Teach a Man to Fish

Teach a Man to Fish aims to broaden access for the poor to a high quality education combining vocational training and entrepreneurship by supporting institutions working in this field to increase their financial self-sufficiency.

TeachAManToFish was born out of the pioneering work of the Fundación Paraguaya - a large Latin American NGO committed to poverty reduction through supporting small businesses.

Working in rural settings, particularly in agriculture, proved extremely challenging. Small-scale farmers were often skilled in production yet constantly ran into financial difficulties because they lacked basic business skills.

The opportunity to manage an agricultural school that had run into funding difficulties offered a way of plugging this skills gap.

With no support from the state, and unpredictable funding from donors, it soon became obvious that for the school to survive as a long-term proposition it would have to be able to generate its own funds.

On track for full financial self-sufficiency, and having received international recognition for the quality of education delivered, the time was right to bring these ideas before a wider audience.

Teaming up with a UK group passionate about the role of education in poverty reduction, TeachAManToFish was born - and is now busy creating an international network of agricultural schools committed to sustainable approaches to tackling rural poverty

For further information

Contact	:	Teach A Man to Fish
Address	:	10 Tollington Park, Finsbury Park, UK, N4 3QX
Phone	:	+44 7890 420 205
Email	:	Nik.Kafka@teachamantofish.org.uk

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