Teenagers in Tanzania experience all the same stress as their counterparts around the world. They deal with academic stress, expectations of their parents, friendships gone awry, and finding their purpose and direction in life. On top of the usual adolescent angst, they often experience challenges…
“The mental health sessions helped me understand how minds work. Our mind is the important part of the body – it is through our mind where feelings like pain, happiness, and sorrows are exposed. We learned how to reason with others and not judge them.”…
The 2 Day Challenge has been a key part of a Kisa Scholar’s experience almost since the program began over 10 years ago. During this capstone community service activity for the Kisa Project, the Scholars synthesize all that they have learned, putting to practical use…
A large group of adolescent girls called Kisa Scholars gather in a classroom at their secondary school in Northern Tanzania. They are waiting for their bi-weekly extra-curricular program to begin. In walks a young woman. Their Mentor is poised and her hair and dress are…
re·sil·ience noun – the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. Binti Shupavu is a program designed to build essential life skills in Ordinary Level (i.e. grades 7-10) secondary school girls in Tanzania. Over 6,000 girls have experienced this worthwhile extra-curricular course at…
“I came to realize that girls are capable of doing what boys can do. There is no limit to what they can do.” Moses Simon Long’ida, Radio Listener and Father in Arusha, Tanzania In Africa, radio keeps people informed about things vital to their…
There are a number of new faces on the AfricAid Board of Directors. We are excited about the new ideas and opinions, along with the variety of experience and skills that will help steer the future of our girls mentoring organization. There is one…
Why do we share stories of our Scholars and Mentors? A story puts an individual face to issues such as women’s empowerment and poverty eradication. A story gives voice to people who are not normally heard. And, stories beat stats – people remember stories more…
If any words sum up Binti Shupavu in 2020, these are it! Binti Shupavu is Girls Livelihood and Mentorship Initiative’s life skills program for lower secondary school girls. When the year began, 4,795 enthusiastic girls were enrolled across four grades at 22 schools in…
The first ever Kisa Class of 2010-12 – Where are they now? Ten years ago, a group of 21 girls at two secondary schools in Arusha and Monduli, Tanzania embarked on a life changing journey. They took a leap and joined a new extra-curricular…