Our social media pages and blog feature relevant topics and highlight stories of key youth, educators, and staff from the field. One of our favorite ways to feature young people and the communities is through our “pay-it-forward” testimonies where current students and alumni share how they are actively creating change. In addition to participants stories, we also accept blog submissions that align with our mission
Giving Tuesday 2020: Unleash Your Generosity, Unleash a Child’s Potential
Asante Africa Foundation will be participating in Giving Tuesday this December 1 to bring education and opportunity to thousands of boys and girls in rural east Africa.
Creating Opportunity From Chaos – FHI 360
Creating Opportunity from Chaos: Reimagining education, equality, and community through leadership Oct 27, 2020 On October 13, 2020, FHI 360 held a virtual event in honor of the International Day of the Girl, called “Creating Opportunity from Chaos.” We are already...
Asante Africa CEO, Erna Grasz, featured in Aspioneer magazine
Erna Grasz: Unleashing the potential of Africa’s youth Food, water, clothing, and shelter are the basic needs of a human being. In addition, everyone deserves access to quality education, irrespective of their gender, financial background, caste, or religion....
Empowering women is not just lifting up girls
Empowering Women Is Not Just Lifting Up Girls ( BOYS AND MEN AS ALLIES IN ACHIEVING GENDER EQUALITY AND PROMOTING WOMEN EMPOWERMENT) Oct 9, 2020 Empowering women is not just lifting up girls and opening up opportunities for them. It takes a holistic approach of...
Intl Day of the Girl Child 2020: My Voice, our Equal Future
International Day of the Girl Child 2020: My Voice, our Equal Future Oct 2, 2020 International Day of the Girl Child brings attention to addressing the challenges girls are facing worldwide, and promoting girls’ empowerment and fulfilment of their human rights. ...
Q&A – Fostering Entrepreneurial Skills in East Africa’s Youth
Reimagining Education to Foster Entrepreneurial Skills in East Africa’s Youth Sept 23 2020 On September 9, Asante Africa Foundation hosted a live panel discussion on “Fostering Entrepreneurial Skills in East Africa’s Youth,” a topic that is pertinent today and one...
Celebrating International Literacy Day, Sept 8
Celebrating International Literacy Day Sept, 8 2020 On September 8, 2020 we will observe International Literacy Day. With much of the world continuing to reel from the crisis brought by the global pandemic, literacy efforts are facing setbacks. This is especially true...
Empowering Rural Communities in East Africa to Fight the COVID-19 Global Pandemic
Empowering Rural Communities in East Africa to Fight the COVID-19 Global Pandemic When communities in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda experienced a surge in COVID-19 cases in March, we knew we had to adjust our priorities to protect youth and their families’ health and...
Celebrating Women’s Equality Day
Celebrating Women's Equality Day: Asante Africa's Wezesha Vijana Program Aug 25, 2020 Women’s Equality Day is August 26th, 2020 and with all that's going on in the world (a once in a lifetime global pandemic, worldwide social justice movements and a historic election...
International Youth Day ~ Youth Engagement in Uganda
International Youth Day ~ Youth Engagement in Uganda Aug 10 2020 On August 12, Asante Africa Foundation will join the international community in marking the International Youth Day (IYD). This year’s theme is “Youth Engagement for Global Action,” which will highlight...