What do we hope to accomplish in mentoring our Scholars? What change do we want to make? In answering these questions, my colleagues and I came up with words like developing young women with courage, confidence, resilience, self-esteem, who are goal oriented and community…
Another group of Kisa Scholars has just graduated. With this last round, AfricAid is proud to announce that we now have over 2,000 alumnae from the Kisa Project! The innovative 2-year leadership course started in 2010 with the objective of preparing girls in their last…
Sarah Marambo is a Kisa Alumna who organized something truly spectacular – an inspiring all-day event attended by almost 300 (wow!) young girls. It was a day they will always remember – and Sarah will never forget either. How did this come about? First, you…
It’s Thursday morning and a crush of Mentors piles into the chairs in the meeting room. They grab their rich smelling Tanzanian coffee or tea on the way in and greet each other with laughter and enthusiastic chatter. It is time for another Peer Training…
In mid-December, 2018, six of AfricAid’s Binti Shupavu and Kisa Project Scholars, along with three of their Mentors, had an experience of a lifetime. They were among just 60 girls from Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Burundi, and Ethiopia invited to attend the 5th…
AfricAid mentors girls to develop leaders in order to transform communities. Yes, one thing leads to another. However, these important activities are also happening simultaneously. The 2 Day Challenge, or 2DC, is a prime example. The 2 Day Challenge is a capstone project that…
Karibu! Welcome to Year 1 Presentations! Year 1 Presentations, or Y1P as they are also known, are a fundamental part of the Kisa Project’s Curriculum. Each Kisa Scholar, in her first year of the program, utilizes the concepts and skills she has learned over…
What is knowledge good for it if is not use to bring about change? Not applying what we know does not help make a difference. That is why it is so important to put what you know into action. “Two years ago, as…
“People may think investing in girls is a waste of time, but no!” she said. She certainly grabbed my attention! I became eager to know more about this girl and what exactly she was trying to convey. Just a week after I learned her…
With AfricAid’s expansion to serve 6,000 secondary school girls in Tanzania in 2019, there are also many new faces in the office. A number of these new staff members have come from entirely outside of AfricAid, without having been beneficiaries of the programs themselves. We…