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Worldfund
Founded2002
FounderLuanne Zurlo
FocusEducation
HeadquartersNew York, New York
Area served
Latin America
MethodDonations, Grants and Partnerships

Worldfund is a non-profit organization founded in 2002 that delivers training and ongoing support to teachers and principals from underserved schools in Latin America. It operates 3 different programs: LISTO, a principal leadership program, IAPE, an English-teacher training program and STEM Brasil, a science and math teacher training program. Nearly 8,000 principals and teachers have participated in Worldfund programming. [1]

Programs

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IAPE

The Inter-American Partnership for Education (IAPE) trains, empowers, and supports a network of English language educators in Mexico's most underserved public schools, in association with Dartmouth College's Rassias Center. IAPE is in its tenth year of operation.

Impact by 2017

STEM Brasil

This program addresses the urgent increasing need for professionals in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math. The STEM Brasil methodology complements the school curriculum. The program engages students with their own teachers during the school day, unlike extracurricular programs.

Impact by 2017

Evaluation Results

STEM Mexico

Worldfund is currently developing the infrastructure to implement its STEM program within Mexico's public schools. Anticipated launch date is 2018.

Areas of Operation

Mexico

Brazil

References

  1. ^ "Home". worldfund.org.

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