Partnerships

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together” anon.

Partnering with Teach A Man To Fish is a brilliant way to increase the impact of your organisation and bring 21st Century Skills to the young people you work with!

We have spent almost 20 years developing, refining and assessing a proven model for experiential entrepreneurship education; a model which makes a measurable difference in enabling young people to improve their circumstances and have a positive impact on the world around them. Through partnership, philosophically-aligned organisations can benefit from the considerable time and money we’ve put into systematising our programmes, so that they can be easily adopted and adapted for use in a wide range of contexts.

Our partner programmes guide and support organisations who wish to bring our tried and tested School Enterprise Challenge to their network of schools. We work with a number of local NGOs, corporates, and government education offices in a variety of countries. Our partnerships are built on a shared vision and goals, on trust and on mutual growth and learning, bringing value to both partners.

We have a number of different partnership offers. Read on to find out more….

Our Programme Delivery Partnerships are suitable for organisations with experience in delivering programmes to young people, a commitment to promoting youth entrepreneurship and skills building and with access to a network of schools.

Over a series of 10 interactive online sessions, our expert team will guide and support your organisation’s staff to bring our tried and tested School Enterprise Challenge to your network. We’ll train you in our entrepreneurship education curriculum, how to support and motivate your schools throughout the programme and how to use our suite of impact measurement tools. You’ll be in a position to replicate our training with your network of educators.

Training can be delivered in English and Spanish and is cohort based, giving you the opportunity to network and learn from other partners.

Price: Special offer for 2024: $750 USD per person. (Partners are required to include a minimum of 2 members of staff in the training program).

We are currently working with Programme Delivery Partners in Paraguay, Indonesia and India.

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Success Story: Sociopreneur ID, Indonesia

In 2024, we welcomed our newest delivery partner, Sociopreneur ID, from Indonesia to our network. Sociopreneur have a wealth of experience in social entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education for Indonesian youth.

They were keen to integrate the School Enterprise Challenge within their “Be The Change” programme which takes young learners on a journey of self-development, including the enhancement of their entrepreneurial skills.

Sociopreneur have been attending a series of online trainings with our team and so far, they have successfully supported 21 of their schools to plan businesses and are now helping them prepare for launch! Their team have also translated our curriculum into Bahasa Indonesia, making it accessible for more Indonesian partner organisations and schools in the future.

“This partnership has truly been a rewarding experience for us. Through the School Enterprise Challenge, we have reached more schools in remote areas of Indonesia and

deliver a program that enables inclusive access to education everywhere. This collaboration is also empowering teachers and students to develop entrepreneurial skills in a straightforward and impactful way. As the programme’s host in Indonesia, we have gained so much from the School Enterprise Challenge. The modules provided are incredibly simple, effective, well-communicated, and precise, which has significantly eased our workload. The Teach A Man To Fish team is highly dedicated and responsive, providing invaluable support throughout the process. We are eager to continue empowering more schools and young people together!” Sociopreneur Team, Indonesia

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A School Enterprise Challenge introduction session at SDN 08 VI Suku Elementary School, Solok City.

Online training session delivered by Teach A Man to Fish.

Our Service Partnerships are the most intensive level of support we offer and are delivered in-person by our expert team of entrepreneurship educators. We will run sensitisation events in your local community, provide tailored business planning and implementation training for your staff and educators and will support your schools throughout the entire School Enterprise Challenge programme with regular visits and follow-up. We’ll also conduct all programme monitoring, evaluation and learning activities, provide detailed feedback on schools business plans and reports and produce a comprehensive impact report with key findings and recommendations. Additionally, we can include bespoke programme elements, such as translation of our training, curriculum materials and resources into local languages.

Price: Bespoke

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Success Story: PROBONO School Partnerships for One World, Tanzania and Uganda

We have been working in partnership with PROBONO School Partnerships for One World since 2020. Starting in the Moshi and Dar Es Salaam regions of Tanzania, we supported 11 partner schools over a period of 3 years to establish educational and profitable businesses. Our team provided face to face training for 23 teachers, to roll out the School Enterprise Challenge and to facilitate 544 students in planning, launching and running real and profitable businesses. With close support and regular visits from our team, schools were able to set up a variety of successful businesses, including a hair salon, liquid soap production, flower vessels and a student microfinance bank. The profits generated by the School-businesses have been used to develop the school, offset the costs of providing education and also support vulnerable students with school fees and educational materials.

In 2024, we expanded our collaboration for another 3 years. We will empower a further 12 schools in Tanzania and 12 schools in Masaka district, Uganda, with sustainable income-generating initiatives through the School Enterprise Challenge programme.

“The teaching of knowledge and skills and the monitoring activities by Teach A Man To Fish were conducted competently and reliably. The execution of what was learned by teachers and students in the programme was also carried out with great motivation and joy and led to fruitful experiences and insights. The PROBONO team would like to thank Teach A Man To Fish for the very good and fruitful cooperation, which we would like to continue in the coming years both in Tanzania and Uganda - to improve the professional prospects of young people in East Africa.” Andrea Alleker-Fendel, Chairwoman PROBONO School Partnerships for One World.

Kiluvya Secondary School, Tanzania, making their flower vessels.

Modecai, Teach A Man to Fish staff, presenting to the Probono Schools in Uganda.

Probono staff, Teach a Man To Fish staff and award-winning schools at the Probono Schools Marketplace and Celebration Event, Uganda.

Our Support Partnerships are suitable for organisations who require more tailored individual support than our Programme Delivery Partnerships. We will run sensitisation events and provide tailored business planning and implementation training exclusively for your organisation, staff and educators. This can be conducted virtually or in-person by our expert team, depending on your organisation’s needs and budget. Support Partners generally have capacity to assist schools throughout the programme, but may also require regular mentoring and distance monitoring support from one of our designated consultants. This package can be tailored to suit your specifications.
Price: Bespoke

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Success Story: Resolute Mining, Senegal

Our partnership with Resolute Mining from 2021 to 2022 aimed to improve education quality in 5 schools in the vicinity of their Mako Gold mine, Senegal and strengthen their finances. The communities around the mines are mainly rural and have high levels of poverty. Our team trained and supported Resolute’s community team in Senegal to introduce the School Enterprise Challenge into these schools. Resolute’s community staff had the capacity to support schools in-person throughout the programme, with guidance and direction from our team.

All 5 schools developed a real business through the project, managed by 19 teachers and 177 students. The businesses generated a grand total of 409,350 CFA (GBP 542) in just 2 and a half months. This income, over the school year, even maintained at this "starter" level, would cover all the costs of schooling 39 young people. This is significant as many young people from these communities are forced to leave school early for financial reasons.

In 2023, we extended our collaboration for another year to further strengthen the capacity of these 5 schools. Again, in-person training was provided in Senegal by our consultancy team, with Resolute’s own community staff and an appointed coordinator providing monitoring and follow-up support to schools. Regular online mentoring sessions and project progress reviews were provided by our designated consultant throughout the project.

"Our students have gained valuable business knowledge and are eager to learn more. All 30 students on the business team improved their creativity and initiative and girls have taken on management roles. Grades have improved too as students are now focused on theory AND practice." Dialla Cissokho, teacher, Sina Keita Primary School, Mako.

A student at Sina Keita Primary School, Mako, working on their broiler poultry business.

A Business Planning workshop delivered by Teach A Man To Fish staff in Mako, Senegal.

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