It started with a month in Bangladesh
Three schools, three cities, around ten volunteers. Small enough that every hour and every dollar is traceable to a named place.
Global Language Bridge began in 2023 as a small student-led initiative running weekly online English classes in collaboration with Sompriti Orphanage in Cox’s Bazar.
At the beginning, the model was simple: a group of students organising regular classes and learning as we went. As the program grew, so did the need for a more structured educational approach.
Since then, GLB has expanded to new partner organisations, developed a dedicated syllabus, and built an education team with support from people with experience in English teaching, linguistics and early childhood development. Our classes now take place both online and in person, depending on the needs and structure of each program.
The curriculum continues to evolve alongside the organisation. We regularly review how classes are working, adapt our materials, and improve the way we support both students and volunteer teachers.
Today, GLB is a transnational team working across education, social impact, partnerships, governance and fundraising. We have developed significantly since the first weekly classes, and we still see the organisation as a work in progress.
We continue to welcome new expertise, ideas and collaborations from educators, universities, civil society organisations and individuals who can help us strengthen the program as it develops.
Three schools, three cities
All three run in partnership with the Bidyanondo Foundation. 300+ students, 20+ classes a week, around ten volunteers.
2023 · Cox’s Bazar
Sompriti Orphanage
Where GLB began, and where we taught for the first two years.
2026 · Dhaka
Online English classes inside the regular timetable, repeating the process that has been working in Chittagong with more structure and support.
2026 · Chittagong
The same structure again, delivered in person.
From the classroom
Our teachers write up the days as they happen, a lesson that landed, one that didn’t, and what the students did with it.
First day of clases
The kids and teachers reunite after summer!
What you can ask us for
Every collaborator can access the current documents directly, not just a summary.
Program model and partner list
Every partner school and NGO we work with, with locations and start dates.
Financial breakdown and governance
How funds are used, our legal status, and how the organisation is run.
Enrolment and attendance data
Current enrolment, class attendance, and how we track progress.
We’d rather you ask than guess.
Email usWe started as four.There is room for more.
Volunteers teach one class a week from wherever they are. Donors support a term at a named school. Both are visible in the same figures we publish here.