Teacher Mentors Abroad

Name

Teacher Mentors Abroad

Legal name

Teacher Mentors Abroad

Website

https://teachermentors.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Professional Development Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (6117), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Systems & Skills Technical Assistance (BPADAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

On-Site Mentoring, Supervision & Program Management Services (EDAIAFAM)

Keywords

• Teacher professional development
• Educator mentoring programs
• International education support
• Classroom instructional training
• Nonprofit education services

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Giving: TMA is funded through individual donations from supporters. The organization provides free professional development to Dominican educators, with donations used to cover operational costs, educational materials, and program delivery.
2. Volunteer Self-Funding: Canadian educators and interpreters who volunteer as mentors self-fund their travel expenses (flights, ground transportation, accommodations, and meals). This model reduces TMA's operational costs while allowing the organization to expand its reach.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Teacher Mentors Abroad (TMA) is a Canadian not-for-profit organization that provides free professional development and mentoring programs to educators in the Dominican Republic. The organization sends Canadian volunteer educators and bilingual interpreters to co-present workshops with Dominican mentors in public and non-profit schools, supplemented by year-round online mentoring sessions covering literacy, student engagement, special education, and mentoring topics.

Product overview

Teacher Mentors Abroad operates as a single, unified program offering: professional development services delivered through in-person teacher mentoring by Canadian educators in the Dominican Republic, supplemented by online mentoring sessions (covering literacy, student engagement, and special education) and EDUCA webinars. The Peace Learning Circles model serves as the foundational methodology for training. The organization also publishes newsletters and annual reports documenting its educational initiatives. All services are provided free of charge to Dominican educators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Development Programs Free professional development programs for educators in the Dominican Republic that provide teaching and learning strategies to create inclusive, collaborative, and student-centered classrooms. Delivered through in-person workshops and online mentoring.
• Teacher Mentoring Services Canadian teacher mentors travel to the Dominican Republic to provide professional development for selected mentors in their home communities, working alongside Dominican mentors to create content for teacher professional learning programs.
• Online Mentoring Sessions Virtual learning sessions covering literacy, student engagement, and special education topics delivered throughout the school year to Dominican mentors.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and flagship.

• Sister Leonore Gibbs/Grey Sisters from PembrokeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Inspired the District-wide 3-year plan of support through their foundational work starting a school community in Consuelo. Their legacy in Consuelo motivated TMA's expanded engagement with District 05-06.
• EDUCAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDominican education organization that invited TMA to present at the EDUCA Aprendo Conference. Following the presentation, EDUCA invited TMA to develop and deliver an 8-week Mentoring course to former Directors working directly with school communities. EDUCA has also joined TMA's Board of Directors through Dr. Leonor Elmúdesi.
• Lux Mundi Educational CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founded by Dr. Leonor Elmúdesi, who serves as General Director. Lux Mundi is an educational institution in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and TMA has partnered through Dr. Elmúdesi's involvement on the board.
• UCATECI (Universidad Católica del Cibao)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTMA has partnered with Dr. Aslini Ernesto Brito Gómez, who serves as Director of the School of Education at UCATECI. Dr. Brito championed TMA's presentation at the EDUCA Aprendo Conference and promotes teacher training with ethical, scientific, and transformative approaches.
• District 05-06 in ConsueloflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerStarting summer 2025, TMA will implement its first ever District-wide 3-year plan of support in Consuelo. Summer teams will provide professional learning to educators from every school in the district, based on Peace Learning Circles strategies. Inspired by Hector Santana and the work of Sister Leonore Gibbs of the Grey Sisters.
• Dominican Government and Non-Profit OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment and non-profit organizations in the Dominican Republic are highly collaborative with TMA, providing facilities for workshops at no cost. This partnership model supports the sustainability of TMA's programs.
• CanadaHelpsminorOthersThird-party donation processing platform used by TMA to accept charitable donations. Donations can be made through canadahelps.org/en/charities/teacher-mentors-abroad/

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CODE (Canadian Organization for Development through Education): Canadian non-profit that supports literacy and education programs in developing countries, including teacher professional development. Directly comparable to TMA in mission, geography of focus (developing-world education), and Canadian charitable structure.
• Cuso International: Canadian non-profit that places skilled volunteers in developing countries to support education and economic development, sharing TMA's model of volunteer-driven international capacity building with a comparable Canadian-headquartered structure.
• World University Service of Canada (WUSC): Canadian NGO focused on education, refugee resettlement, and youth empowerment in developing countries, including teacher training programs. Closely comparable to TMA as a Canadian non-profit with education-focused international development programming.
• Teachers Without Borders: International organization that supports teacher professional development and peer-learning networks globally, including in developing-country contexts. A direct functional peer to TMA in mobilizing educators to strengthen instructional practices internationally.

Broad incumbents

• Oxfam Canada: Canadian branch of Oxfam International, addressing poverty and inequality through education, advocacy, and development programming. Operates in overlapping international development territory with TMA but at vastly greater scale and broader thematic scope.
• UNICEF Canada: Canadian national committee for UNICEF, supporting children's education and welfare globally including in the Dominican Republic. A massive global incumbent with overlapping education-development mission, though focused more on advocacy and fundraising than direct teacher mentoring.
• Right To Play: Larger international organization that uses sport and play to educate and empower children in developing countries. Operates broadly in the same international education space as TMA but with a much larger footprint and different pedagogical focus.
• Plan International Canada: Canadian arm of Plan International, a large global NGO focused on children's rights, education, and development. Shares TMA's international education development mandate from a Canadian base but operates at significantly greater scale and broader scope.
• WE Charity: Canadian international development and education organization historically known for school-building and education programs in developing countries. Comparable Canadian-headquartered international education non-profit, although operating at a much larger scale.
• VSO International: International volunteer-sending organization placing skilled professionals in education and health roles across the developing world. Closely mirrors TMA's volunteer-delivery model for international education capacity building at a much larger global scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/tmentorsabroad

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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