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Our Impact

Education goes beyond the four walls of the classroom. The TEFL Academy is proud to announce we have partnered with United World Schools and built a primary school in Kanpur, Nepal! Together, we are bringing education to children in some of the most remote communities, empowering students and ultimately teaching the unreached. We are providing these pupils with the tools they need to flourish and choose their own pathway in life and ultimately break out of the poverty cycle.

 

Our Goal

Our goals are aligned with those of UWS. We have a passion for education and seek to empower children through this. Since 2008, UWS has built 250 schools and trained 1,000 local and government teachers and reached 43,000 children in Nepal, Myanmar and Cambodia with life-changing education. Not only has The TEFL Academy funded the building of the school, but we continue to fund the resources and materials needed for schooling. Over 120 children are currently receiving an education absolutely free of charge.

Timeline

  • Feb 2021
    Feb 2021

    A community was identified and proposed to The TEFL Academy as location for the new school.

    The partnership was launched and the first donation made, allowing UWS to begin work...

  • Mar-Apr 2021
    Mar-Apr 2021

    UWS worked with the community to find an appropriate site for the build, carried out community engagement visits and met with local authorities.

    Procurement of materials began and UWS recruited locals to volunteer to build the school.

  • May-Jun 2021
    May-Jun 2021

    The school build began. 4-8 classrooms were built depending on need. Additionally we built a latrines, access to clean drinking water and a teachers' house.

    Engagement visits continued to take place and a UWS Education Officer was assigned to the project.

  • Jul-Aug 2021
    Jul-Aug 2021

    UWS worked with the community to recruit and train community members to become community teachers.

    Local government committed to allocating government teachers to the new school.

  • Sep 2021
    Sep 2021

    The school finally opened and what an achievement! But our work was not done.

    Now our focus has changed to education, education, education. The wonderful pupils of the school deserve a world leading education and we are determined to provide it.

  • March 2022
    March 2022

    In partnership with Educate A Child (EAC), UWS launched a Dropout Prevention Programme. This programme aims to identify students in UWS schools at risk of dropping out due to poverty, gender, discrimination and locality.

    School retention teams deliver interventions to allow these students to stay in school.

    Also in March 2022, a Mothers' Group was formed at UWS Kanpur School. This group encourages mothers to get involved in their children’s educational activities as a means of support.

  • May 2022
    May 2022

    A Girls’ Club was opened at UWS Kanpur school. This club was established to support girls on relevant issues and to serve as support mechanisms for girls at risk of early school dropout. The club aims to increase girls’ resilience, as well as awareness and knowledge of how to exercise their rights.

    The group meets regularly to discuss a number of topics including menstrual hygiene management, gender equality and leadership development.

  • 5 June 2022
    5 June 2022

    A tree planting day was held at UWS Kanpur School where one tree was planted for each student as part of World Environment Day.

  • June 2023
    June 2023

    We are still hard at work maintaining the UWS Kanpur school. Currently there are 123 students enrolled at UWS Kanpur, from kindergarten to Grade 8. There are 13 teachers currently teaching at UWS Kanpur School.

Who are United World Schools?

United World Schools (UWS) works in some of the world’s poorest regions to provide free primary education to children. They collaborate with communities that are determined to break out of the poverty cycle and in return, receive a commitment that they will send their children to school, including their girls (promoting gender equality). United World Schools help transforms communities, giving them a new sense of hope.

 

Why UWS?

We only work with partners that share the same values and vision as we do, so when the opportunity came up to partner with UWS on such a monumental project, we knew we’d be a perfect match. We believe that education transforms lives and every child should have access to education. United World Schools strive to improve, through education, life opportunities for some of the world’s poorest children living in remote and marginalised communities – a truly inspiring mission. We are forming a synergistic partnership whereby together we can teach, enrich, and empower, for generations to come.

Corporate Social Responsibility

The TEFL Academy is committed to enforcing positive change through education. We have funded and continue to support the build and operation of of a primary school in Nepal, so that local children will have access to education, something that would not have been previously possible. By breaking the cycle of illiteracy, these children will be able to build a better life and lift their families out of poverty.

A message from UWS CEO, Lizz Munday...

“We are absolutely delighted to be working in partnership with The TEFL Academy. Together, we are having a profound impact in the lives of teachers, students and community members. Our work is creating genuine system reform, providing a quality and inclusive education to the children at Kanpur School. It is inspiring to work with the visionary team at The TEFL Academy, where together we believe that educating the future, changes the future.”

 

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