Welcome to The African Traveling Teacher
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We traverse Africa by road, visit remote schools, and engage teachers and learners
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UNESCO projects a need for 15 million teachers in Africa by 2030. Africa has the fastest growing, youngest population in the world. AI is rapidly changing every sector of the economy, and could exacerbate gaps in African countries.
We expose learners to project based learning so a to deploy their unique talents to solve community problems
We demonstrate the best practices, Introduce new technologies and reassurance teachers of their vital role
Creating a network of global teachers working together, sharing knowledge and resources.
I joined Teach For Uganda as a teaching fellow, serving in rural communities and confronting the daily challenges that teachers and learners face. It was during this time that I saw, up close, the urgent need for innovation in teacher training and support. This experience gave me a new lens through which to see my role—not just as a classroom teacher, but as a catalyst for educational transformation.
When schools shut down during the pandemic, I began organizing remote CPD sessions and mental health check-ins for teachers in my network. It was a period of reflection and reinvention. I asked myself: How can we equip teachers beyond the physical classroom? This season planted the first seeds of The African Travelling Teacher—a vision of an educator who moves, connects, and empowers across borders.
In 2021, I was selected to serve as a mentor and trainer at Greenbelt Academy in Bor, South Sudan, under the African Leadership Academy’s ALforEducation initiative. The same year, I participated in the Nasser Youth Fellowship in Egypt, where I was introduced to the African Union’s Agenda 2063. I also received an invitation from Western Academy of Beijing to speak to Grade 9 students about infrastructure in Africa. That request left me unsettled—it made me realize how little I, and many of my peers, knew about Africa’s own development. This marked a turning point. I knew I had to do more—to discover Africa and help others rediscover it too.
As I continued supporting teachers in challenging contexts, I saw a gap—how could local educators access wider ideas, resources, or peers across borders? That’s when The African Travelling Teacher YouTube channel was born. I started travelling across Africa, creating content that tells authentic education stories, showcases innovation, and offers culturally relevant learning resources for teachers and students. This digital storytelling approach opened a new chapter—one where teachers learn from each other across geography and circumstance.
2024 was a defining year. I was honored to deliver a keynote at the eLearning Africa Conference in Kigali, sharing the origin and evolution of The African Travelling Teacher. This recognition reaffirmed the urgency and power of what we’re building. In the same year, I formally registered The African Travelling Teacher as a social enterprise—marking a new phase of growth where we now offer training, global collaborations, learning expeditions, and multimedia content to strengthen African education systems.
With this team, we have been able to transform lives and create a legacy.
With this team, we have been able to transform lives and create a legacy.
I think Cultural Canvas was a really meaningful and significant project for me to lead in high school. It opened my eyes to the world and showed me the kind of impact I can make through something I love ART. I’m really grateful for everyone who participated, especially my friends who led it with me, our teachers, and Francis. Even though in the future we’ll all be spread across different parts of the world, I find it encouraging that we’ll still be connected through this project. I learned so much—about global citizenship, about people outside of my own community, and about how art can connect us. It was a powerful experience, and I hope to keep working on this project in the future.
For me, I think Cultural Canvas taught me that art is more than just what we draw, it’s about what we express. I realized that art can be a tool of communication between two cultures and also a powerful educational tool that offers others a new way of seeing the world.
Oh, I think Cultural Canvas was a really important and significant project for me as well. It had a big impact on me and on the community around us, showing how we can use our own skills in art to help others. I truly wish the best for this project in the future.
From this, we would love to go to Uganda and actually see the project we’ve been working on for so long. Personally, when I saw the video Francis posted on YouTube of the kids in Uganda, it really moved me. It showed me the impact we could make even from afar. I can only imagine how powerful it would be to experience it firsthand, and I believe it would be such a meaningful opportunity for all of us.
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