Teach to Reach Remote Classrooms (TRC)

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

Since February 2017 and through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee’s Innovation Fund, the Varkey Foundation has been operating the TRC project; an interactive distance learning project which aims to improve the educational experience of refugee children using solar power for energy reliability and cost-effectiveness. We deliver maths and English tuition as well as after school gender empowerment classes to refugee camp Primary Schools and the nearby local community Junior High Schools. Master trainers at our studios in Accra broadcast lessons to technology-enabled classrooms, recreating a regular classroom online which allows students to speak with the studio teachers; ask questions that are answered in real-time, and partake in activities. This is particularly important in a refugee camp setting where children are given the opportunity to interact with Ghanaian teachers, students and learning materials, supporting their integration into their host community and country through education.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Ghana

Activity URL

https://www.varkeyfoundation.org/what-we-do/programmes/teach-to-reach-remote-classrooms/

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

2017 -

Partner(s)

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response
Unknown
Geographic Scope
National
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Other
  • Remote Learning
Other skills
  • Rights/empowerment education
Quality
  • Teacher training
Skills
  • Numeracy
  • Other academic performance-related
Cross-cutting areas
  • Emergencies and protracted crises
  • Empowerment
  • Gender equality
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include
  • Displaced/refugee - External (from other countries)
  • Displaced/refugee - Internal (from other areas of the same country)
Program Approaches Back to Top
Access to school
  • Alternative learning centers/mobile schools/home schools
Curriculum/learning
  • Gender-sensitive curricula
Educational Technology
  • Digital learning materials/programs
Teaching
  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy
  • In-service teacher training – pedagogy general
Tutoring/strengthening academic skills
  • Numeracy - in the classroom
Women's empowerment programs
  • Empowerment training
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Increased numeracy
  • Reduced absenteeism
Cross-cutting goals
  • Changed social norms
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms