GRATIA VITA
GRATIAVITA
💔 The Reality We Can’t Unsee
98M
Children aged 6–11 are completely out of school
At the age when they should be writing their names and discovering stories, they’re surviving — not learning.
In Sub-Saharan Africa, 1 in 3 primary-aged children have never even entered a classroom.
79M
Children are doing hazardous work that can kill them
They inhale toxic fumes, carry crushing loads, and work in dangerous fields and factories — some as young as 5 years old.
These children risk their lives daily while their future fades in silence.
152M
Children have lost one or both parents
Orphaned by war, poverty, disease, or disaster — many live without protection, support, or access to school.
Most will never be adopted. Most will never get another chance.
$55
Spent per child annually
That’s $0.15 a day — is all that’s spent on a child’s education in many low-income countries.
Barely enough for pencils, let alone teachers, books, or safe classrooms.
Millions of Futures, Left Behind.
385 million children. Not numbers — children. Forgotten by the world because they’re too poor to pay school fees, too alone with no parents, too hungry to dream, or too tired from working jobs their hands were never meant to do. This isn’t just a crisis — it’s a crime against innocence. If this doesn’t break your heart, check if you still have one.
373.5M
2023
385.2M
2024
367.4M
2022
362.7M
2021