not hypothetically.Not someday.Right now.A student in Guatemala ga...
05/22/2026

Right now, our community is helping shape 270 futures.

Not hypothetically.
Not someday.
Right now.

A student in Guatemala gains the confidence to raise her hand for the first time and create a new trajectory for her life.

A girl in rural India discovers her own brilliance and capacity, taking her to university classrooms she once never imagined entering.

A young person in South Africa begins to see himself not only as someone who can succeed — but as someone who can contribute meaningfully to his community.

This is what education makes possible when communities invest in young people over time.

And this month through Move4Mona, that investment is taking shape in beautiful ways:
- students organizing 5Ks with their friends,
- families fundraising together,
- people walking, running, donating, and showing up for children they may never meet, but deeply believe matter.

Because every child deserves the opportunity to develop their potential, discover their voice, and shape their own future.

We’re now more than halfway toward our $35,600 goal with nine days remaining.

If this month’s stories have stayed with you, we invite you to help open the door for one more child.

$132 provides education for one child for an entire year.
Donate at monafoundation.org/move4mona

Deepti is 16 years old and lives in India.An orphan, she works mornings as a maid to support herself. In the afternoon, ...
05/20/2026

Deepti is 16 years old and lives in India.

An orphan, she works mornings as a maid to support herself. In the afternoon, she attends Prerna Girls School — an initiative of Study Hall Educational Foundation (SHEF), a Mona Foundation partner since 2008.

Without access to education, her future may have been shaped by limitation and survival alone.

Instead, through Deepti’s brilliance and Prerna’s persistence, she was just awarded a FULL scholarship to United World College Singapore!

Because a community invested in her potential before the world could fully see it yet.

About the same time, 50 students gathered in Seattle for the first-ever student-led Move4Mona event organized by one of Mona’s Youth Leaders. Some walked. Some ran the full 5K. And afterward, they sat together in the lake, laughing, talking, and reflecting on what they had built together.

A girl in India whose future expanded because people believed in her.

Young people in Seattle choosing to move for children they may never meet because they believe those futures matter too.

People choosing to show up for one another.

This is what Move4Mona is made of.

There is still time to take part. Every step, every donation this month helps expand what’s possible for another child.

With over $21,000 raised so far, every gift will bring us closer to reaching our $35,600 goal to send 270 children to school for a year.

Join us this May. Every $132 donated sends another child to school.

👉 monafoundation.org/move4mona

On a Saturday morning earlier this month, 50 students gathered at a park in Seattle to walk for 270 children they have ...
05/19/2026

On a Saturday morning earlier this month, 50 students gathered at a park in Seattle to walk for 270 children they have never met.

One of our Mona Youth Leaders helped organize the entire event. A local school donated $20 for every student who registered because they believed this was worth investing in.

Some students walked. A handful ran the full 5K. And when it was over, they pulled chairs into the lake and sat together — feet in the water, talking, reflecting, and taking in what they had built together.

That morning launched our annual Move4Mona campaign which has now raised $20,658 toward our $35,600 goal to send 270 children to school for a year.

Every dollar reflects a choice:
a student who showed up,
a donor who believed it mattered,
a community that decided to move together.

And on the other side of those choices are children whose futures are expanding because people chose to invest in them.

We are halfway through Move4Mona with two weeks left.
If you’ve been following along and haven’t joined yet, this is the moment.
Every $132 raised sends another child to school for a year.

👉 monafoundation.org/move4mona

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