UoPeople is on a mission to provide tuition-free, higher education to disenfranchised communities. In many parts of the world, millions of people are pursuing higher education. Elsewhere, millions are missing the opportunity. With your help, we can rewrite education statistics, one student at a time.

$80 will send one student to University of the People for a term. For some, that might be the cost of a dinner or a new sweater. For our students, it's the building blocks for a better life. Your donation to University of the People will give a student the chance at higher education by providing the necessary academic and administrative support.

Whether you donate $8 or $80, consider sharing this cause with 8 or more of your friends. The ripples of your network and that of your friends will grow exponentially, bringing your total impact to new heights.

Open the doors for students in need - all it takes is an $80 donation.

University of the People (UoPeople) is the world's first tuition-free, online academic institution dedicated to the global advancement of higher education. UoPeople is the brainchild of entrepreneur Shai Reshef, who has worked in international education for over 20 years. As a non-profit venture, UoPeople promises to democratize higher education by providing universal access to collegiate-level studies, despite geographic and financial constraints.

High-quality, low-cost and universal, UoPeople's pedagogical model draws on the principles of e-learning and social networking, coupled with open-source technology and courseware.

Contributions or gifts to University of the People are not tax deductible as charitable contributions at this stage in the United States of America.

Shai Reshef is the Founder & President of University of the People (UoPeople), the world’s first tuition-free, online academic institution.

In 2009, Reshef was named one of Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People in Business,” selected by OneWorld as one of its “People of 2009” and awarded a fellowship by Ashoka. He also joined the United Nations’ Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development (GAID) as a High-level Adviser, working closely with the organization to cultivate a platform for open and inclusive policy dialogue on the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in education development.