2.2 Who is GoTeach

2.2.1 GoTeach is all about collaboration.

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2.2.1.1 GoTeach is a vibrant collaboration between DHL Group, SOS Children's Villages, the Teach For All Network and a number of regional and local partners.

What makes us sucessful is that we complement each other - working together allows us to grow together.

SDG #17 - Partnerships for the goals is at the heart of all our activities.

Find out more about our global, regional and local partnerships in this chapter.

2.2.2 Global Partners

2.2.2.1 DHL Group

2.2.2.1.1 With around 600,000 employees in over 220 countries and territories, DHL Group is the world's leading logistics company.

The Group assumes social responsibility by connecting people and markets, and enabling global trade. It pursues the strategic goals of being employer, provider and investment of choice around the world, and a benchmark for responsible business. As a long-standing partner of the United Nations, it supports the goals for sustainable development by 2030.

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2.2.2.2 SOS Children’s Villages

2.2.2.2.1 SOS Children's Villages is the world’s largest non-governmental organization focused on supporting children and young people without, or at risk of losing, parental care.

Founded in 1949 as a non-denominational organization, SOS Children's Villages is now present in 136 countries and territories. The organization’s work is anchored in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children. It operates more than 2,600 locally led programs, directly reaching more than a million children, young people and families.  

Many SOS Children’s Villages are affiliated with kindergartens, schools, educational centers, medical centers or emergency relief programs, which are also available to needy children and families in the neighborhood. SOS Children’s Villages partners with donors, communities, governments and other organizations to reach those children and young people who need support, and advocates for governments to uphold their obligations with regard to children’s rights. By promoting social development, strengthening families, and ensuring education and healthcare, SOS Children’s Villages also makes a lasting contribution to positive change and growth in communities.

For more information visit: https://www.sos-childrensvillages.org  

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2.2.2.3 Teach For All

2.2.2.3.1 Teach For All is a global network, currently comprising more than 60 independent, locally led and funded partners with a shared vision to develop collective leadership in classrooms and communities in order to ensure that all children can fulfill their potential.

The organization aims to ensure that students gain the skills, awareness, agency, and mindset they require to enter the world of work and pursue meaningful careers, to grow as civic leaders and to be in a position to shape a better future for themselves and all of us.

Teach For All network partners recruit and develop promising university graduates and young professionals with diverse backgrounds to commit to teach for two years in under-resourced schools and communities.  Today, network organizations are placing 14,600 teachers in under-resourced schools in their countries, and supporting the continued leadership development of 75,000 alumni. These teachers and alumni are transforming life chances for children by developing solutions to local challenges in the classroom and beyond. On average, more than 70% of their alumni continue to work in education, while others work in other fields to improve the quality of life in low-income communities. These network alumni are launching social enterprises, assuming responsibilities in government ministries, and taking on diverse leadership roles within classrooms, schools, businesses, and communities.

Through the network’s common approach, Teach For All partners strive for both immediate and long-term impact: developing effective teachers to provide quality education and expanded opportunities for marginalized students today, and investing in their development as collaborative leaders who will continue to pursue lasting change for children, within and beyond the education sector, throughout their careers.

For more information visit: https://teachforall.org


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2.2.3 Regional and Local Partners

2.2.3.1 Through our work with GoTeach, we also collaborate in partnerships at regional and local level.

Through different partner networks like the SOS Children's Villages YouthCan! network, we are able to further extend our reach and improve the impact of the program. GoTeach can only be successful through active and constantly evolving partnerships.

With this in mind, in addition to our collaboration with SOS Children's Villages and Teach for All, we also collaborate with further partners at a regional and local level. In Germany, for instance, we are collaborate closely with local schools and as part of the Joblinge intiative.



Chapter lead Annette Wollmann