FIVE PROGRAMMES
We teach.
Everything else makes the teaching work.
The Educational Equality Institute (TEEI) runs five programmes. Education is the flagship: language, skills and mentoring for people rebuilding their lives in a new country. The other four exist so that work holds: health, evidence, policy, and the reporting that funds it.
Every programme here is free for the people in it. We built them because talent survives displacement; opportunity often does not.
Language
Language
Skills and Career
Skills and Career
Community
Community
Buddy Programme
Local volunteers matched with newcomers for regular meetings and practical support in Norway.
Women Buddy Programme
A dedicated space for women to connect with a buddy who understands their situation.
Together for Her Success
Programmes designed for women navigating education, work, and community in a new place.
Health Support
Health Support
HOW IT CONNECTS
Most people start with the language
SPEAK
Learn a language with a real person
Live classes or weekly conversation practice, matched to your level and schedule.
Language programmesBUILD
Turn skills into employment
One-to-one sessions, digital basics, and structured preparation for work in a new country.
Skills and career programmesWORK
Prepare for work in a new country
Structured preparation, one-to-one guidance, and practice for the job you are aiming for.
Skills and career programmesALONGSIDE EVERY STEP
Find your people
Community is not a stage; it runs through everything else we do. Buddies, groups for women, and people who have been where you are.
TRACK RECORD
Four years of mentors who showed up.
Over four years, volunteers across the world mentored more than 2,000 Ukrainians rebuilding careers and lives. The programme is being rebuilt; the record stands.
Get Involved
Most of this is done by volunteers.
Volunteer
Give an hour a week.
Teach a conversation class, run a skills session, or meet someone new to Norway. We match you with a person or group where your time makes a direct difference.
Volunteer with usPartner
Bring your team.
Your people join the programmes as mentors and teachers, and we handle the reporting.
Partner with us →Our work is organised under five programmes set by our board: Education, Health Equity, Research, Advocacy and Policy, Compliance.
How we're organised →