Posts Tagged ‘keeping girls in school’
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 MoreUbuntu Update for March
March is turning out to be a big and exciting month for So They Can! Our 2023 1HumanRace is well underway, with over $28,000 raised so far — a big shout out to everyone enduring the challenge. We’ve also launched our ‘So They Can Sydney Party’ event, taking place on Friday 26th May. And of course, above all our teams in Kenya and Tanzania have continued…
Read MoreAttendance on the rise at Kibowen Komen Primary School
Kibowen Komen Primary School is a mixed primary school in Nakuru, Kenya. So They Can partnered with the school a number of years ago and has gradually built a strong relationship with the community and the teaching staff, enabling us to support them through a number of projects, including Our School Improvement and Keeping Girls…
Read MoreKenyan students receive their Solar Buddy Lights
The COVID-19 pandemic has left millions of children this year and, while many have been lucky enough to return to school, our students in Kenya have been forced to remain at home until January 2021. For many, their education may not have just been put on hold; it’s predicted that girls in particular are 16%…
Read MoreCelebrating 10 years of student sponsorship
10 years ago, So They Can’s generous community started sponsoring students at Aberdare Ranges Primary School in Kenya. A lot has happened in the last 10 years; we’ve expanded our programs to ensure the sustainability of our efforts and reach even more children in East Africa, we’ve built and opened our teacher training college in Tanzania…
Read MoreA success story from our Keeping Girls in School project
Weekly update from our CEO, Cass Treadwell — — — While the whole world feels consumed by COVID-19, last week I found it incredibly rewarding to hear the impact of our Keeping Girls in School (KGiS) project, which we have been able to continue over the last months while it feels the rest…
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