Project Back to School

Project Back to School was founded in 2017 by our current Director of Development, Stella Young, during her Junior year of High School. Young ran the program with the help of her dad, and On the Ground board member Timothy Young, until her sophomore year of college. From that point on, OTG took on the program and officially launched Project Back to School.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, education is not a right and there are heavy costs associated with attendance. Each student must cover the cost of tuition, school supplies, and their uniform. For many families in the DRC, these costs are

To lessen the education gap in the DRC, On the Ground Global