Teach a Man to Fish
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Founded Since 2006
Company Description
ABOUT US
Teach A Man To Fish is guided by a simple, all-encompassing mission: to empower young people with the skills they need to succeed in school, work, and life.
THE PROBLEM
According to the International Labour Organisation, there are 68 million unemployed young people worldwide. In the next 10 years, 1 billion young people will be joining the workforce. Conventional education is not enough to ensure lifelong success for people: they need skills that are valued by employers and that allow them to adapt to an ever-changing world.
OUR APPROACH
Through our programmes, we equip educators in and out of school settings to help young people gain business and life skills through real youth-led businesses. By participating in the planning and running of a business, children and young people develop a range of life skills and experience through practical activities.
OUR IMPACT
Thanks to our practical entrepreneurship education approach, our programmes:
Support young people to develop key life skills, such as communication, problem-solving, leadership and teamwork.
Our secondary level participants in Honduras, Nicaragua, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda improve 45% more than their non-participating peers in the acquisition of life skills.
Help students improve their academic performance, with practical experience complementing academic learning.
99% of teachers worldwide saw an improvement in participants’ academic performance.
Increase retention rates between primary and secondary education.
In Uganda, 94% of our participants enrolled in secondary school in the districts of Lango, Central 1 and West Nile (compared to 41.4% gross secondary school enrolment rate in these regions).
Foster social responsibility, encouraging young people to consider the impact of their activities on the environment and on the wellbeing of their communities.
In Nicaragua, 61% of school businesses used part of their profits for school improvements (educational materials, infrastructure, equipment).
Lead to sustainable change as young people become successful entrepreneurs or find decently-paid employment.
In Rwanda, 50% of former participants are earning nearly three times the national average for youth of their age.
Our History
How it all began
“Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you will feed him for a lifetime.”
Around 71 million young people all over the world are currently unemployed and 156 million young people are trapped in “working poverty”. Lack of skills is cited as a primary cause. Since 2006, Teach A Man To Fish has provided young people from around the world with the opportunity to develop 21st century skills through our school-business model.
Inspired by Fundación Paraguaya’s San Francisco school, Nik Kafka began the charity to enable teacher and student teams to set up and benefit from a school business. The model used is designed for schools all over the world, at any level, within any educational framework and in any economic setting.
How we work
Our offices
We deliver our programmes online from our UK office and in-person through our country offices and partnerships.
We have offices in Honduras, Uganda and South Africa, with teams delivering our programmes directly to low-income schools and communities. We deliver our programmes through local partners in these countries as well as in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Paraguay, Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya, Mozambique, and India.
Contact us
Get in touch
+44 (0)207 263 2306
Or make an enquiry online
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