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…
Orkeeswa Student Giving Her Presentation The End of Year One Presentations is an AfricAid Kisa Project event normally conducted after the completion of Kisa year one curriculum. This event is an output of the Community Assessments the Kisa Scholars do during the holiday in their…
Kisa Class Captain shared her experience of Kisa with new recruits Kisa Project Manager Esther Piniel interviews an applicant Kisa Mentor Eligrania Lema interviews an applicant Recruitment is an annual process done in two parts, one, the introduction of AfricAid and the Kisa Project…
In November last year, our Tanzania Board of Trustees was faced with one of its more difficult annual tasks. Along with AfricAid staff, days were spent poring over applications from 26 very worthy Kisa graduates who had applied for funds from the University Scholarship Program…
AfricAid has received grant funds from the Western Union Foundation and is using them to help furnish new workshops at the three-year-old Muungano Vocational Centre (MVC) in Usa River, Arusha Region, Tanzania! The grant is helping provide sewing machines and other equipment for the tailoring…
Ashley Shuyler has been selected as one of Denver’s “Forty Under 40” by the Denver Business Journal, an honor that recognizes business leaders whose efforts in the community are shaping the future of the Denver area. The award, now in its 15th year, honors business…
AfricAid would like to extend a heartfelt “thank you!” to all of its supporters for making the following educational opportunities possible for Tanzanian students in 2010: • Kisa Project launched! AfricAid’s Kisa Project is a girls’ scholarship and leadership training program that helps young…
That’s the title of a recent case study on AfricAid’s use of innovative technology in its new Kisa Project, published by NComputing, a leading global provider of low-cost, virtual desktop technology. Led by Louis Gutierrez, AfricAid’s IT Manager, the installation of the NComputing technology in…