Karen Teacher Working Group
In 2004, the KTWG founded the Karen Teacher Training College in Mu Traw The school runs a two-year course in teaching following a locally designed curriculum. Mobile Teacher Trainers (MTT) are who conducting in service training as part of a program that began in 2001. MTT's travel, often to remote areas, to observe and support active teachers. Trainers also work with the local communities, working with local parents and community members to promote the value of education and to engage people in wider policy discussions As of 2017, there are 66 teacher trainers working with KTWG. Teacher trainers conduct teacher trainer for four weeks during the summer school break. In 2015, 1474 teachers completed this training. KTWG provides stipends. to over 6000 active teachers each year KTWG is a founding member of The Myanmar/Burma Indigenous Network for Education (MINE) an advocacy group for Language rights in Myanmar
KTWG is a partner of the Karen Department of Health and Welfare. KTWG receives financial and technical support from WorldEd KTWG has partnered with Naresuan University with the university which provided training and certification for KTWG teachers
The Karen State Education Assistance Group (KSEAG) was formed in 2005 by KTWG in partnership with the Karen Education Department. It provides teacher stipends and educational material to schools in Eastern Myanmar. According to KTWG, In 2013/14 KSEAG supported 6154 teachers, 141,632 students and 1294 schools. In 2014, KTWG and Karen News produced the film "Our Schools, Our Language and Our Future", which was launched in Yangon. The organisation has received support from Save the Children for the MTTs to use Save the Children's Quality Learning Environment evaluative tool in the field.
Partners and Affiliated groups
The Karen Teachers Working Group (KTWG) is a community based organisation founded in 1997 that works to promote and improve education in Karen State.