Annual Report 2023

Scripture Union International is the global coordinating body for the Scripture Union movement, connecting and supporting national SU movements in 120 countries to engage children, young people and families with the Bible. In 2023, SUI facilitated resource development workshops in Uganda and Sri Lanka producing 12 new Bible resources, completed its three-year Child Protection and Safeguarding training programme across all movements, launched its Young Ambassador programme, and deepened its partnership with the Lausanne Movement. Income was £1.14 million for the year ending 31 December 2023.

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📋About

Supporting and connecting national SU movements; Bible Engagement resource development; Child Protection and Safeguarding training; project management training; Young Ambassador programme; Lausanne Movement partnership; sustainability and fundraising support

📊Key Metrics

Scripture Union movements active across 120 countries worldwide Key Metric 1
12 new culturally relevant Bible Engagement resources developed at workshops in Uganda and Sri Lanka Key Metric 2
50 Young Ambassadors from around the world brought together for the first time ahead of the Global Assembly in Malaysia Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Three-year Child Protection and Safeguarding training programme completed; all national movements delivering children's programmes now trained
  • Project management training delivered in Kenya with representatives from nine movements across two SU Community Groups
  • Bible Engagement Hub established on SU Global Extranet with 19 quality resources in 5 languages, freely available for download and translation

📍Geography

International

2025 Enhanced

Annual Review 2024-25

55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 1
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 2
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
Key Metric 3
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
2024

Annual Review 2024

450+ adults and young people enrolled on Adult Learning courses annually, with 94.77% achieving their learning goals
Key Metric 1
368 participants improved spoken and written English through ESOL courses in 2024
Key Metric 2
300+ children receiving extra reading support across 12 Leeds schools through 70+ volunteers
Key Metric 3
45 single parents supported into employment, education or training through Single Parent Power project