By: Ngaire McCubben, Communications, External Relations and Fundraising Officer, Tanzania Photo: Betsy and her Kisa Scholar, Hosiana Betsy Hoke first learned of AfricAid in 2003 when her daughter got involved in an AfricAid fundraiser at her high school, soon after Ashley Shuyler, a student at…
Field Story by: Devotha Mlay, Kisa Project Manager Kilimanjaro Region The loneliness I experienced last year as the only Kisa Mentor working in Kilimanjaro Region is history now. This July, as the Kisa Project expanded to four more schools in the Region, the number of staff increased…
Interested in running a race to support AfricAid? Consider joining AfricAid’s Gallop for Girls 2015 team on June 28th, 2015 for a 5k race.
October 3, 2015 Posner Center for International Development 1031 33rd Street, Denver, Colorado 80205 Join AfricAid for its annual gala, Art and Soul, in celebration of girls’ leadership. The evening will feature African inspired music and dance, gourmet food and drinks, African artwork along with…
Every year, on Mandela Day, people around the world are asked to spare 67 minutes to serve others. AfricAid is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Colorado educating girls in Tanzania to become leaders and change agents in their communities.
Leadership Immersion is the practical training component of the Kisa Project. This is when Kisa Scholars go back home to do community service and give back to their community by teaching other girls some of the things they learned during their two year course. Scholars…
In March we introduced Kisa Project Managers, Esther Piniel and Devotha Mlay. This month, we’d like to introduce Operations Manager, Monica Swai. Monica is part of the glue that binds our Tanzania office together. This multi-talented woman gets involved in things as diverse as office…
Kisa Scholars trying out their new computers at Weruweru In Tanzania, most of the high school students do not have any access to computers. Only a few students, who come from wealthy families have access to computers and know the basics of computers. One of…
AfricAid’s Kisa Project is a leadership program that is offered to girls in secondary school in Tanzania. Among other major topics are life skills and entrepreneurship. The whole course aims at raising confidence in young women, making them exploit their fullest potential and become leaders…
AfricAid’s flagship program, the Kisa Project, is carried out in Arusha and Kilimanjaro Regions of Northern Tanzania. Eight staff work full-time developing, implementing and evaluating the Project. The purpose of the Kisa Project is to deliver leadership and life skills training and mentoring to Tanzanian…