AfricAid
09 Jul Arusha and Kilimanjaro Year One Presentations
AfricAid | Alecia McClureby Asimwe Suedi At the end of the first year of Kisa Project, every Year One Scholar is required to prepare and present a presentation. Through these presentations, Scholars use skills they have attained during Kisa Classes and come up with creative solutions for…
04 Jul Nelson Mandela Inspires Kisa Girls!
2 Day Challenge, AfricAid, Kisa | Alecia McClureby Devotha Mlay, Project Manager Kisa Scholars learn about leadership, in part, though stories of great leaders around the world. One of the leaders they learn about is the great Nelson Mandela. We use his leadership principles in our Kisa Curriculum, including: Courage…
06 Jun 100 Holes of Golf
Events | Alecia McClureWhile this is not serious golf, we promise it is some serious fun! And, we do it for a serious reason: We are raising funds to make the Kisa Project leadership experience possible for more young Tanzanian women. Our very ambitious goal is to…
03 Jun Kisa Alumnae Come Together Over Lunch
AfricAid, Kisa, Kisa Alumnae Network | Alecia McClureby Nice Kahembe Kisa Alumnae Network lunches are networking and catch-up events conducted by AfricAid specifically for Kisa Alumnae. One of the objectives is to get feedback from Alumnae concerning their university life, the challenges they may be facing, and how Kisa has helped…
31 May An Enduring Friendship: Prisca’s Story
AfricAid | Alecia McClureby Ashley Carter and Alecia McClure Prisca can really be thought of as the spark that helped form AfricAid’s vision and goals. What would become of this bright, motivated girl from rural Tanzania? Without continued education, Prisca’s future opportunities were unclear. But as the…
27 May We Galloped for Girls!
AfricAid | Alecia McClureby Tracy Curran and Alecia McClure Over a thousand people gathered on a bright, sunny morning in Denver, Colorado on May 21st to run in honor of empowering adolescent girls everywhere. The majority of participants were young girls, so picture this sweet and inspiring…
23 May Kisa Moment: Caring for the Sick
AfricAid, Kisa, Kisa Alumnae Network | Alecia McClureby Esther Piniel, Project Manager Knowing that they are an important part of the community, Kisa Alumnae who are undertaking tertiary study in Dar es Salaam recently decided to show their love and care for the sick. They visited Mwananyamala Hospital where they spent…
14 May Doris and her Mentor Esther
AfricAid, Kisa, Mentor/Staff Profile, Scholar Story | Alecia McClureby Monica Swai, AfricAid Tanzania Operations Manager Just like so many Tanzanian girls, Doris (17) a Kisa Year Two Scholar at Edmund Rice Sinoni Secondary School, was a shy and confused girl. She was not good at speaking her mind or taking part in…
03 May I LOVE MY MOTHER
AfricAid | communicationsby Hadija Hassan, Kisa Mentor My mother is everything in my life. She is always there to guide, protect and lead me towards a safe direction. I cannot hesitate to say that she is my guardian Angel; she made me see the world as…