ngorli
London
History The word Ngorli ((ŋgↄli)) originates from the Ewe language spoken in
Ghana, Togo and Benin; it means there is hope for the future. Ngorli is a
Community Interest Company set up by Rhoda Amezado in 2017 to support children
and families in the Watford community. This is achieved through an educational
program which takes place every Friday afternoon and Saturday morning at the
Christ Church on St Albans Road. The focus of the program is to provide extra
support to children requiring more educational input, with the aim of increasing
their confidence and consequently their opportunities moving forward. For many
of the families, English is their second language, and they may have moved to
England in recent years; at Ngorli Community Interest Company, we offer the
families and their children assistance in understanding the educational system
and help with signposting them to other relevant support within the community.
We have an excellent set of tutors who work with groups of children who are
organised according to their school year. The tutor’s skill set is matched to
the age group they