Teach A Man To Fish

Mission

TeachAManToFish 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.

Programs

Our programs range from small beekeeping projects in Africa designed to teach students a supplemental skill they can make use of to support their families, to entire schools in South America transforming rural kids into agro-entrepreneurs.

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

LifeSkills: Beekeeping Training for Girls in Kenya

Access to Education for AIDS Orphans in Kenya

Personnel Overview

Nik Kafka - Executive Director – Teach A Man To Fish
Nik has worked in the international development sector for the last four years focusing in particular on efforts to make livelihood education in developing countries financially sustainable. His experiences of such education programs in Paraguay led him to found Teach A Man To Fish an international NGO supporting vocational schools to achieve financial self-sufficiency.

Meshack Omondi - Head of Agricultural Science – Lwak Girls’ School,
Meshack is well respected amongst the education community in Kenya. With experience in both agriculture and entrepreneurship he has constantly sought to raise the quality of education at the school. He has a keen understanding of importance for young women to learn income generating skills if they are to assert their equal status in a male-dominated society.

Personnel Statistics

Nik Kafka,
Managing Director
Founded in 2005
Employees: 0
Volunteers: 11

Financial Statistics

Budget (2006): $ 95,000
Budget (2005): $ 5,000
Maximum Budget: $ 95,000
Overhead: 5 %
Other funding sources: Individual Donors, Charitable Foundations, Partner Organisations
Religious Affiliation: None