In the classroom, in the community, on the radio, online.
Welcome to Teach2Teach International. We work in some of the most marginalised and hard‑to‑reach communities of Africa. Currently operating in Ghana, we train local teachers and use community radio and film so children can read, learn and stay in school. When we invest in one local teacher, we see whole classrooms – and often whole villages – begin to change.
Our impact at a glance
To date, we have trained over 120 headteachers, teachers, Community Volunteer Teachers (CVTs), school inspectors and PTA members across 35 schools. Collectively, they reach approximately 12,000 students each year in the classroom.
The results have been striking literacy improved by 72% and numeracy by 73% between baseline and endline assessments. In schools where dropout rates can reach as high as 75%, enrolment increased by approximately 15%.
Behind each of these figures is a child who is more confident, more engaged in learning, more likely to remain in school, and better equipped with the literacy and numeracy skills that expand life choices.
Radio and community engagement sit at the heart of our model. To date, we have produced and broadcast 64 radio programmes in both local languages and English, aired across five local stations with a potential reach of up to 7 million people across northern Ghana.
Through Community Listener Groups, approximately 4,500 community members, representing up to 80% of households in our target areas, have come together to listen, discuss and take action in response to what they hear. As a result, parents who once kept their children at home, particularly girls and children living with disabilities, are now actively encouraging them to enrol in school and remain there.
IMPACT METRICS (TO BE REFORMATED)
12,000 children reached
72% improvement in literacy
73% improvement in numeracy
4,500 community members and PTA members in Listener Community Groups (up to 80% of households)
Over 120 teachers, headteachers, CVTs, school inspectors trained
64 radio shows broadcast, reaching up to 7 million listeners
See our work in action
How our approach works
Our approach is simple, practical and rooted in local leadership. We recruit motivated local young people and existing teachers, and equip them through an intensive eight‑day residential programme. The training focuses on inclusive, child‑centered, mother‑tongue, ‑friendly teaching, leadership and safeguarding. After the course, we continue to mentor and support them in their schools to ensure learning translates in to sustained classroom practice.
At the same time, we collaborate with teachers to create radio content and short films that reflect and reinforce what is happening in the classroom, amplifying key messages beyond the classroom.
We also convene Community Listener Groups, bringing together parents and community leaders to discuss each topic and agree practical changes at home and in school. This combination of training, media and community discussion means ideas do not just stay in the classroom; they spread through the whole community. It is this integrated approach that has delivered the improvements that we are now seeing in literacy, numeracy, enrolment and teacher confidence.
Why your support matters
Your support makes all of this possible. £50 is enough to reach a child through improved teaching and community support over the course of our programme. £250 covers the core training costs for one Community Volunteer Teacher on our eight‑day course and the mentoring that follows. We know from experience that all trained CVTs go on to tertiary education, further training or employment, and many name their CVT training as the turning point in their lives.
When you donate, you are not only helping one child and their future; you are investing in the local teacher who will shape the futures of hundreds more. You are also helping us extend this model to five additional rural communities, reaching more than 2,400 children at an estimated cost of about £50 per child. Together, we can ensure that children who would otherwise be left behind have teachers, classrooms and communities that back their potential.
