“Deep down in my heart I believe we shall overcome this. One day, all this will be history.” Rose, Kisa Scholar from Machame Girls’ Secondary School The coronavirus pandemic has been a challenging and, for some, traumatic situation. Many countries, including Tanzania, locked down…
At GLAMI, one of the best things about our close team is having informal conversations about our past, present, and future lives. Staff speak about the realities of the societies we grew up in and how we witnessed bad practices that hinder a girl from…
Binti Shupavu is Girls Livelihood and Mentorship Initiative’s life skills program for lower secondary school girls. The four-year course covers topics such as study skills, personal leadership, health and self-confidence with the goal of increasing Ordinary Level graduation rates for vulnerable girls. This is…
The Kisa Project develops Tanzanian girls’ natural leadership abilities by providing information and skills that they generally do not receive in their regular A-Level classroom. Throughout the two-year program, Kisa Scholars learn to identify problems in their communities and come up with sustainable solutions, by…
The Kisa Project develops Tanzanian girls’ natural leadership abilities by providing information and skills that they generally do not receive in their regular A-Level classroom. Throughout the two-year program, Kisa Scholars learn to identify problems in their communities and come up with sustainable solutions, by…
“I thought this to be the time that my community needed more leaders than ever before.” Gladys Kimario, 2017 Kisa Alumna, Ashira Girls Secondary School The challenges faced by communities worldwide during COVID-19 are the sort of situations that graduates of the Kisa Project…
Binti Shupavu is Girls Livelihood and Mentorship Initiative’s life skills program for lower secondary school girls. The four-year course covers topics such as study skills, personal leadership, health and self-confidence with the goal of increasing Ordinary Level graduation rates for vulnerable girls. This is…
During COVID-19, everyone has had to learn new ways to keep going on with life, while taking precautions against the virus. This includes individuals, institutions, and organizations, such as Girls Livelihood and Mentorship Initiative (GLAMI, formerly AfricAid TZ). GLAMI learned that it is critical to…
Nothing can stop a creative mind – absolutely nothing – not even the coronavirus. (Note that students in Tanzania returned to school on Monday, June 29, 2020.) Kisa Scholars at each of GLAMI’s 25 Partner Schools for the leadership program demonstrate tremendous creativity. …
How GLAMI further engaged parents of Scholars during the pandemic. Tanzanian schools closing during the coronavirus pandemic has given new direction to Girls Livelihood and Mentorship Initiative (GLAMI, formerly AfricAid TZ). The organization learned: to reach program participants wherever they are (in this case,…