Together, through our grassroots and sustainable approach, we transform the educational opportunities of over 10,000 children and young adults in 50 underserved communities.
EduSpots exists to connect, train, and equip over 250 local ‘Catalysts’ – a mix of teachers, students and community members – who create and sustain transformative literacy and STEM opportunities through a network of 50 education spaces named ‘Spots’ in Ghana and Kenya, with a focus on female empowerment and environmental sustainability
EduSpots as a concept has sprung from the grassroots with volunteers in Spot communities and beyond playing a central role in decision-making and the strategic development of EduSpots, with local leaders constantly inviting new volunteers to join our growing movement of community educators.
In the process of our work, we are ultimately creating a network of active citizens, engaged in developing their home communities through education; students observe the volunteerism they benefit from, and become future community changemakers.
Read our 2024 Model of Change guide here:
Please find our 2023 Impact Report here:
Watch this video from Hafsa and Adam in Kalpohin Spot, to understand the impact and strong local ownership of our work.
For a flavour of our training with Catalysts, watching this training session video with Lawrence Dankwah, exploring inclusive pedagogy strategies with Catalysts at Zangbalun Spot.
Recognition
EduSpots won the Tes International Award in 2018, sponsored by the British Council, and was shortlisted for the EDUCOM NGO or Business Contribution to Education in Ghana award. In 2021, our Founder, Cat Davison, was selected as a Finalist for the Varkey Foundation’s $1million Global Teacher Prize in partnership with UNESCO, partly for her role in developing EduSpots. In 2023, we were selected as a finalist for the Their World Education Innovation Prize.
We are a Ghana national registered NGO and a UK registered charity. You can download all the most recent financial statements and annual reports on the charity commission website.
Watch the most recent news report on our Ignite Programme here:
A news report on our CLEd Academy:
