Girls in Tanzania do not typically have easy access to health information through schools or other channels. GLAMI, Girls’ Livelihood and Mentorship Initiative, fills the gap, hosting Health Sessions three times each year for Kisa Scholars that cover topics put forward by the girls themselves. …
“The mental health sessions helped me understand how minds work. Our mind is the important part of the body – it is through our mind where feelings like pain, happiness, and sorrows are exposed. We learned how to reason with others and not judge them.”…
As much as AfricAid values girls’ education, it also values girls’ health – because the two go hand-in-hand. Girls who are healthy can more easily access education. And, girls who are educated about their health know how to look after themselves more effectively in order…
Try to imagine many lives of young people lost only because they don’t have access to the right information regarding health care. Imagine seeing a 15 year old girl dropping out of school and cutting her dreams short because of pregnancy. It is also sad…
AfricAid’s Health Symposium is a day-long Kisa Project event which aims to provide knowledge about health issues to Kisa Scholars. It is optional and very popular among the young female students. On February 18, 2017, 170 Kisa Scholars from 8 Partner Schools in the…