Posts Tagged ‘girls 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 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 MoreWhat you need to know about Female Genital Cutting and Child Marriage
As you read this, young girls around the world are having their educational opportunities taken from before their eyes due to a number of gender-based issues. Female genital cutting (also referred to as female genital mutilation) and child marriage are two of the most prevalent gender-based violence issues, resulting in the loss of young girls’…
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 MoreAberdare Ranges Primary School Cook Joins Our 1HumanRace Challenge
Neville Muta, or “Ken” to his friends, was one of thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who found himself at Pipeline camp in Kenya as a result of the 2007 election violence in which he lost his friends and many in his family. Despite the horrors he went through, he was committed to changing his…
Read MoreSew Women Can becomes fully independent
This week, we’re thrilled to announce that after 6 years of training and working alongside this incredible group of women, our Sew Women Can project in Kenya is now successfully standing and operating on its own. Led by Amie Stead, So They Can’s amazing Project Manager, this group of women have worked tirelessly over…
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