PRACTICAL EDUCATION NETWORK AFRICA-USA INC
EIN 93-4483728 · Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Education (B12)
What they do
IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION STARTED BUILDING THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH THEY COULD PROVIDE SERVICES IN LINE WITH ITS MISSION. THE ORGANIZATION BEGAN THE NECESSARY STEPS to ORGANIZE, COORDINATE, and FUND THE TRAINING of KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 SCIENCE and MATH TEACHER IN WEST AFRICA to USE LOW-COST, HANDS-ON APPROACHES to TEACH MORE EFFECTIVELY IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. THIS INCLUDES TRAINING BOTH IN-SERVICE and PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS. ALSO, THIS INCLUDES PRINTING and DISTRIBUTION of TEACHER RESOURCE MANUALS WHICH CONTAIN LOW-COST ACTIVITY GUIDES ALIGNED to THEIR NATIONAL CURRICULUM. STUDENTS ACROSS THE REGION ARE EXPECTED to BENEFIT IN TERMS of INCREASED INTEREST IN "STEM" FIELDS and IMPROVED LEARNING OUTCOMES.
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Board and leadership roster (6)
ALEXIS CHINSECRETARY
ELIZABETH HUSSEYTREASURER
HEATHER BEEMPRESIDENT
KIRKI KOFIANIDIRECTOR
PETER CHOODIRECTOR
WILFRED MBAHCHAIRMAN
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2025
- Location
- 122 NORTH ST, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144-1124
- County
- Middlesex
- In care of
- HEATHER BEEM
- Primary officer
- HEATHER BEEM, PRESIDENT
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- BRENT RICHARDSON CPA
- NTEE classification
- Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Education (B12)
- IRS tax category
- Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Education