Back to School
Our annual campaign puts children back in the classroom at the start of each school year, with fees, uniforms and materials covered.
Learn moreEducate · Empower · Transform
Changing Lives Through Education
Every child deserves the opportunity to learn, dream and build their future.
Founded 2010 · Registered in Cameroon · UK-based
Our philosophy
Teach me to fish, don't simply give me fish.
Education is the most sustainable route out of poverty
Teach Me To Fish Foundation supports underprivileged children in Cameroon through education. We believe every child deserves the opportunity to fulfil their potential, and that lasting change comes from capability, not charity alone.
- Founded
- 2010
- Registered
- Cameroon
- Based in
- United Kingdom
- Working in
- Cameroon
- Focus
- Education
Our work
Seven ways we keep children in school
Educational Sponsorship
Long-term support for a named child: school fees, learning materials and mentoring that continues year after year.
Learn moreGirls' Education
Targeted support for girls, who face the steepest barriers to staying in school and the greatest gains from finishing it.
Learn moreSchool Infrastructure
Safe, equipped learning environments, because a classroom has to be somewhere a child can actually learn.
Learn moreDigital Learning
Access to the tools and connectivity that open up learning far beyond what any single classroom can hold.
Learn moreCommunity Projects
Development work alongside families and local leaders, so that gains in education hold across a whole community.
Learn moreEmergency Support
Rapid help when a family's circumstances would otherwise take a child out of school.
Learn more
Impact
What the work adds up to
Every figure carries a source and a date. Donors who can check one number trust the ones they cannot.
- Children supported in the latest edition12th edition, Back to School deck
- 880
- Editions deliveredBack to School deck, 2013 to 2025
- 12
- Year the foundation beganConfirmed by the founder
- 2010
- Children in the first cohort2012 registration, 20 girls, 12 boys
- 32
- Mothers economically empowered2012, alongside the first cohort
- 30
- Partner organisationsNamed in the deck, excluding TMTF itself
- 7
Sponsor a child
Support one child, all the way through
Sponsorship is a long-term commitment to one child’s education. Here is exactly what it covers.
- School fees
- School uniform
- Books and learning materials
- A safe learning environment
- Long-term mentoring
Monthly sponsorship cost to be confirmed. See the £ amounts below.
Film
See the work for yourself
A short documentary shot in Cameroon carries more than any amount of copy can.
Documentary film
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Get involved
Be part of the change
However much time or money you have, there is a way in.
Donate
Give once or monthly. Regular gifts let us commit to a child's whole school career rather than a single term.
Give nowSponsor a child
Support one child through school, fees, uniform, materials and mentoring, and follow their progress.
Sponsor a childCorporate partnership
Partner with us on programmes that match your organisation's goals, with reporting you can publish.
Discuss a partnershipFundraise
Run, bake, climb or ask. We'll give you everything you need to make it count.
Start fundraisingGive today
Regular giving is worth more than its face value, it lets us commit to a child’s whole school career instead of a single term.
Choose an amount
You can give any amount, PayPal handles the payment, and you do not need a PayPal account to use a card.