Global Teachers Institute shines a light on all our mentors who play a huge supporting role in our Future Leaders Programme, who make our work extraordinary. Mr Mqabuko Dube currently teaches at Leap 4 Science and Maths School, Diepsloot, in Johannesburg. He has been a mentor in the GTI Future Leaders Programme since 2018. In […]
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2021 World Teachers’ Day
The Global Teachers Institute recognises the critical role that teachers play and reaffirms the value of the teaching mission. We celebrate all teachers and partners around the world who continue to commit to our vision to ensure quality teachers facilitating learning that creates a just, equitable and inclusive world. Undeniably, the COVID-19 pandemic has been […]
Chumile Mgwali: 2020 GTI Future Leaders Programme Graduate
Chumile Mgwali joined the GTI Future Leaders Programme in January 2017 as a shy and very soft-spoken young person. In December 2020, Chumile completed his B. Ed. (Senior and FET Phase) Degree, majoring in Accounting and Business Studies. During his time in the GTI programme, he learned a lot about who he is and what […]
HCI honours Hassiena Marriott in Women’s Month
Hassiena Marriott, GTI’s Head of Education, was recently chosen as one of the HCI Foundation’s Phenomenal Women as part of Women’s Month. The full nomination text appears below with permission from the HCI Foundation. This August, the HCI Foundation is shining a light on the great women we work with through our programmes and partner organisations. These […]
Influencing change beyond the classroom: The Young Farmers
The concept of social development in Africa is familiar to us; we have all lived and observed other acts of social responsibility in our communities. As Africans, we are taught about Ubuntu, meaning “the quality of being human”. We are taught to share our little with our neighbours and always keep our doors open to […]
GTI Emergence Campaign
The Global Teachers Institute (GTI) invites you to join us in writing a new story for education in South Africa. While we are mindful of the many challenges that our country faces, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and more broadly, including deepening socio-economic hardships, inequalities, and exclusion – all of which may seem overwhelming, we […]
GTI Head of Advancement: Margaret Geraldine Farred
We are pleased to share the good news that Mrs Margaret Geraldine Farred was appointed to serve as the Global Teachers Institute’s Head of Advancement (Fundraising and Communications) from 1 August 2021. Margaret brings extensive experience of more than 25 years of working in the non-profit sector, most of which has been dedicated to extending access […]
GTI Executive Director: Fay Hodza, PhD.
We are very pleased to share the good news that Fay Hodza, PhD, has been appointed to lead the Global Teachers Institute as the Executive Director from 1 July 2021. Fay describes himself as “Passionate about creating, delivering, and scaling up educational opportunities for students of all ages in both formal and informal settings”. He […]
A Champion Teacher: Mmabatho Caroline Nthutang
Certain places on earth are conventionally hard to associate with people who become influential and of high reckoning in society – I am a product of such a place. My name is Mmabatho Caroline Nthutang; born, bred and raised in Mahikeng, popularly known as “The City of Goodwill”, in the North West province. I was […]
Future Leaders “Breaking New Ground” Virtual Celebration
In 2020, we saw our partnership with the government deepen with a greater commitment to supporting Future Leaders’ tuition costs. This year the opportunity to deepen partnership was taken. We have expanded our programme to the Bohlabela School District in the Mpumalanga Province through our public-private partnership with the government. This has been a great […]