by Tracy Curran and Alecia McClure Over a thousand people gathered on a bright, sunny morning in Denver, Colorado on May 21st to run in honor of empowering adolescent girls everywhere. The majority of participants were young girls, so picture this sweet and inspiring…
by Esther Piniel, Project Manager Knowing that they are an important part of the community, Kisa Alumnae who are undertaking tertiary study in Dar es Salaam recently decided to show their love and care for the sick. They visited Mwananyamala Hospital where they spent…
by Monica Swai, AfricAid Tanzania Operations Manager Just like so many Tanzanian girls, Doris (17) a Kisa Year Two Scholar at Edmund Rice Sinoni Secondary School, was a shy and confused girl. She was not good at speaking her mind or taking part in…
by Hadija Hassan, Kisa Mentor My mother is everything in my life. She is always there to guide, protect and lead me towards a safe direction. I cannot hesitate to say that she is my guardian angel; she made me see the world as…
by Hadija Hassan My name is Hadija (Kisa Mentor) and I am 26 years old. I was born and raised in Kilimanjaro Region and I had a dream to climb Mount Kilimanjaro ever since I was young. Every morning after brushing my teeth, I…
by Eligrania Lema My typical Kisa class begins at 3:30 pm when I arrive at the school with my flip charts for the day in hand. As a Kisa Mentor, every step I take toward the class is one of anticipation. But this…
AfricAid invites you to join our 2016 Gallop for Girls team! A passionate group of supporters are running (and walking!) in the Girls on the Run 5k race at Cherry Creek Reservoir in Denver, CO on May 21, 2016.* The AfricAid team will…
by Chausiku Mkuya, Kisa Mentor End of Year One Presentations are done by Kisa Scholars after they conduct community assessments during their school breaks. The aim of the Year One Presentations is to see to what extent Kisa lessons have impacted Scholars in terms…
It was with great sadness, and much gratitude, that AfricAid Tanzania staff last week said farewell to Kisa Project pioneer Tait Flint. Tait was part of AfricAid’s Kisa Project from the very beginning. She was employed as AfricAid’s Country Director in 2010, after five…
by Jill Tietjen At age 39, when my first husband told me he was moving out, I realized that I had choices and decisions to make in my life. Although as an American woman and an electrical engineer, I had resources, many rights and…