Posts Tagged ‘education’
Strengthening Tanzanian school communities through our Shamba Letu project
Educational outcomes in the Manyara Region in Tanzania are some of the lowest in the country. The primary Net Enrolment Rate (NER) is 82.4% (significantly below the national average of 95.7%), placing Manyara 24th among Tanzania’s 28 administrative regions in 2020. In the region only 66.9% of students continue on to secondary school. Whilst the…
Read MoreEmpowering children and adults through education in Tanzania
Samta Primary School in Babati Tanzania has initiated an Adult Literacy Program, which invites students’ parents to access their skilled support through a structured learning program at the school.
Read MoreEmpowering Women in Kenya: “You can be great at what you love”
“It doesn’t matter how little you start with, you can be great at what you love. There is no bank account limit on realising your dreams.” Lilian, a Wezesha Business Skills Project graduate, knows this to be true, she speaks from her own personal experience. Lilian lives in Nakuru, Kenya and she had to overcome…
Read MoreA 7-week Easter school break means a prolonged ‘cutting season’
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think about school holidays? For many of us, it might involve spending quality time with family, playing with friends or exploring new parts of our community, country and world. However for lots of girls — particularly those in Africa — their school holidays’ experience is…
Read MoreKimbra releases exclusive record for So They Can
PRESS RELEASE: Kimbra releases exclusive record on a mission to empower vulnerable girls living in poverty in East Africa Grammy and Aria Awards winner, Kimbra has joined forces with international non-profit organisation, So They Can to elevate the voices of vulnerable girls in East Africa. The exclusive record ‘Leave No Girl Behind’ is named after…
Read MoreWorking with our Partners to break poverty cycle and combat climate change through education
So They Can, an international not-for-profit organisation on a mission to change the future for children living in poverty, has joined forces with Momentum Media (Momentum), a leading innovator in Australian media and events. So They Can believes that education is key to sustainable change. Since their 2009 inception, the organisation has worked with some…
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