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AfricAid’s 2022 Art & Soul honorees, Rick & Nina Shuyler, were interviewed about their commitment to girls’ education by the Golden Transcript. Read the article
Kisa alumnae Mhelepu Shillingi and Ruth Shayo are featured in an article about how entrepreneurial lessons learned through GLAMI’s Kisa Project give girls the tools and confidence to chase their goals in business, and in life. Read the article
AfricAid Executive Director, Jessica Love, was featured in an interview by skills-based volunteering platform, Goodera, as part of a series of interviews conducted for International Day of the Girl.
When she was 11 years old, Ashley Shuyler Carter ’03 went on a family trip to Tanzania. While she was there, she kept thinking about Colorado Academy—and how many kids in the African nation didn’t have access to anything like it. Read more about…
Denver Nonprofit Celebrates Two Decades of Supporting Girls’ Education and Soft Skills Programming on August 14 Denver, Colorado, August 5, 2021 – On August 14, AfricAid will present Art & Soul: A 20th Anniversary Celebration, at the Posner Center for International Development. Sponsored by…
$500,000 Donation Marks the Largest Single Gift in AfricAid History Gift will support education and soft skills development for more than 6,700 currently enrolled girls. June 29, 2021, Denver, Colorado – AfricAid is thrilled to announce a $500,000 donation from Twitter and Square co-founder…
In this piece for the Aspen Institute Forum on Women and Girls, GLAMI Managing Director Devotha Mlay and AfricAid Executive Director Jessica Love discuss the impact that Mentors have on a young girl’s life. They also tell the story of Charity, a Kisa Scholar who…
AfricAid is proud to announce that Josephine Masandika has been named to the Board of Directors. Masandika is an Engineer at Baxter International, based in Chicago. Her deep and personal connection to AfricAid began in the classroom in Tanzania. Masandika was the head girl…
Through the new Donate to a Colorado Nonprofit program, taxpayers can choose to support any eligible Colorado-registered charity with a simple designation on their state income tax return. To donate, Enter “AfricAid” and our registration number 20043004756 in the Donate to a Colorado Nonprofit Fund line on your state tax return or tax software. Or give this info to your tax preparer when you share your tax documents.
In this article leading up to International Women’s Day, Applewood Seed Co. Chief Executive Officer Norm Poppe reflects on the young women his company has invested in through AfricAid for the past decade. Thanks to supporters like Applewood Seed Co., AfricAid has sponsored 10,500 girls…