Matènwa Community School

Children and teachers engage in hands-on education, critical thinking, and mutual respect.

Institute for Learning

Teacher training for schools seeking to find a more effective way to teach.

Mother Tongue Books

Empowering children to become literate by reading and writing in their native language.

Women’s Leadership Fund

Seven Matènwa graduates are now continuing their university education—fully supported for the year—thanks to this community.

Creole Gardens

Students cultivate organic produce, practice environmental stewardship.

Summer Camp

Inspiring meaningful exchanges that strengthen community ties and inspire collaborative learning.

Art Matènwa

Nurturing creative expression by supporting women artisans.

Community Outreach

Help students and families care for elders and build lasting food security.

College Scholarships

Matènwa grads who've earned full-tuition scholarships need your help to cover costs like housing, meals, books, and more.

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Thank you Greater Good A Video in Celebration of your 10 Year Anniversary.

Proudly teaching in one's mother tongue in a non violent encouraging learning environment which values children's opinions and creativity....

Cabbage planted on terrace crops.

From Dirt to Dinner: The Eurofins Terracing Project

We are thrilled to announce that the Eurofins Foundation has awarded the Matènwa Community Learning Center (MCLC) a significant grant to scale up our terracing […]...

The Mother Tongue Revolution is Spreading

People often ask me if what we’re doing in Matènwa can actually scale. They wonder if a local school can really change the way an […]...