What is at stake, if we don’t make the effort?

We live in a world of increasing challenges and problems that can only be solved by creating problem solvers. Our efforts accelerate the evolution of education in more remote areas of Peru where neither teachers nor students have reasonable access to educational resources and learning opportunities.

Peru has a long history of last place finishes in levels in reading and math and low GDP spending on education. Although the educational system has in recent years been trying to close these gaps in achievement and spending, progress has been discontinuous. And Peru has a particular challenge, given there are 3 million native Quechua speakers and 600,000 Aymara speakers, as well as the geographical realities of substantial populations living in more remote areas of the high Andes.

The Achievement Gap is the greatest obstacle remaining to provide quality education in Peru. It is this disparity between urban and rural areas which continues to be underserved.

Although more spending on education has been a trend in Peru for the past decade, the challenge of reaching teachers and children in remote areas will require more than small increases in government funding. It will require academic support, training and educational resources.

Contact us today for more information on what you can do to help.

Your expertise and support can make a huge difference to teachers who have few options for continuing their educations.

What you can do to help make a difference.

Volunteering to actually be a teacher in developing countries for a short time, brings fresh ideas and advances to childrens’ educations, but if you want to make long-term change it is best to leave something of the knowledge and skills you have behind to continue the use of these skills and knowledge. First and foremost, our goal is the recruitment of trained volunteer teachers, with the methodologies and skills to conduct workshops for local teachers in rural school systems here in Peru. These teachers care deeply, but have few opportunities for continued education or to learn new teaching skills.

If you are not a teacher, but feel strongly about education and think you can contribute in some way, we welcome the time and expertise of people from all walks of life. We are looking for like minds and your ideas and skills as students or professionals. We can always use your help with networking and social communications, or volunteer recruitment and fund raising. We applaud your willingness and look forward to your ideas and your contributions in every way.

Financial Support

Your donations are the backbone of our fundraising and can help change the lives of the children we work with. It’s easy to sign up and all of your contributions are tax-deductible.

Contribute Once, Monthly or Annually – Make a tax-deductible donation.

Adopt a Child – Help provide enrollment, materials & supplies for an individual child.

Adopt a Volunteer – Help pay someone’s way to volunteering abroad.

Adopt a School – Help provide equipment, materials & supplies.

What our Volunteers and Benefactors have to Say.

As an educator, I have really valued contributing to Teach a Teacher to support their teacher education programs in Peru. Some of our contributions have been used on educational materials, whiteboards for classrooms, educational supplies and classroom educational events. We find this to be a very responsive organization that let’s us know how our contributions are spent. We especially have enjoyed sponsoring a school in the town of Ancoracá in Cordillera Negras of Andes Mountain Range in Peru. Kelly Dwyer, who organizes projects in Peru is a very capable leader.

Gordon and Marcia Mercer

Teach a Teacher Benefactors
Professor Emeritus, Western Carolina University