We are delighted to announce Teach With Africa’s 18th Anniversary Celebration event on March 18th. Our mission is even more important today as we collectively grapple with global inequities in education, and most particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. During this annual celebration, we celebrate you, our valued supporters, who help us fund core needs and programs that transform education in the African and Bay Area communities we serve.
As a friend of Teach With Africa and prominent member of our community,
we would be delighted if you would join us as a member of our
18th Anniversary Celebration Honorary Host Committee
Since its inception, Teach With Africa’s annual fundraiser has presented guests with an opportunity to learn about how TWA continues to earn its reputation as a transformative agent of change. We have impacted over 175,000 students, sent 200 U.S. educators to Africa, and have partnered with over 25 U.S. schools who have hosted over 4,500 South African educators.
Please join us in making your own mark on Global Education at this celebratory event!
Wednesday, March 18th, 2026
The Regency Center
1290 Sutter Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94109
Event Honoree: John Gilmour
As an Honorary Host Committee member, your name will be featured on our invitation, in our on-site program and on our website.
Invitation deadline for inclusion on the Host Committee is Thursday, February 19th!
(Please note: Your Contribution must be at least $500.00 to be considered for the Host Committee. In 2025, the event sold out a month in advance so we urge you to move quickly to secure your spot at this amazing event.)
About John Gilmour:
John Gilmour is a South African educator and social entrepreneur who founded the first LEAP Science and Maths School in Langa, Cape Town, in 2004, growing it into a network of schools serving township communities and later establishing the LEAP Institute to extend this work into community hubs, teacher development and systems change. He was also a founding force behind the Global Teachers Institute, which arose from LEAP’s teacher development work and was supported by Teach With Africa from concept to full establishment as an independent teacher development network.
In 2007, he worked with Margie and Larry Schlenoff as LEAP’s founding partner to help establish Teach With Africa, creating a reciprocal exchange of teachers and ideas between South Africa and the United States. Over the years, he has been shaped by working alongside Teach With Africa fellows and ambassadors in LEAP classrooms and communities, whose contributions have helped prepare a new generation of South African leaders, many of whom are alumni of these exchanges and now guide LEAP into its next chapter.