“Today I will have a proper sleep.” Head of School, Irkisongo Girls High School These are the faces and voices of gratitude from Tanzania this Thanksgiving. Earlier this year, as schools were reopening, there was anxiety and uncertainty from Heads of Schools. How…
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…
GLAMI Mentors Pursue Advanced Degrees If the culture of Girls Livelihood and Mentorship Initiative (GLAMI) could be summed up in just one word, that word would be GROWTH. For the 10,500 Tanzanian girls who have participated in its two leadership and life skills programs,…
“One day this will all be history.” Rose, Kisa Scholar, Machame Girls Secondary School 2020 has been a whirlwind of a year… pivoting, shifting, adapting, extra effort… AfricAid and its program implementation partner in Tanzania, Girls Livelihood and Mentorship Initiative (GLAMI) have done all…
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…
As much as the Kisa Project and Binti Shupavu Mentors work diligently to support Scholars and their families, our work would not be possible without our group of Liaisons. At each of our 40 Partner Schools in Northern Tanzania, we have dedicated individuals (typically a…
“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…