ETAS Teacher-to-Teacher (t2t) projects are aimed at making a financial contribution to support English teachers and/or their students in a geographical region where there is a clear lack of the resources and opportunities we enjoy in Switzerland. The t2t projects also promote contextually appropriate professional development and provide an ETAS member the opportunity to gain experience as a Fundraising Coordinator.
Over the years, the ETAS membership has supported projects in Romania, India, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Brazil and Kenya. Proposals are currently open for a new project to support.
ETAS’ current Teacher-to-teacher project was launched in February 2024. ETAS member Carol Waites is a long-time supporter of the Saidia Children’s Charity and the Fundraising Coordinator. Saidia Children’s Charity is a safe haven in Gilgil, Kenya. Children who have been abandoned are given a home and looked after until the age of 18 with the…
Updated – September 2016 “The first group of ten scholarship girls are graduating! Thanks to ETAS and other supporting friends, these girls have successfully completed their A-Level exams after six years of high school. In September 2016, I visited Silobi High School in the Matopo region of Zimbabwe, and was the Guest of Honour at the scholastic…