Keeping Students in School Long-Term
One term of support rarely changes a family's situation. This cause is about staying with a student for as many years as it takes.
Dropout risk doesn't end after one good year
A family's circumstances change year to year — a bad harvest, an illness, a sibling who needs support too. A student who was safely enrolled last year can be at risk again the next. Short-term aid can get a student through a single crisis, but it doesn't remove the underlying risk that pulls students out of school one grade at a time.
Entraide Asia treats long-term enrollment as something to actively manage, not assume — following up year after year with the same students and families rather than funding a single school year and moving on.
What multi-year support looks like
Household Allowances
Modest, regular payments to families so a child's education doesn't compete directly with the household budget each month.
Transport, Every Year
Bicycles and transport support renewed as students move up through secondary school, when the distance to class often grows.
Following Up in Person
Christophe and local partners check in with sponsored students directly, catching problems — illness, family hardship, falling grades — before they become a reason to drop out.
Through to University
For students who qualify, support extends past secondary school into university or vocational study, rather than stopping at graduation.
Children supported by Bayon School, Cambodia, with their school bags — long-term support means staying beside them year after year.
Bayon School and individual students in Myanmar
At Bayon School, secondary students are given a bicycle and a household allowance renewed each year, not just once. Christophe applies the same approach to individual students he sponsors directly in Myanmar — support that continues for as long as a student stays in school, checked on through in-person visits rather than a one-time grant.
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Commitments measured in years, not terms
Where possible, support is structured as an ongoing commitment to a specific student or school rather than a one-off gift, because the risk of dropping out rarely disappears after a single term of help. Staying involved year after year is what actually keeps a student enrolled through to graduation.