As you learn about Tanzania’s educational system, it is important to keep a perspective using some general country statistics. School attendance for primary school exceeds 80% and is similar for both genders. Girls, particularly those in rural areas, start to drop out or leave school…
Hajra Hamisi Kidua is a Kisa graduate who has just finished her two years of upper level high school. She is 20 years old and she went to Weruweru Girls High School in Kilimanjaro Region, where she was studying History, Kiswahili and English Language. …
The 2 Day Challenge (we refer to it as 2DC) is one of the essentials of the Kisa Project – and something that every Kisa Year Two Scholar is excited about. “It is the moment of giving back to my community that gift and privilege…
She is lucky because she had the opportunity to get an education. School opened her mind and made her who she is today. Meet Asimwe Suedi, one of AfricAid’s Binti Shupavu Project Managers. Now 28 years of age, Asimwe grew up in a single…
“I believe that no one has a power to shatter my dreams unless I allow that myself, and I choose not to give up” said Theresia, a Kisa Alumna during the most recent Kisa Alumni Network Lunch in Arusha. Theresia is a first year…
How does a Tanzanian girl who grew up in a rural village end up in a Master’s Program in Bioengineering in the US? This is the story of Josephine Richard Masandika, who is the embodiment of dedication to a dream. We’d like to introduce…
Salma Mohamed, a Kisa Scholar from Weruweru Secondary School, is determined to become a doctor someday. As a result, she is pursuing science subjects: physics, chemistry and biology. Her father is married to two wives, and Salma is the seventh child to her father…
This is the story of Martha Lazaro Msacky, a 23 year old Kisa Alumna. She is the second born in her family, but the first to reach a higher level of education. Martha is now in her second year of study at Mwenge Catholic University,…
As the Tanzania Advanced National Examination approached on May 2, 2017, many Advanced Level Schools hosted graduations for their finishing students. Advanced Level, or High School, is the final level of two years in school, before a student joins university. It is a very exciting…
Twice yearly, AfricAid hosts lunches where Kisa Alumnae from different universities and working places get together to discuss what they are doing now and their future plans. These lunches are also a good platform for AfricAid to explain what is happening at our offices and…