I urge parents, teachers, and the community in general to start seeing life skills through a different lens as the world is changing fast. Devotha Mlay, Managing Director for Programs, GLAMI The World Economic Forum says that 65% of kids entering school today…
In 2020, the Binti Shupavu program will reach about 4,800 vulnerable secondary school girls in Tanzania, empowering them with the confidence they need to continue their education. In addition, the Binti team expects to promote girls’ eduation with 2,000 parents and guardians through Parent Engagement…
Kisa Alumna Florence Thomas John has been a Kisa Mentor in Moshi for six months now. In 2020, she is leading 164 Kisa Scholars through the after-school leadership program at five secondary schools, including Langasani, Oshara, Mawnzi, Mwangeni, and Machame. In this second part of…
Devotha Mlay, Managing Director for Programs in Tanzania is devoted. With 8 years of progressively responsible leadership at the organization, she is devoted to educating girls and providing them with the knowledge, skills and mentorship they need to transform themselves and their communities. She is…
Devotha Mlay and Monica Swai are not new faces for AfricAid. Combined, they have 15 years of experience implementing the organization’s girls’ leadership and life skills programs, the Kisa Project and Binti Shupavu, on the ground at 40 schools in Tanzania. Together, they deal with…
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…