40 Social Businesses That Provide Education

From Shirts that Buy School Supplies to 1 for 1 Bags

We're constantly profiling social businesses that sell products to help further a cause, whether that's through a buy one, give one model, or a company that uses a portion of its product sales to help support a nonprofit.

In the slideshow, we've highlighted a collection of social businesses that provide opportunities for education. For some, that involves reaching children (or adults) at a local level, and for others, it involves supporting those in other countries by contributing to tuition, books and school supplies.

We've included everything from sandals made by young women in Uganda who are working for the few months between high school and university to earn enough money for their tuition, to one-for-one backpacks that help support children in California who can't afford the luxury of a new school bag, to t-shirts whose sales help educate children in the rainforest.

SCORE
4.6 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa
GENERATION
  • Gen X
  • Gen Z (primary audience)
  • Gen Alpha (primary audience)
  • Millennial (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 66%
Activity 65%
Freshness 8%
Laptop Recycling Programs
CATEGORY
Tech
Laptop Recycling Programs
Charitable Watering Holes
CATEGORY
Social Good
Charitable Watering Holes
Education-Giving T-Shirts
CATEGORY
Social Good
Education-Giving T-Shirts
Daily Deals with Heart
CATEGORY
Social Good
Daily Deals with Heart
Enterprising Confidence Workshops
CATEGORY
Social Good
Enterprising Confidence Workshops
Plaid for Social Good
CATEGORY
Social Good
Plaid for Social Good
Flashy Fair Trade Accessories
CATEGORY
Social Good
Flashy Fair Trade Accessories
Sustainable, Empowering Rugs
CATEGORY
Social Good
Sustainable, Empowering Rugs
Sustaining Rural Development
CATEGORY
Social Good
Sustaining Rural Development
Education Springboards
CATEGORY
Social Good
Education Springboards
Non-Profit-Supporting Consumerists
CATEGORY
Social Good
Non-Profit-Supporting Consumerists
African-Made Soccer Balls
CATEGORY
Social Good
African-Made Soccer Balls
Socially-Conscious Online Bookstores
CATEGORY
Social Good
Socially-Conscious Online Bookstores
Eco-Conscious Yoga Accessories
CATEGORY
Social Good
Eco-Conscious Yoga Accessories
Organic Shade-Grown Coffee
CATEGORY
Social Good
Organic Shade-Grown Coffee
Fairtrade Chic Drinks
CATEGORY
Social Good
Fairtrade Chic Drinks
Fashion to End Violence
CATEGORY
Social Good
Fashion to End Violence
Corporate Gifting for Good
CATEGORY
Social Good
Corporate Gifting for Good
Caring Handcrafted Jewelry
CATEGORY
Social Good
Caring Handcrafted Jewelry
Opportunity-Generating Accessories
CATEGORY
Social Good
Opportunity-Generating Accessories
School Bags for Good
CATEGORY
Social Good
School Bags for Good
Discarded Designer Duds
CATEGORY
Social Good
Discarded Designer Duds
Kindaholic Nutrition Bars
CATEGORY
Social Good
Kindaholic Nutrition Bars
Antislavery Pants
CATEGORY
Social Good
Antislavery Pants
Trade-Enabling Fashion
CATEGORY
Social Good
Trade-Enabling Fashion
Socially Responsible Neckwear
CATEGORY
Social Good
Socially Responsible Neckwear
Community-Made Handicrafts
CATEGORY
Social Good
Community-Made Handicrafts
Soulful Wedding Sandals
CATEGORY
Social Good
Soulful Wedding Sandals
Social Mission Totes
CATEGORY
Social Good
Social Mission Totes
One-for-One Tees
CATEGORY
Social Good
One-for-One Tees
Hip Handwoven Attire
CATEGORY
Social Good
Hip Handwoven Attire
Reforestation Fashion
CATEGORY
Social Good
Reforestation Fashion
Repurposed Clothing Castoffs
CATEGORY
Eco
Repurposed Clothing Castoffs
Profit-Sharing Cafes
CATEGORY
Social Good
Profit-Sharing Cafes
Fair Trade Peruvian Handcrafts
CATEGORY
Social Good
Fair Trade Peruvian Handcrafts
Sustainable Hipster Fashion
CATEGORY
Social Good
Sustainable Hipster Fashion
Explosive Ethical Jewelry
CATEGORY
Social Good
Explosive Ethical Jewelry
Fair Trade Ugandan Goods
CATEGORY
Social Good
Fair Trade Ugandan Goods
Schoolbags That Give
CATEGORY
Social Good
Schoolbags That Give

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