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Our Children Learning

Ytre Arna, Norway

EducationWater & SanitationHealthChildren & Youth
NGOFounded 2021International reach
Profile last updated: July 19, 2026

About

Founded in 2021, Our Children Learning is a non-governmental organisation based in Ytre Arna, Norway working on education, water & sanitation, health +4 more.

Our Children Learning is a non-profit organisation based in Bergen, Norway, founded in February 2021. It builds and runs schools and wells in Kokaga, a rural area of Chad, where it reports around 900 pupils across six schools and eleven wells providing clean water. The organisation has also built a health station, Annas helsestasjon, which opened in November 2025 and serves around 7,000 residents of the project area. Its work includes a sewing school and workshop for women and young mothers, a school library, and a project recording local oral histories in the Tunya language. The organisation aims to become financially independent by developing income-generating projects, such as school uniform production, so that local communities can take over operation and maintenance of facilities. It is funded by individual donors, including regular givers via Vipps, foundations, Rotary clubs and local businesses.

Location

Ytre Arna, Norway

Founded

2021

Organisation type

NGO

Legal form

ideell organisasjon

Legal name

Our Children Learning

Registration

926 747 312

Focus areas

educationschoolsclean waterwellshealthwomen and girlsyoung mothersoral historyChadKokaga

Languages

NO

Causes & programmes

Causes

EducationWater & SanitationHealthChildren & YouthGender equalityCommunity developmentHeritage

Works for

ChildrenYouthWomen & GirlsCommunities

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmes

Programmes

Skoler i Kokaga (schools in Kokaga)

Education · Chad

Builds and runs schools in the Kokaga area of Chad, including a main school in Mairom and satellite schools in surrounding villages.

Brønner (wells)

Water & Sanitation · Chad

Builds wells in villages in Kokaga to give communities access to clean water, with 11 wells built to date.

Annas helsestasjon (Anna's health station)

Health · Chad

Community health station in Mairom offering health education, vaccinations, basic wound care and childbirth support for women.

Syskole og syverksted (sewing school and workshop)

Employment & Skills · Chad

Sewing school teaching literacy and sewing skills to women and young mothers, producing school uniforms and sanitary pads for sale.

Izadine-biblioteket (library)

Education · Chad

School library with easy-to-read books and materials, named after a pupil, to encourage reading and writing.

Et folks historie (oral history project)

Heritage · Chad

Records and writes down oral histories and stories from Kokaga communities to preserve local culture and support literacy.

Countries of operation

Chad

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsGrantsCorporate partnershipsEarned income

Ways to support

DonateMonthly givingCorporate partnership

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Stiftelsen Anna Jebsens Minde, Rotary clubs Arna, Bergenhus and Torgallmenningen, Ytre Arna Sanitetsforening, KFUM/KFUK Vel Bevart, Mikkelsen og Pettersen Data, M Vest Energy, Gullfjell Consulting, Grafisk Digital, Aktiv Omsorg Vest, Attføringsbedriften A2G Bjørklund

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