Another year has been completed for Binti Shupavu, and thousands of Tanzanian girls have benefited from the innovative life skills program. We are succeeding in keeping them in school, which means they will have the confidence and tools to transform their own lives and their…
Education is the passport to one’s future and an educated person is respected everywhere. Memusi Saibulu, Kisa Alumna This is the story of a girl from a Maasai community. Like other Maasai girls, she grew up taking care of cattle, walking far distances to…
Statistics show that 76% of business professionals believe that having a mentor is important, but only 37% have one. Mentors provide a wealth of knowledge and experience to us; they guide us through challenges and increase our likelihood of success; and they lift us up…
There is a lot for you to hear about the world out here. Dear younger me, I am so happy for who I am. I am grateful for every good step that I took back then, but also for the wrong steps. The…
A Kisa Scholar’s two-year journey in the program all leads up to this. The 2 Day Challenge (2DC) is a giant community service project designed to integrate many of the important skills that she has learned from the Kisa Project: project planning, organizing, and…
AfricAid Holds 1st “Opportunity Day” Event for Binti Shupavu Alumnae The Binti Shupavu program is designed to give girls the skills they need to complete Ordinary Level secondary school (Forms 1-4), with the bigger objective that they lead productive lives. Each additional year of…
Learning leadership without practicing it would be a waste of time. A good leader is one who sees a challenge and works tirelessly to address it. The 2 Day Challenge (2DC) is a platform for Kisa Scholars to demonstrate their leadership skills and leave…
Why do we share stories about our Kisa Scholars? To give voice to people who are not normally heard. A story puts an individual face to the girls’ education movement. We all know Malala, of course, but how about a girl like Doreen? Doreen…
“I have two hands – one for helping myself and another one to help other people in society.” Wivini Mtende, Kisa Alumna The concept of volunteerism has not been a cultural practice in Tanzania where AfricAid delivers its extra-curricular leadership and life skills programs…
“Parents used to tell girls what to do after they finished school. Instead, they should listen to their children about what they want to pursue in life. In Binti Shupavu, we are helping parents understand this.” Sophia Belela, Binti Shupavu Mentor Parents are the…