TLM.AFRICA is promoted by Orange Card, a private CSR initiative supported by a consortium of education service providers with a clear intent of providing succor, hope and critical empowerment for teachers across Nigeria and the African continent.

It is an indisputable fact that teachers are the most critical stakeholders in the education matrix and for any attempt aimed at raising the standard of education in any society, the prime area of focus should be to improve teacher quality. While the roles of education infrastructure, regulatory policy, functional teaching methods and systems etc., are essential for delivering good quality educational services, there would be little, or no value generated from these without competent and well-motivated teachers driving the process.

The mandate of Orange Card therefore is to create multiple streams of opportunities to empower and restore the rapidly diminishing dignity and pride in the teaching profession.

Orange Card, through its growing network of goodwill partners, has created a pool of funds that can be directly accessed by teachers on merit. A rolling grant scheme is in existence and apart from teachers having access to it for their CPD programs and skills improvement workshops, they can also extend its use to their wards.

Through its network of service providers which include Cambridge Leadership Academy, Buckingham University and Tai Solarin University of Education, Orange Card has created contemporary and future-looking 21st century skills set programs to further help teachers deepen their capacities to evolve into world class educators. Among others, a critical component of the skill set programs will expose teachers to adopting effective use of technology, a much-needed skill, to match and engage the new generation of learners, both within and outside the classroom.

Orange Card creates strategic alliances with forward looking organizations that it endorses as change partners in the education space to offer their products and services to teachers at hugely discounted prices. The goal is to create a unique network of teachers who will, through the ORANGE Debit/Credit card scheme, access privileged services and purchase products with flexible and friendly repayment plans that may not be enjoyed anywhere else. This is Orange Card’s own idea of making teachers feel dignified and appreciated.