Global Activism: Teaching English in Bangladesh

Global Activism: Teaching English in Bangladesh

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Michael Kossivas—Co-Founder of Elli, an Institute for English Language Education for Low and Middle Income Students in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh you can’t get a professional job or go to a university if you don’t speak English. But many low and middle income students can’t afford the plethora of new private English-medium schools. Michael Kossivas was visiting a friend from Bangladesh when he decided to start Elli, a new school with a different approach to language learning.

For more information, e-mail Michael Kossivas.