Posts Tagged ‘education’
Portable solar lights improve academic performance
Reading, writing and arithmetic, known as the three 3Rs, are the foundational skills that every child needs to succeed in their educational journey. But ensuring that children can master those skills through practice and reinforcement of what they learn in the classroom at home, requires access to resources that most of us take for granted…
Read MoreCommunities trained on Child Protection and Safeguarding Desks
As an organisation that works with thousands of children and their families every year, So They Can actively upholds the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and adopts them into practice through a rights-based approach. Utilising the well-evidenced Child Rights Programming framework, developed by Save the Children, our approach encompasses:…
Read MoreInclusive Education for Children with Disabilities
Children with disabilities have a fundamental right to education, just like any child. But in vulnerable communities, where poverty underpins multiple barriers to education, children with special needs are often forgotten.
Read MoreChampion Father advocates for disability inclusion and helps get Upendo back into school
Despite fee-free primary and secondary education in Tanzania, the extra costs of educating a child can be debilitating for many families in rural Tanzania. Children living in poverty, girls, and children with disabilities are the most vulnerable to being denied their right to a basic education. The direct costs of school materials, and the lost…
Read MoreEndanoga Primary School Ranked #2 in Babati District
Endanoga Primary School, one of the 28 primary schools supported by So They Can in Tanzania, has achieved outstanding academic results. The school ranked #2 out of 145 primary schools in the Babati District in the 2022 national Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE). 81 Standard 7 students (56% girls) took the national exam in October…
Read MoreChanging the future for girls in Baringo County, Kenya
Kamsino and Chepoghon were about to undergo FGC and be married off. Now they get to attend school for the first time ever. So They Can met Kamsino and Chepoghon in September 2022. The girls had been collecting small quantities of cooking oil and maize flour for their households, and were returning home, 20 kilometres…
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