Worldfund is a non-profit organization founded in 2002 that delivers training and ongoing support to teachers and principals from underserved schools in Latin America. It operates 3 different programs: LISTO, a principal leadership program, IAPE, an English-teacher training program and STEM Brasil, a science and math teacher training program. Nearly 8,000 principals and teachers have participated in Worldfund programming. Programs IAPE The Inter-American Partnership for Education (IAPE) trains, empowers, and supports a network of English language educators in Mexico's most underserved public schools, in association with Dartmouth College's Rassias Center. IAPE is in its tenth year of operation. Impact by 2017 Launch year: 2007 Number of states: 32/32 Number of educators: 2,198 Number of students: 2,100,000 STEM Brasil This program addresses the urgent increasing need for professionals in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math. The STEM Brasil methodology complements the school curriculum. The program engages students with their own teachers during the school day, unlike extracurricular programs. Impact by 2017 Launch year: 2009 Number of states: 16/30 Number of educators: 3,900 Number of students: 500,000 Evaluation Results 85% of participating schools showed an increase of over 20% in Math scores 74% of school administrators noticed an increase in teacher motivation and 88% positive changes in teacher behavior STEM Mexico Worldfund is currently developing the infrastructure to implement its STEM program within Mexico's public schools. Anticipated launch date is 2018. Areas of Operation Mexico México Ciudad de México Veracruz Jalisco Puebla Guanajuato Chiapas Nuevo León Michoacán Oaxaca Chihuahua Guerrero Tamaulipas Baja California Sinaloa Coahuila de Zaragoza Hidalgo Sonora San Luis Potosí Tabasco Yucatán Querétaro de Arteaga Morelos Durango Zacatecas Quintana Roo Aguascalientes Tlaxcala Nayarit Campeche Baja California Sur Colima Brazil Acre Amapá Espírito Santo Goiás Maranhão Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Paraíba Pernambuco Rio de Janeiro Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Sul Rondônia São Paulo Sergipe Tocantins References External links "Dartmouth-based partnership aims to help English teaching in Latin America" (6.21.2007 Article from The Dartmouth) "Spreading English Throughout The World" (7.6.2007 WCAX TV News Item) "Mexican teachers learn Rassias Method" (7.26.2007 Article from The Dartmouth) Worldfund's relationship with Better World Books Non-profit organizations based in New York City