What Teach for the Philippines does

Teach for the Philippines is a non-profit organization founded in 2012 and headquartered in Makati, Philippines, that develops leaders across the Philippine public education system through a portfolio of six interconnected programs. The core offering is the two-year Fellowship Program, which recruits talented individuals to serve as classroom teachers in underserved public schools; this is complemented by the Punong-Guro School Heads Training Program (PSTP) for school leadership development, the Ambassadors Program for alumni policy advocacy, the Tara, Kaya! Program for community-based education engagement, the KATIG Teacher Training Series for ongoing professional development, and COMET Projects for scaling evidence-based practices. The organization is part of the global Teach For All network of independent partner organizations. It addresses structural gaps in Philippine public education — including 25,000 public schools (55%) without a principal, 9 of 10 children unable to read at age 10, and only 4 in 1,000 Grade 12 students demonstrating higher-order skills — by building a leader pipeline from classroom teachers to school heads to public-sector reformers.

The business model is non-profit and donation-funded; the organization does not charge for its programs and instead generates revenue through donations and support from individuals, organizations, and partners, with the website serving as the primary touchpoint for both fellowship recruitment (JOIN) and donor support (DONATE). It employs 51-100 staff and distributes its programs through a direct-to-consumer model via its website, careers pages, and social media channels (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter). The go-to-market motion is community-led, targeting both potential fellows and mission-aligned donors. No core technology platform, proprietary software, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed; the organization's value delivery is fundamentally human-capital-driven through teacher placement, leadership training, and policy advocacy.

Name

Teach for the Philippines

Legal name

Teach for the Philippines

Website

https://teachforthephilippines.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Teach for the Philippines is a Makati-based non-profit, founded in 2012 and affiliated with the global Teach For All network, that runs a six-program leader development pipeline — from the two-year Fellowship to school head and alumni advocacy programs — to strengthen the Philippine public education system through donor-funded programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Leadership Development

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Instructional Coaching & Teacher Professional Learning (School-Embedded) (EDAJAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

K–12 Instructional Design & Curriculum Development Services (EDAGAKAA), Instructional Delivery & Pedagogy (School-Led) (EDAJAFAB)

Keywords

• Teacher training programs
• Education leadership development
• School leadership programs
• Public education reform
• Teacher capacity building

Headquarters

HQ city

Makati

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Support: As a non-profit organization, Teach for the Philippines generates revenue through donations and support from individuals, organizations, and partners who believe in their mission to strengthen the Philippine public education system. The website features a dedicated SUPPORT/DONATE section for contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Teach for the Philippines is a non-profit organization that develops education leaders through a portfolio of programs that recruit and train individuals to serve as classroom teachers in underserved Philippine public schools, develop school heads and principals, build alumni advocates for education policy reform, and deliver ongoing professional development. Its core activity is human-capital development within the Philippine public education system, combining a two-year Fellowship with school leader training, alumni advocacy, community engagement, teacher training, and capacity-building projects.

Product overview

Teach for the Philippines operates as a portfolio of interconnected education leadership programs rather than a single product or platform. The core offerings include the Fellowship Program (a two-year teacher recruitment and development pathway), the Punong-Guro Program (PSTP) for school leader development, the Ambassadors Program for alumni policy advocacy, the Tara Kaya! Program for community engagement, the KATIG Teacher Training Series for ongoing professional development, and COMET Projects for scaling evidence-based innovations. These programs work together as a pipeline—from recruiting new teachers, to developing school leaders, to empowering alumni as system-wide reformers—forming a holistic approach to strengthening Philippine public education from within.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fellowship Program: A program developing leaders as classroom teachers
• Punong-Guro Program
• Tara, Kaya! Program
• KATIG Teacher Training Series
• COMET Projects

Products and services

• Fellowship Program A two-year program that recruits and develops talented individuals to become classroom teachers in underserved Philippine public schools, building foundational leadership in the education system.
• Punong-Guro Program (PSTP) A leadership development program designed for school heads and principals to strengthen school management and instructional leadership in public education.
• Ambassadors Program A program that develops alumni into education advocates who influence policy and contribute to system-wide educational reform.
• Tara, Kaya! Program® A community-based education initiative that engages local stakeholders to support student learning outcomes and school improvement.
• KATIG Teacher Training Series® A capacity-building program providing ongoing professional development and training resources for teachers to enhance classroom instruction.
• COMET Projects Initiatives focused on scaling evidence-based educational practices and innovations across schools through collaborative teacher-led projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Developing leaders who influence education policy and programs nationwide

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

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Direct peers

• Teach For All: Global network of independent partner organizations (including Teach for the Philippines) sharing the teacher-leadership Fellowship model across 60+ countries; both parent network and direct comparator for cross-country learning.
• Teach First: UK-origin Teach For All partner running a two-year leadership development program placing graduates in low-income schools; near-identical Fellowship + leadership pipeline model.
• Teach For India: India-based Teach For All partner operating a two-year Fellowship that places talented graduates as teachers in low-income schools, plus alumni leadership pathways — a closely analogous emerging-market peer.
• Teach For Malaysia: Teach For All partner running a Fellowship placing young leaders in Malaysian public schools; comparable Southeast Asian context, similar Fellowship and alumni-advocate pipeline.
• Teach For Bangladesh: Bangladesh-based Teach For All partner running a two-year teacher Fellowship in low-income public schools — same model, comparable developing-country education context.
• Teach for America: Founding member of the Teach For All network; runs the original two-year teacher Fellowship placing leaders in low-income U.S. public schools — directly analogous model to Teach for the Philippines' Fellowship Program.

Regional players

• Philippine Business for Education (PBEd): Philippine-based coalition advocating for education reform, public-private partnerships, and teacher/school leader quality — operates in the same Philippine public-education reform space.

Emerging players

• Room to Read: Global education non-profit operating literacy and girls' education programs across South and Southeast Asia including the Philippines; comparable non-profit operator addressing learning outcomes in public school systems.
• BRAC Education Programme: Large development organization running school leadership, teacher training, and remedial education programs across South and Southeast Asia; comparable school-level intervention model targeting low-income public systems.

Broad incumbents

• UNICEF Philippines Education Section: UN agency running large-scale literacy, teacher training, and education-in-emergencies programs in the Philippines; broader but overlapping mission to improve Filipino learning outcomes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TeachForThePH
• Facebookfacebook.com/teachforthephilippines
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/teach-for-the-philippines
• Instagraminstagram.com/teachfortheph/?hl=en

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Investors

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