A nation’s youth are an important demographic for any country, irrespective of its stage of development. Today 4 in 10 people (globally) are under 25 years of age. Sadly, 72 million of these working-age, young adults around the globe are unemployed. Population growth in South Asia & Sub-Saharan Africa has...
Bridging the Education Gap: Empowering Children in Batticaloa
In recent months, my visits to Batticaloa allowed me to connect with schools, gather valuable insights, and delve deeper into the local school system. Staying at the Child Action Lanka Centre, near Iluppadichchenai Ambal Vidyalayam, gave me an opportunity to witness firsthand the lives and livelihood of families in the...
A Teacher’s Note
Dear Friends, Thank you for visiting the Teach First Sri Lanka website, and for sharing our commitment to improving children’s education. We are a team of experienced educators, change-makers, policy-shapers, technologists and social entrepreneurs, who come from diverse backgrounds but share a common goal:to empower change through action. We need your...