This year we have been overjoyed to celebrate AfricAid’s 20th anniversary! For two decades we have been dedicated to promoting education, mentorship, leadership development, and community transformation- all through empowering secondary school girls in Tanzania. A lot has happened over these past 20 years, all…
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…
“The Arts are an essential element of education, just like reading, writing, and arithmetic… music, dance, painting and theater are all keys that unlock profound human understanding and accomplishment.” William Bennett, Former US Secretary of Education The Tanzanian education system allows room for students…
Being a lawyer, a teacher, an engineer, a doctor or many other professions in Tanzania is a long journey through different levels of education. From Kindergarten to University level, there are major decisions to be made along the way about a particular path one would…
Note: AfricAid TZ is now known as Girls Livelihood and Mentorship Initiative, or GLAMI. This blog is intended to help people gain a greater understanding of what AfricAid’s Kisa Project and Binti Shupavu Scholars face when going to school. What does it take for…
As you learn about Tanzania’s educational system, it is important to keep a perspective using some general country statistics. School attendance for primary school exceeds 80% and is similar for both genders. Girls, particularly those in rural areas, start to drop out or leave school…