"I am who We are"
Clarissa Isabelle Delgado is the sum of many inspiring stories. She is the co-founder and CEO of Teach for the Philippines, part of a global network of organisations that recruit graduates of top universities and send them out to teach in schools in socially disadvantaged areas. Teach for the Philippines focuses its efforts on improving teacher quality and addressing education challenges at the system-level.
Today, Teach for the Philippines has grown into a nationwide movement that has engaged over 300 young Filipino leaders who are committed to work towards meaningful and positive change. Since its founding, Teach for the Philippines has reached almost 80,000 students and approximately 80% of Teach for the Philippines' alumni continue to work towards education reform, with close to 40% working in the Philippine government, in positions across local government units of placement schools, the Philippine Senate, Office of the Vice President, and Department of Education.
Clarissa is a member of the inaugural class of Obama Foundation Fellows; Asia Society Asia 21 Class of 2016; a 2016 Ten Outstanding Young Men National Awardee; a Fellow of the Philippine Institute of Corporate Directors; and is a delegate of the World Wide Fund for Nature’s Next Generation Council. She holds a Bachelor’s from the College of William and Mary and a Master of Arts in Education, major in Educational Administration from Ateneo de Manila University.
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"I am who We are"
Clarissa Isabelle Delgado is the sum of many inspiring stories. She is the co-founder and CEO of Teach for the Philippines, part of a global network of organisations that recruit graduates of top universities and send them out to teach in schools in socially disadvantaged areas. Teach for the Philippines focuses its efforts on improving teacher quality and addressing education challenges at the system-level.
Today, Teach for the Philippines has grown into a nationwide movement that has engaged over 300 young Filipino leaders who are committed to work towards meaningful and positive change. Since its founding, Teach for the Philippines has reached almost 80,000 students and approximately 80% of Teach for the Philippines' alumni continue to work towards education reform, with close to 40% working in the Philippine government, in positions across local government units of placement schools, the Philippine Senate, Office of the Vice President, and Department of Education.
Clarissa is a member of the inaugural class of Obama Foundation Fellows; Asia Society Asia 21 Class of 2016; a 2016 Ten Outstanding Young Men National Awardee; a Fellow of the Philippine Institute of Corporate Directors; and is a delegate of the World Wide Fund for Nature’s Next Generation Council. She holds a Bachelor’s from the College of William and Mary and a Master of Arts in Education, major in Educational Administration from Ateneo de Manila University.
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