Basic Organization Information
Worldteach, Inc.
- Also Known As:
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WorldTeach
- Physical Address:
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Cambridge, MA
02138 5801
- EIN:
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04-3136110
- Web URL:
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www.worldteach.org
- NTEE Category:
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Q International, Foreign Affairs, and National Security
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Q21 International Cultural Exchange
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P Human Services
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P30 Children's and Youth Services
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B Educational Institutions
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B90 Educational Services and Schools - Other
- Year Founded:
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1991
- Ruling Year:
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1992
- How This Organization Is Funded:
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International educational partners, primarily Ministries of Education - $2,045,641
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Volunteer Participation Fees - $1,373,758
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Investment Income - $138,089
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Mission Statement
WorldTeach partners with governments and other organizations in developing countries to provide volunteer teachers to meet local needs and promote responsible global citizenship.
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Impact Statement
WorldTeach is a non-profit NGO affiliated with the Center for International Development at Harvard University that sends volunteers who teach over 65,000 students annually in 17 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Latin American and the Pacific Islands.
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Chief Executive
Ms. Helen Claire Sievers
Term:
Since
July
2009
Chief Executive Profile:
Helen Claire
Sievers, who served as Executive Director from 2001 to 2008, returned
to head the organization in 2009 after time in Bangladesh as the
Academic Dean of the Access Academy of the Asian University for Women.
Helen Claire first joined WorldTeach after spending 18 years living in
the Marshall Islands. During her time in the Pacific, she was actively
involved in the community, spending time as a high school principal, a
hospital administrator, a community court judge, and the director of a
handicraft co-op. Previously, Helen Claire taught astronomy at
Wellesley and Bentley Colleges, and was Executive Director of the
Thyroid Foundation of America. She is a graduate of Wellesley College
with a degree in Astronomy and has an MS in Physics from Brigham Young
University. She is a recipient of the "Patriotic Civilian Service
Award" from the United States Army for the work she did in improving
US-Marshallese relations.
CEO/Executive Director Statement:
WorldTeach aims to bring needed educational resources to developing countries, while providing for volunteers the opportunity to see a developing country function over time, at the grassroots level. To help our partners besides sending volunteers to teach where they are needed (urban, suburban, or rural schools) the subjects they need support for (English primarily, but also math, science, computers where the language of instruction is English). We support an extensive project to supplement the English teaching materials for every country where we partner, for each grade level where we have volunteers. Through a 3 -4 week orientation prior to the beginning of school, and with supporting materials from the US and field offices, plus with the full-time in-country support of WorldTeach staff, WorldTeach aims to increase the depth of understanding for its volunteers of the country where they are volunteering. Hopefully with good background resources, in-country support, and the experience of watching things play out in the country where they are serving for nearly a year, our volunteers will gain a more profound understanding of (and also caring for) another country quite dissimilar from their own.
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Program:
WorldTeach, Inc. Programs
- Budget:
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$2,576,353
- Category:
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Education
- Population Served:
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Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
Program Description:
Latin America: Ecuador - one year teaching assignments in a range of school environments, departures in early September and early March; summer teaching assignments are available from late June to late August. Costa Rica - one year programs depart each January to teach in primary schools; summer placements are concentrated on rural "telesecundaria" sites in secondary schools from late June-late August. Chile - year and semester teaching assignments to primary and high schools as well as adult centers. Asia: China - one year program departs each August to teach in Hunan Province "middle schools;" government scholarships cover all volunteer fee; summer program occurs in Hunan from late June through late August. Bangladesh - Began in 2008. Teach math and basic computer skills to underprivileged women at Access Academy. Africa: Namibia - one year assignments depart in December to teach in middle and secondary schools; summer placements involve Information Technology -- basic computer and internet skills -- in rural northern secondary schools from late June - late August. Kenya - Serve as a teacher's assistant in rural village at Nyumbani village, a community 3 hours from Nairobi that serves children orphaned by AIDS. Rwanda - Teach math, science and English to public high schools in and around Kigali. South Africa, summer only program, in Capetown region with a variety of experiences. Pacific Islands: American Samoa - one year assignments teaching math, science and English in public high schools and elementary schools. Marshall Islands - one year assignments depart late July to teach English in elementary and high schools on both urban areas on outer islands; full government scholarship to cover volunteer fee. Micronesia - Teach a variety of subjects in high schools and at the College of Micronesia. Eastern Europe: Bulgaria - summer program late June to late August. Teach English, computer literacy and life skills to children in orphanages. Poland - summer program late June - late August to teach English to high school students in rural district NE of Warsaw and in the southeast.
Program Long-Term Success:
Opening programs in Kenya, Rwanda, Bangladesh, and American Samoa.
Program Short-Term Success:
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Funding Needs
WorldTeach supports programs at a cost between $8,500 - $11,000 per volunteer per academic year, plus the cost of provided housing. Volunteers can pay up to $6,000 (and even at this cost, it is difficult to recruit large numbers of volunteers), but the remaining funds must come from our partners and from donors. Partners always contribute the housing, and they cover the cost of the stipend and board for the volunteers, but WorldTeach is precluded from some partnerships because the countries that wish to partner with us lack the support funding. We seek sustainable funding of $1,000 - $3,000 per volunteer per year in order to support programs in the most needy countries that would like our help.
Volunteer Needs
The primary need is for the funding to cover the basic costs of the program. Volunteers will receive from $100 - $150 per month for a stipend and from $100 to $200 per month for food/utilities from the basic costs of the program. WorldTeach needs to have these funds guaranteed before we can send volunteers.
In addition, most volunteers support in-country projects that they seek individual funding for (funds can be donated through WorldTeach), which include such things as playground equipment, libraries, seed money for student entrepreneurship programs, equipment for sports programs and materials for theatre productions, etc.
Request for In-Kind Contributions
Because of the prohibitive costs of shipping, we do not solicit in-kind contributions unless they are made in the country where we support a program. We have received trucks and other vehicles, which were greatly appreciated by our field staff who visit regularly the volunteers.