School in a Bag

School in a Bag

Chilthorne Domer, Somerset, United Kingdom

EducationChildren & YouthHumanitarian aid & Disaster relief
CharityInternational reach1-10 staff
Profile last updated: May 3, 2026

About

School in a Bag is a charity based in Chilthorne Domer, United Kingdom working on education, children & youth, humanitarian aid & disaster relief.

School in a Bag is a UK registered charity based in Chilthorne Domer, Somerset, England. It distributes SchoolBags filled with educational resources to disadvantaged, disaster-affected and displaced children in countries around the world. Bags are either packed in the UK or sourced in-country, and each internationally shipped bag is numbered and trackable. The charity works with local partner organisations to distribute the bags. It grew out of the Piers Simon Appeal, set up in 2005 in memory of Piers Simon, who died in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and became a standalone charity in 2019.

Location

Chilthorne Domer, United Kingdom

Organisation type

Charity

Legal form

Limited company

Staff

1-10

Focus areas

educationschool supplieschildrendisaster reliefcharityUK

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

EducationChildren & YouthHumanitarian aid & Disaster relief

Works for

ChildrenRefugees & MigrantsPeople in poverty

How they work

Direct services

Countries of operation

SwazilandSierra LeoneSri LankaUganda

Funding & support

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerLegacy givingFundraise

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

ShelterBox, Yala Fund

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