15/09/2025
Final Report of the Third Training Course for Community School Teachers – September 2025
Practical experience confirms that building human capacity is the cornerstone of community renaissance, and that education is the widest gateway to achieving sustainable development. Based on this firm belief, Education First Organization continued its pioneering efforts in supporting community education by organizing the third training course for Eritrean community school teachers, which was held in Cairo from September 8 to 12, 2025. This course came as a natural extension of the success of the two previous sessions in 2023 and 2024, reflecting continuity of vision and clarity of purpose in peparing qualified teachers capable of leading change.
The training witnessed remarkable participation, with 61 teachers—male and female—coming from 14 Eritrean community schools in Cairo. Among the most notable participants were Al-Nahda Foundation with its four branches, Shu‘lat Al-Noor School with two branches, Teabe Educational Center, along with several other schools each represented by a single branch. This diversity among participants enriched the training with a spirit of cultural and professional exchange and strengthened channels of communication among teachers.
The training modules were carefully designed to address the real needs faced by teachers in the field. The topics covered included: community marketing, the reality of education in Egypt, inclusion of students with special needs, strengthening Eritrean identity and building social identity, digital education and practical training, design thinking, applying the theory of change, and improving quality of life.
These modules were delivered by a group of distinguished academics and experts who demonstrated high professionalism and great dedication in sharing knowledge, which positively reflected on the teachers’ engagement and their high level of satisfaction with the program.
The course was not limited to theoretical lectures; rather, it provided a space for interactive and collective learning. Participants expressed genuine eagerness to apply what they had learned in their classrooms, which promises a direct transfer of training outcomes into practice. Moreover, the training fostered collaboration and synergy among teachers from different schools, thereby creating a professional network capable of continuous exchange of experiences.
At the closing ceremony, which was attended by school principals and community leaders, all participants and volunteers were honored in appreciation of their efforts and in recognition of the teacher’s vital role in advancing community education. This was not just a formal gesture, but a clear message affirming the teacher’s status as an agent of change and a leader of development.
The Teabe Community Educational Initiative and Center extends its deepest thanks and gratitude to the Eritrean Education First Organization for its outstanding efforts in preparing and qualifying educational cadres capable of achieving self-sufficiency in the diaspora. These are not ordinary efforts, but pioneering endeavors worthy of support and recognition, as they directly contribute to building a brighter educational future for Eritrean children abroad.
This year’s course succeeded in training a large number of teachers in fields that directly address the core of their educational mission, thereby enhancing their professional competence and expanding their pedagogical and intellectual capacities. This, in turn, will improve the overall quality of the educational process in community schools.
In conclusion, the third training course for community school teachers was not a passing event, but rather a new milestone in the long journey of dedicated work to build a well-educated individual, aware of his identity and in harmony with his community. It stands as a living model that demonstrates how partnership between community-based and civil society organizations can create tangible impact in people’s lives and foster a genuine renaissance that begins in the classroom and extends to society as a whole.
