Archive for January 2026
How Community Groups Are Accessing Government Loans for Economic Empowerment
At So They Can, our core goal is to reduce poverty and improve access to quality education in Kenya and Tanzania. We recognise, however, that poverty is multidimensional, and achieving this ambitious goal requires a holistic approach to development that engages the whole community. In Tanzania, So They Can’s Our School Community project focuses on economically empowering…
Read MoreSo They Can’s Ambassadors of Hope – a transformative approach to girls’ empowerment
Meet Charity Charity is a brave and resilient 13-year-old girl at St. Clare’s Girls Boarding School in Nakuru, Kenya. Currently in Grade 5, Charity is the youngest of five children. She is a natural leader. She often mobilises her peers and confidently speaks on behalf of those who are shy or struggle to express themselves.…
Read MoreKaribu Sana: Introducing our new partnership with BARBRI
The So They Can Team were delighted to officially launch our partnership with BARBRI for 2026 yesterday! Following a “Lunch & Learn” in October 2025 at BARBRI’s London offices, the launch brought together BARBRI’s London, Cardiff and online offices to learn more about So They Can’s model and how we can create impact together. At…
Read MoreSo They Can marks the UN 16 Days of Activism through six days of community engagement forums in Baringo County, Kenya.
To mark the annual United Nations 16 Days of Activism to End Gender Based Violence, in early December 2025 the So They Can Kenya team conducted a number of comprehensive community engagement forums across 10 of our school communities in Baringo County, Kenya. Taking place over six days, the forums sensitively tackled a number of…
Read MoreA united civil society voice for equality education in Tanzania: So They Can featured by TENMET
The So They Can team was delighted that our Tanzanian colleagues were recently featured in several of TENMET’s key reports for 2025! So They Can was also invited to sit on two panels at TENMET’s 5th International Quality Education Conference (IQEC) in September 2025: “Strengthening Systems and Investments: Advancing Domestic Resource Mobilization for Inclusive, Quality…
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