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1. Shaping our NGO
International Teacher Exchange Program

2. Problem statement
 There are stagnant communities in Latin America
where education is underdeveloped. The quality of
education can be improved.
 Furthermore, there are teachers from the States
lacking real world experience.
 There is a need for an exchange program facilitating
teachers in America and their Latin American
counterparts in acquiring extensive training and real
world experience.

3. Mission and goals
 Spur growth within stagnant communities by increasing
overall human capital
 Promote a partnership between North American
universities and their Latin American counterparts
 Provide teachers from South American universities with
extensive training in pedagogy and learning opportunities
 Provide teachers from North American universities with real
world experiences and encounters
 Narrow the gap between education in developed and
developing worlds

4. Objectives
 Provide 10 – 20 Latin American teachers with
scholarships to study in America
 Support 10 – 20 American teachers to go work in Latin
American educational institutions to fill in the vacant
spots
 Length: 1 academic year

5. Projects
 Training program
 Pedagogy courses for Latin American teachers
 Other courses of their interests
 Scholarships program
 Provide grants for studying in America
 Teacher exchange program
 American teachers can apply to experience education
and life in Latin America

6. Training program
 Invite pedagogy experts to teach classes
 Target to equip teachers with skills and knowledge in
teaching and motivating learners
 Aim at an incorporation of theory and practice
 Engaging and meaningful classroom activities and
extracurricular activities
 Provide chances for auditing real class hours

7. Scholarship program
 Scholarship recipients need to be teachers that:
 Currently work at a Latin American educational
institution
 Show potentials and passion for their job
 Desire to return and help the home community
 Have little chance to study overseas
 Meet other requirements for qualifications and
experience

8. Teacher exchange
program
 Target: Teachers or pedagogy students in America
who are
 Passionate about encountering different cultures and
learning on the field
 Accept to pay at least partly for their stay in Latin
America
 Work at the
 institutions as substitutes

9. Schedule for 1st year
 First quarter 2013
 Framing and proposal of projects
 Approach funders and other NGOs
for sponsorship and partnership
 Second quarter 2013
 Design logical framework
 Recruit participants
 Implement projects

10. Monitoring
 Monthly written reports/journals from the teachers
involving their thoughts, progress, and quality of the
program
 Skype meetings every
two month with participants
 NGO staff meetings
 Cost evaluation

11. Evaluation
 Compare the performance of teachers before and
after the program using different criteria
 How motivated they are in their job
 How much investment they put in lesson planning
 How effective are their classes
 How well do they adapt skills and knowledge taught in
their partner institutions

12. Staff and facilities
 5 initiators
 Accountant
 Volunteers
 Office
 Computers
 Telephones and fax machines

13. Finances
 Attract donors – companies, businesses, corporates
 Propose a detailed financial plan

14. Management
Participants Staff Finance Relationship Quality of
Performance with donors programs
Satisfaction Work load Cost and Financial Efficiency
expenses statement
Performance Pay Funds of Audit Effectiveness
different
sources
Contribution

15. Assumptions
Language barrier Funding
Staff commitment
Experts
and experience