Ana Sylvia Ramirez
CEO of the Instituto Guatemalteco Americano, Guatemala’s Bi-National Center
I have been involved with many different charitable organizations which seek to improve lives and raise hope for people of different backgrounds. Like those organizations, TIRF encompasses many goals affecting the global society through education. TIRF is the type of organization that brings about change and educational advancement through the research it promotes. It is a quiet yet highly important job that may go unnoticed, but not unfelt. TIRF hopes to be a major force influencing English language learning throughout the world.
This task is especially important, since English is a gateway to an array of opportunities for people across industries and countries. In the Central American and Caribbean region, people are seeing an opening of opportunities for study and work abroad as a result of being able to communicate in English. This ability is directly linked to the effort and hard work of many English teaching support entities, of which TIRF is one. TIRF, however, is highly differentiated from the rest in the fact that its leading members are highly recognized and greatly committed individuals in the world of English language teaching. There is no better option than to have key experts in the field be in charge of leading change, as it happens with TIRF. Donating to TIRF is contributing to a globally beneficial change. It is contributing to the world society and the improvement of millions of lives across the globe.
