IG and Teach For All announce £2 million global partnership to tackle educational inequality around the world

IG’s donation is part of IG’s £5 million Brighter Future Fund to tackle the impact of COVID-19

IG Group (“IG”), the global online trading platform, is pleased to announce a partnership with global education non-profit network Teach For All.  IG has today made a £2 million donation to Teach For All from its £5 million Brighter Future Fund, established in April this year, to tackle the impact of COVID-19 on the education of the most vulnerable young people in the global communities in which IG is part of.

The three-year collaboration will help Teach For All’s global network tackle educational inequality around the world.

IG’s collaboration with Teach For All will facilitate the creation of new partnerships with network organisations in some of our main markets.

In due course this will offer IG employees access to exciting new volunteering opportunities and chances to learn more about educational disadvantage in a local context.  We look forward to learning about and sharing their efforts of IG employees to lend their expertise, time, and energy to students, teachers, and communities across the Teach For All network.

Click here to view a video outlining some of the fantastic work undertaken by Teach For All

June Felix, CEO, IG Group, said:

“Our £2 million global partnership with Teach For All is a key part of our Brighter Future programme and a further demonstration of IG’s commitment to help the most vulnerable children by improving their access to a good education and future opportunities. At this challenging time and in line with our purpose and values as a company, we want to empower young people in the global markets in which we operate to reach their full potential by providing them with the right environment and tools to succeed.”

Wendy Kopp, CEO and Co-founder of Teach For All, said: 

“Teach For All and IG Group share a desire to ensure young people have the education, support, and opportunity they need to thrive. We’re very excited about the potential of our partnership to enable the development of more extraordinary teachers and leaders to work towards that end in countries all over the world.”

Ben Hemington, ESG Manager, IG Group, said:

“In the midst of the global pandemic, supporting students to learn and thrive has never felt more urgent, and this partnership is more urgent than ever. This is a big milestone for IG – marking our ESG programme’s progression to having an impact on a truly international scale.”