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  • Place

    Caravan to Class is inspired by the idea of the Camel Caravans that used to traverse the Sahara Desert near Timbuktu, Mali.

  • People

    Caravan to Class works closely with local villagers, ensuring their commitment to prioritize the education of their deserving children.

  • Educators

    Caravan to Class is grateful to the teachers and their commitment to bring literacy to the children of far away villages in Africa.


  • Inspiration

    Caravan to Class gets its inspiration to advocate for literacy in the Southern Sahara from the children of the villages where we operate.

  • The Place

  • The People

  • The Educators

  • Our Inspiration

Imagine a world...  where no matter where a child
lives, the fundamental right of education is assured.

Caravan to Class brings education to the children of Mali, and in the future other countries in Africa, village by village, reversing the injustice of illiteracy. Find out about:

With your support in helping to educate a child in one of the villages where Caravan to Class operates, we not only bring the gift of literacy directly to a child in a village in Africa, but also break the cycle of illiteracy in the child’s family and bring hope for the future to the village.


Caravan to Class’ work in Female Adult Literacy was showcased at Dining for Women National Conference at the US Institute of Peace.

Caravan to Class’ award-winning Female Adult Literacy program was funded with a 2-year grant from Dining for Women

MAY 9, 2018

Caravan to Class’ Founder, Barry Hoffner, was one of only a handful of men to attend Dining for Women’s National Conference at the US Institute of Peace in Washington D.C. May 4th and 5th, which was attended by more than 300 Dining for Women members nationally. Dining for Women partners with a select number of small organizations with a focus on women’s rights, as well as large humanitarian organizations like Unicef and the Peace Corps. The conference saw an impressive list of speakers both working in the field and in the political sphere fighting for women’s rights globally.

February 5, 2018

PRESS RELEASE

Caravan to Class launches "Bourse Jackie" university scholarship program for female high school graduates in Timbuktu

Program will honor Jackie Hoffner, wife of founder of Caravan to Class

As Caravan to Class begins its ninth year of operations focused on literacy in one of Africa’s historically significant places, Timbuktu, the organization has launched The Young Women's University Scholarship Program, a new program to create real "change-makers" by providing 4-year scholarships for five high school graduates from Timbuktu to attend university in Bamako, the capital of Mali in West Africa.

October 16, 2017

Caravan to Class has won the prestigious World Food Program USA Catherine Bertini Trust Fund Award.

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On World Food Day (October 16), Caravan to Class was announced as one of the recipients of the World Food Program USA Fall 2017 Catherine Bertini Trust Fund award. The award, given also this year to the Jeneba Project of Sierra Leone, is awarded to organizations that bolster women’s empowerment across the globe. Supporting grassroots initiatives that boost access to training and educational opportunities for girls, the fund has awarded more than 20 grants over the last decade.

Mamma Haidara Library of Manuscripts

View this report about our visit with Dr. Abdel Kader Haidara, whose brave efforts have helped save thousands of Mali's ancient manuscripts from destruction. Dr. Haidara's team and their work is the subject of the book The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer (Simon & Schuster. April 2016, ISBN 9781476777405).

Our Latest Impact Report


View our latest Impact Report to learn how your support has helped Caravan to Class bring literacy to children and adult women of Mali.

Our Latest Impact Report


View our latest Impact Report to learn how your support has helped Caravan to Class bring literacy to children and adult women of Mali.

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Our Schools in Action

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Watch this video of girls reciting the alphabet in our school in Tombouz, Timbuktu, Mali.

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A student in a Caravan to Class school writes...

"Caravan to Class helps assure a good education for all students, which guaranties a better future. I love to read… to read a book or a letter to my parents, who can't read… or simply to read information from some place far away."
~ Fadimata Walet, 6th grade, Tedeini school

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Drone footage of the Kokonji school newly-built by Caravan to Class in Mali