• Make a donation

    Join us and bring practical STEM education to all children in Ghana

  • Help provide a Reliable Car for PEN

    We have survived COVID… more than that, leveraging PEN online training made it possible to reach many more teachers! Because of support from you and others committed to STEM education, more than 6,000 teachers across Ghana and now Rwanda have been trained.


    Celebrating our students’ success! Every single one of the students at Novastar Academy, a low-cost private school in Kasoa near Accra, scored the highest available grade on their national science exam. The key to success? Each of their teachers have been trained by PEN.

     

  • With growth comes new challenges: We need a safe and reliable vehicle…

    Our 20-year-old Hyundai Accent served us faithfully—but in recent months it is costing us more in repair bills than the vehicle is worth. It’s costly and inefficient to rely on tro-tros (public vans) and Ubers.

  • A safe and reliable company vehicle will enable us to:

    1. Be more efficient with our financial and human resources.

    2. Safely convey facilitators and materials to the training grounds.

    3. Effectively conduct field visits to the schools, where we provide one-on-one coaching to teachers in between our training sessions.

    4. Conduct more in-person meetings with strategic partners.

    5. Travel to the remote areas of Ghana and spread the impact we’re achieving in Ghana to all 16 Regions.

  • Goal

     

    Purchase a mid-size SUV with 4-wheel drive to handle the rough, dirt roads in rural areas.

     

    Cost: $47,000.

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    Thank you for supporting PEN: training African teachers in hands-on STEM education changes the future for thousands of children.

    Your gift towards the new vehicle helps us move forward, expanding our reach.

  • Goal

    Purchase a mid-size SUV with a 4-wheel drive to handle the rough, dirt roads in rural areas.

     

    Cost: $47,000.

     

  • PEN Pals - A PEN Monthly Donor Program

    Unleash the potential of African children through hands-on teaching of STEM

    We invite you to be a part of children's' lives in Ghana, walking with them as they explore the world that exists when their potential is unleashed through STEM education.

     

    From USD 20 a month, you can become a PEN Pal, a brand new monthly donor program we have created to connect you with children in Ghana who are yearning for the doors of opportunity to be opened.

    • USD 20.00 a month provides one student with hands-on STEM education for an entire year;
    • USD 50.00 a month provides one class of 40 students with everything they need to learn hands-on STEM online;
    • USD 165.00 a month provides an annual fellowship for a teacher.

     

    STEM education changes children's lives.

     

    Join us today and become a PEN Pal!

     

    Note: Please make sure to select "monthly" under Donation Frequency to be added to the PEN Pals.

  • Help provide a reliable generator for PEN

    We call it DUMSOR and it’s frustrating! Regular power outages can happen every week! Suddenly a Zoom teaching session is blacked out. Our team is stalled in basic research, course development and administration, stymied by uncertain power. We are forced to postpone meetings and end our studio recording sessions.

     

    STEM education changes the future for African kids. Teachers are excited to do hands-on science using methods taught be PEN – they are amazed at how it engages their students. More than 6,000 teachers in Ghana and Rwanda have been trained – and more and more regions are requesting training. You are a part of that growth and it’s transforming children’s lives!

  • A backup generator would help us:

    • Utilize working hours unabated

    • Attend all scheduled meetings, within our possible control

    • Offer our online teacher training without delays and instabilities

    • Record instructional videos in the PEN Studio without unnecessarily starting over

    • Ensure continuous availability of the PEN Resource Center for visiting students

    • Better ensure achieving stated timelines for our project deliverables

  • Goal

    60 kVA generator

     

    Cost: $18,000

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    Your gift makes it possible to spark the genius in a child.

  • Make a donation

     

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    Help provide a reliable generator for PEN

     

    We call it DUMSOR and it’s frustrating! Regular power outages can happen every week! Suddenly a Zoom teaching session is blacked out. Our team is stalled in basic research, course development and administration, stymied by uncertain power. We are forced to postpone meetings and end our studio recording sessions.

     

    STEM education changes the future for African kids. Teachers are excited to do hands-on science using methods taught be PEN – they are amazed at how it engages their students. More than 6,000 teachers in Ghana and Rwanda have been trained – and more and more regions are requesting training. You are a part of that growth and it’s transforming children’s lives!

     

    A backup generator would help us:

    • Utilize working hours unabated

    • Attend all scheduled meetings, within our possible control

    • Offer our online teacher training without delays and instabilities

    • Record instructional videos in the PEN Studio without unnecessarily starting over

    • Ensure continuous availability of the PEN Resource Center for visiting students

    • Better ensure achieving stated timelines for our project deliverables

     

    Goal: 60 kVA generator.

    Cost: $18,000.

    Your gift makes it possible to spark the genius in a child.

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    Help provide a reliable generator for PEN

     

    We call it DUMSOR and it’s frustrating! Regular power outages can happen every week! Suddenly a Zoom teaching session is blacked out. Our team is stalled in basic research, course development and administration, stymied by uncertain power. We are forced to postpone meetings and end our studio recording sessions.

     

    STEM education changes the future for African kids. Teachers are excited to do hands-on science using methods taught be PEN – they are amazed at how it engages their students. More than 6,000 teachers in Ghana and Rwanda have been trained – and more and more regions are requesting training. You are a part of that growth and it’s transforming children’s lives!

     

    A backup generator would help us:

    • Utilize working hours unabated

    • Attend all scheduled meetings, within our possible control

    • Offer our online teacher training without delays and instabilities

    • Record instructional videos in the PEN Studio without unnecessarily starting over

    • Ensure continuous availability of the PEN Resource Center for visiting students

    • Better ensure achieving stated timelines for our project deliverables

     

    Goal: 60 kVA generator.

    Cost: $18,000.

    Your gift makes it possible to spark the genius in a child.

  • PEN'S COVID-19 RESPONSE

    Your donation enables us to equip students, parents and teachers with a suite of low-cost, accessible, digital tools for learning.

     

    As part of our response to COVID-19, PEN is rolling out a suite of STEM educational content for students, parents and teachers in Ghana to ensure that learning never stops. We are leveraging an extensive set of curriculum-aligned, practical STEM activities (1,000+) and a strong network of teachers (3,000+) to rapidly translate existing content and deploy at scale.​

  • Practical Education Network US Fund

    King Baudouin Foundation United States

  • INFORMATION FOR U.S. BASED DONORS

    U.S. based donors can make tax-deductible contributions to the Practical EducationNetwork Fund at the King Baudouin Foundation United States (KBFUS). Because KBFUS is a public charity, within the meaning of sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) of the IRC, donors may claim the maximum tax benefits allowed by U.S. tax law for their contributions. If you wish to support us, here is how to proceed:

    Gifts by Check

    Address your check to KBFUS, write Practical Education Network, US Fund, in the memo section of the check, and send it to the KBFUS at

    10 Rockefeller Plaza,

    16th Floor,

    New York,

    NY 10020.

    Gifts by Wire Transfer

    To donate by wire transfer or to contribute other types of property, contact KBFUS via email at info@kbfus.org or phone (212) 713-7660

  • Donate Now

    A $35 contribution can train one teacher in the beginnings of our practical methodology!

  • You can click here to make a one time donation.

    One Time Donation (Ghana only)

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