Mission
About Teachana
Learning Together
Teachana grew from community-based education work in Tanzania and supports grassroots learning initiatives across East Africa.
Vision
A society where everyone is both a teacher and a learner.
What Teachana means
From kufundishana: to teach one another.
The name Teachana comes from the Swahili word kufundishana, meaning "to teach one another."
It reflects our belief that learning is strongest when knowledge is shared across generations, communities, and cultures.
Our story
Rooted in Kijenge and community-built learning.
Teachana grew out of experiences working alongside community-based educational initiatives in Tanzania.
While living in Arusha, we met families and educators working hard to create learning opportunities despite limited resources. We saw communities come together to build classrooms, mentor young people, organize libraries, share skills, and support one another's education.
Over time, we realized that many grassroots educational initiatives across East Africa face similar challenges: limited funding, limited access to educational materials, and limited opportunities to connect with wider networks of support.
Teachana was created to help support these efforts through partnerships, small grants, open knowledge initiatives, mentorship, and educational collaboration.
Our approach
Partnerships
Teachana supports educational partnerships, community learning, open educational resources, mentorship, and grassroots initiatives. We are not anti-school, and we do not directly run every project we support.
Community learning
Support for formal and informal learning spaces that help people share knowledge, skills, and experience.
Libraries and OER
Books, reading culture, open educational resources, and practical learning materials.
Mentorship
Networks that connect learners, families, educators, and community leaders across generations.
Team
Board members
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