Mobile School vzw

Mobile School vzw is a Belgian organisation that commits itself to working with street children worldwide, by helping existing organisations to increase the efficiency of their activities on the streets.

Mobile School vzw develops educational materials for streetwork with street children. These materials consist of a mobile school and an educational package of 250 panels. The materials are fully adapted to the reality of the street.

Mobile School vzw has more than 25 partner organisations worldwide. Mobile School vzw offers its educational materials to these partner projects and provides capacity building trainings to the streetworkers. The street work methodology and the collaboration with the partner organisations, is based on empathy and empowerment.


A mobile school

A mobile school is a box on wheels that can be pulled manually by the streetworkers through the streets of the city. Within the main box there are 2 smaller boxes that slide out via a telescopic system, and within those there are another 2 panels that can be extended. All surfaces are blackboard.





Educational panels

In this way the compact school on wheels can be extended to a big educational game board of six meters in length. Educational panels can be attached to all surfaces on both sides, creating a 12 meter long fun and educational space on het street.





Vision of Mobile School

The primary objective of the mobile school is to approach the street children in their own familiar environment to create a positive and constructive meeting place where the child is unconditionally accepted and respected.

The essence of the street work with the mobile school is focused on the self-image and self esteem of the street child. A negative self-image is a typical characteristic prevalent in most street children. As a result it’s very difficult for the child to make a conscious and self-motivated decision to leave the streets.

For the street child, reintegration implies a long, hard process of adaptation and a complete change of reality, which requires a tremendous amount of determination and will-power. This can only be achieved if the child makes the conscious choice itself and believes in both the process and itself. The streetworkers must support the child by consolidating its resilience and encouraging it to find the courage to start this long journey.

Working on the self-image of the street child, means creating the foundation on which the further reintegration process can be built. For the mobile school this first step is of utmost importance: getting the child started. Every step forward is important, even if the end result is not reached. Therefore, humanization and prevention are likewise important objectives for the mobile school.
The mobile school is an instrument, with which the streetworkers can help increase the self-esteem of the street children. Literacy, numeracy, health education, creative therapy and game education are all elements of the mobile school that help confront the child with its capacities and increases the child’s self-awareness.




Support Mobile School vzw

Mobile School vzw is an independent Belgian organisation. The structural costs of the organisation are funded by Streetwize training and consultancy.

You can support us by transferring on following account:


IBAN: BE04 5230 8020 4931

Swift/BIC: TRIOBE91

(IBAN = International Bank Account Number. Swift/BIC = Bank Identifier Code)