My Nonprofit Reviews

I have had the privilege of witnessing the birth and growth of ConnecTeach from its inception. Through face to face engagement and digital technology, Bhavani and Amy Merk have led an extraordinary enterprise to provide support and training for the teachers who make a direct difference in the lives of children in the developing world. Bhavani often speaks of her commitment to the ideal of education as a human right, and as a volunteer, I have been proud to take part in ConnecTeach's efforts to make that ideal a reality. Building on personal connections, and driven by person passion, Bhavani has created this organization from whole cloth, and launched headlong into the dirty work of making the ideal into a reality. I was able to operate the video camera as we documented the work ConnecTeach did with teachers in New Delhi, Hyderabad, Madurai, and Chennai, India. The words of the teachers and administrators who talked about what they had gained through ConnecTeach spoke volumes more than I ever could.