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- EIN 04-3136110
- (617) 495-5527
- 79 John F Kennedy St Center for International Development Cambridge MA 02138 USA
- http://www.worldteach.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Education, Educational Services, International, International Academic Exchange, International Cultural Exchange, International Exchange
Mission: Founded in 1986 by a Harvard graduate student and current development economist, Michael Kremer, WorldTeach has placed nearly 3000 volunteers to serve in under-resourced classrooms in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Pacific. Volunteers teach for one academic year, six-months, or a summer. While most volunteers teach English, a growing need for basic computer skills, environmental education (for nature guide training programs), and math and science, has expanded the range of opportunities for volunteers to contribute their expertise in a number of areas.
Programs: Approximately 340 volunteer teachers were placed in twenty countries where they taught english, math, science and other subjects in host country schools.