Mentor/Staff Profile
14 Sep I Love my Mentor!
AfricAid, Binti Shupavu, Mentor/Staff Profile, Scholar Story | Alecia McClureMy name is Jessica* and I am 15 years old. I am the only girl in the family of four children and am staying with both parents at Monduli near Maasaai Girls’ Secondary School. Now I am in Form One at Kipok Girl’s Secondary School…
14 Aug Rachel: I’m Determined!
AfricAid, Binti Shupavu, Kisa, Kisa Alumnae Network, Mentor/Staff Profile | Alecia McClureMy name is Rachel Edwin Banda and I am the second born in a family of three children. I used to live in Iringa Region with my family, but now I am in the Arusha Region where I work as a Mentor for AfricAid’s Binti…
17 Jul Eliakunda: the Best Version of Herself
AfricAid, Kisa, Kisa Alumnae Network, Mentor/Staff Profile | Alecia McClureThere are people you meet and keep company with for some time and you just can`t stop admiring for who they are and how they do things. You wonder where they are from and think out loud that their backgrounds must have prepared them so…
10 Jul Leaving a Mark on Others’ Lives
AfricAid, Binti Shupavu, Mentor/Staff Profile | Asimwe SuediBinti Shupavu Scholars, who are adolescent girls from about age 12-16, are some of the most vulnerable members of society in Tanzania. This is the critical point where paths often diverge: some lead to continued education and empowerment while many others lead to marginalization. AfricAid…
20 Sep Welcome (Back) Ellie!
AfricAid, Kisa, Kisa Alumnae Network, Mentor/Staff Profile | Alecia McClureAfricAid is so pleased that Eliakunda Kaaya has come on board in the Arusha, Tanzania office as a Kisa Mentor. It’s almost like she has never left AfricAid… she was one of the first Kisa Scholars, maintained a close relationship with her Mentors, had a…
12 Sep Three more Kisa Alumnae become Kisa Mentors!
AfricAid, Kisa, Kisa Alumnae Network, Mentor/Staff Profile | Alecia McClureAt the beginning of July, AfricAid started the process of recruiting several new Kisa Mentors from among the Kisa Alumnae who are recent university graduates. The employment opportunity was announced in the Kisa Alumnae Network Facebook group and twelve Kisa Alumnae applied. At the…
13 Jun A Dream Fulfilled!
AfricAid, Mentor/Staff Profile | Alecia McClureHow does a Tanzanian girl who grew up in a rural village end up in a Master’s Program in Bioengineering in the US? This is the story of Josephine Richard Masandika, who is the embodiment of dedication to a dream. We’d like to introduce…
27 Mar Meet Binti Shupavu Mentor Violeth
AfricAid, Binti Shupavu, Kisa Alumnae Network, Mentor/Staff Profile | Ngaire McCubbenWe at AfricAid believe that all of our Kisa Scholars and graduates are amazing, but every now and then, one stands out from the crowd. Violeth Shayo is one of those Scholars. Dedicated, hardworking, passionate about girls’ education, and always eager to learn new things,…
06 Oct Meet our new Kisa Mentors!
AfricAid, Kisa, Kisa Alumnae Network, Mentor/Staff Profile | Alecia McClureby Devotha Mlay, Kisa Project Manager, Kilimanjaro Region When entering the AfricAid office in Kilimanjaro in 2014, you would have been welcomed by the sound of the door, and the sight of one desk, a chair, a cabinet and a yellow curtain, which was…
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