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…
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…
“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…
Learning leadership and life skills is serious business. So is mentoring and providing support to Tanzanian adolescent girls, many of whom have grown up in very difficult circumstances. It is important to know, though, that AfricAid’s Kisa Project and Binti Shupavu Scholars have a…
Girls are no more than wives and mothers. This is an alarming way to begin a blog from a women’s empowerment organization, don’t you think? It is the antithesis of what we believe. However, it is what many Tanzanians still believe, particularly in rural…
Binti Shupavu Scholars Become Kisa Scholars in 2019 The mission of AfricAid in general is for secondary school girls to progress, with mentoring, to become leaders who then progress to transform their communities. This blog is about a very specific type of progression. A…
Ask any of AfricAid’s 29 Kisa Project and Binti Shupavu Mentors what they do outside of work and you will hear about side gigs. The entire staff has a wide range of interests and enterprises, which they use to enhance their incomes. Some of them…
This is a core belief of Siberaster Evaristo, a Binti Shupavu Mentor with AfricAid. Unlike most of the young women in this role, she is not an alumna of AfricAid’s reputable leadership course, the Kisa Project. However, you will see why AfricAid hired her without…
I believe that it is everyone’s desire to make a difference in this world in their own way. I also believe that it is natural to want to see the fruits of our labor or service. Personally, the way that I make a difference…
In many parts of the world, the end of summer also brings a return to school and the fresh start of a new school year. In Tanzania, secondary school students, like our Kisa Project and Binti Shupavu Scholars, attend school year-round. These blogs give…