discover our mission, vision & values

learn more about what drives us at somos, and how we're working together with our community partners to champion language, worker, and migrant rights!

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our mission 🚀

we're here to:

empower language teachers to earn and live well

create a diverse community of teachers, learners & activists

ensure access to affordable language education

champion language rights and support migrants and refugees

our vision 💫

we envision a world where:

language teachers are valued, connected, and thriving in a supportive online ecosystem

learners have access to a wide range of educational options, preserving endangered languages and cultural heritage

language rights are respected and celebrated

migration is recognized as a fundamental human right in theory and practice.

how we want to get there

we think how we do business is just as important as why we do it 🤝

with purpose

our work at somos cuts across several of the UN sustainable development goals, with particular focus on equitable education and decent work for all (4 & 8) and reduced inequalities within and among countries (10).

as a collective

somos is structured to be multifaceted, benefiting more than shareholders - all of our stakeholders need to be taken into account when making business decisions.

with warmth

learning or teaching a language remotely, reconnecting with your heritage, building a business and/or fighting for rights can all be daunting tasks. somos wants to be a welcoming and helpful community for teachers, students and activists.

with a healthy ambition

somos has ambitious goals. not only do we want to be part of the movement sharing and protecting languages & language rights across the world but we also want to support the push for better pay, benefits and protections for workers everywhere.

patiently

ambitious as the project is, we’re happy to go slow if it means going together. we will intentionally take time to build our teams, prioritizing shared values over hyper growth.

with a flexible mindset

no doubt the nature of the platform and product will iterate over time based on customer and community feedback. It's important for somos to know when to listen and to be flexible in how we achieve our mission 😁

co-ownership and community building

at somos, we believe in the power of collaboration and co-ownership.

our impact fund supports our core community partners by not only allocating 1% of gross merchandising value and 1% of any additional revenue but also offering them equity ownership in our business.

this unique approach aligns our long-term goals with our community and ensures that our partners are an integral part of our journey.

learn more about our impact fund

teach online? see how we can support you!

we're on a mission to help you earn & live well by building the best online ecosystem for teachers around the world!