Deutsche Post DHL and the international, not-for-profit network, Teach For All, today announceda global partnership to improve educational equality and also quality throughout the world.
The main focus of the joint activities is the expansion of the existing national Teach For Allorganisations in Argentina, Chile, Peru and India. In Spain and Brazil, Deutsche Post DHL willsupport the development of new Teach For All organisations.
Teach For All is a global network of national organisations working to expand educationalopportunity in their countries through enlisting their nations’ most promising future leaders inthe effort. These organisations recruit leaders of all academic disciplines to commit two years toteach in high-need areas and to work throughout their lives, both within and outside of education,to address the root causes of educational need. Since 2009 Deutsche Post DHL has been one of thefounding partners of Teach First Deutschland, Teach For All’s network partner in Germany.
“Teach For All and Deutsche Post DHL both share the same basic principle of assuming globalresponsibility for future generations and implementing this regionally,” explained Frank Appel, CEOof Deutsche Post DHL.
Wendy Kopp, CEO and co-founder of Teach For All, commented: “Through the partnership withDeutsche Post DHL we are well-positioned to improve the quality of education available tounderserved students in their countries across the world. Together with Deutsche Post DHL weanticipate growing the size of our network from 18 national organisations today to more than 30 by2013.”
Deutsche Post DHL and Teach For All will identify various partnership activities, includingmentoring programs and career services. Together with its financial support Deutsche Post DHL willactively contribute to the development of the outstanding graduates and supporting them to improvethe future prospects of underserved students.
“We believe that commitment to better education and greater educational equality is paying off,”Appel added. “As the leading logistics service provider and one of the largest global employers, weneed well qualified and motivated employees from all areas of society. That’s also why education,alongside the environment and disaster management, is a main focus of our social engagement.”
