Amarok Society was founded with one family at its centre: Dr. Tanyss Munro, Gem Munro and their four children.

We teach extremely poor, uneducated mothers in the world’s worst slums to become neighbourhood teachers. We teach these women how to read and write in their own language, we teach them English (necessary in South Asia for economic advancement) and teach them math. We also teach them life skills such as health, nutrition, child care [...]

On the basis of decades of practical success in disadvantaged communities in Canada and abroad, we have come to believe in the power of mothers to effect lasting improvements in their families and in their communities. Worldwide, there are over 70 million primary school-aged children unable to afford school. We believe that there will never [...]