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 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…
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 Asimwe Suedi, Kisa Mentor, AfricAid Moshi Office The named themselves the “Kili Divas.” This team of 14 climbers from AfricAid (three Kisa Mentors, two Kisa Alumnae and nine Kisa friends from Colorado) began their seven day hike up Mt. Kilimanjaro on January, 18, 2016….
Leadership Immersion is the practical training component of the Kisa Project. This is when Kisa Scholars go back home to do community service and give back to their community by teaching other girls some of the things they learned during their two year course. Scholars…
In November last year, our Tanzania Board of Trustees was faced with one of its more difficult annual tasks. Along with AfricAid staff, days were spent poring over applications from 26 very worthy Kisa graduates who had applied for funds from the University Scholarship Program…
Ashley Shuyler had the opportunity to talk about AfricAid’s new Kisa Project on CPR’s Colorado Matters on November 20, 2009. The program also featured short segments from several of the digital stories created by 12 Coloradans about their various connections to Africa that were…