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Hanna's story

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Inside the Teacher's Group

Hanna's story

'Hanna' (former Teachers Group member) writes: Anybody wishing to join TG must remember that it is most certainly a money making scheme and as a TG member you are a wheel in that machine.

Yes, development is there but this is simply through the hard work and love of those nice people who have decided to dedicate themselves to helping others. Nothing to do with the bigger plan!

Remember that you are convinced that you are there to help, help, help those poor suffering people of the world but yet there is always a voice inside your head that raises the question over and over again. Things like why are they taking so much of my monthly salary away from me and where is it going? Why are our staff being sent to Denmark, England, Mexico, Zimbabwe or wherever for 'training'. Yet they do not learn anything? Is it just another way of sending money out of these countries?

Being in the TG is a life changing opportunity and yes you do get to do whatever you want more or less. But please remember not to get too involved. Your life will pass you by and you will only have yourself to blame. After all you did sign all those documents, contracts, and so on.

Believe me when it comes down to it they will turn their back on you and you are left with nothing. I left with a small suitcase all those years ago and my life is just becoming normal now!!

Expect to work long hours and remember not to complain - you are seen as a trouble maker and lazy. Keep your opinions to yourself as nobody is interested. Sometimes you get to join in the decision making but this is a smokescreen - the decisions are already made and you are there just to be informed. Later if you complain you are told that you were a part of the deciding. They involve you so that you are a part of the whole smelling thing. Soon enough there is no way out.

The clever part is that all this money movement is perfectly legal. Development is there but I am certain that more could be there if they were true to their words. I am waiting to see what the final plan is with the headquarters in Zimbabwe! Is it really a home for all TG members, or a nice tourist attraction in the process of being developed - More money to be earned! Let us wait and see!!

'Hanna' is a pseudonym. Hanna writes: I would like to let you know that the reason for my request to remain anonymous is because I have left behind very good friends in TG and as we all know, once one of us leaves the circle and becomes a threat, the remaining members are blamed for not noticing it life becomes not very nice. I do not want this to happen to my good friends.

November 2003

Hanna's story

November 2003

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