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International Day of the Girl Child: With Sanayian
October 11th marks the United Nation’s seventh annual International Day of the Girl Child that promotes girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their rights while recognizing the distinct challenges girls face. Girls are often deprived of the advocacy and...
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International Literacy Day – Skill Development in the Classroom
UNESCO’s International Literacy Day that falls annually on September 8 celebrates the improvement of global literacy rates. This year’s theme of ‘Literacy and Skills Development’ emphasizes how the knowledge and competencies of technical, vocational, transferable, and...
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LEI Program: Creating Changemakers of Tomorrow
During the 2018 Commonwealth meeting held in London, Nigerian President made a statement, and many people inferred that he called the youth in Nigeria ‘lazy’. This sparked a lot of criticism and reaction among the youth in the country, and across...
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International Youth Day – Catalyzing Change, One Safe Space At A Time
International Youth Day, an awareness day set aside for young adults and adolescents is celebrated every year on Aug. 12. This year’s theme is to create and celebrate the role of “Safe Spaces for Youth” in local communities, is aligned to United Nations’...
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Why should you invest in East Africa’s Youth?
“We have seen first hand, through meeting students from Kenya and Tanzania, that this program unlocks dreams and provides the support and a path to lead successful lives.” — Betty and Charles Stallings, Asante Africa Foundation & LEI Match Sponsors Being a...
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Everyday should be the Day of the African Child
“Young people are the foundation for effective development, and if engaged they will improve many of the structural development challenges that we face today, including enhancing the cohesiveness of families and communities, reducing health risks, and advancing...
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August 12 is International Youth Day
Guest post by Karissa Tom This year’s International Youth Day highlights youth migration as a leading issue concerning the world’s largest population in history. According to a recent UN report, young people account for between 36% and 57% of international migrants....
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CIES’2018 — Recap of our contributions & learnings
This year was Asante Africa’s 3rd year of participation in the Comparative and International Education Society summit, which focused on “Re-Mapping Global Education: South-North Dialogue” to raise awareness of “voices, actors and knowledge producers that have...
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Asante Africa Shares Results at CIES for 3rd Straight Year
For 62 years, the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) has gathered the most dynamic organizations, researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in comparative and international education to work together for common goals such as promoting...
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I Met A Helper One Night!
Tonny, our Leadership and Entreprenuership Incubator Alumni, who during the LEI summit, wrote a poem to express his gratitude for Asante Africa. He’s an amazing actor, and an expressive story teller. Watch him as he recites this poem! I met Asante Africa that night,...
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