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This Kenyan Teacher Just Won a $1 Million Global Prize
Peter Tabichi gives 80% of his salary to his students to help lift them out of poverty. The world is applauding Kenyan math and physics teacher Peter Tabichi for receiving the Varkey Foundation 2019 Global Teacher Prize. Hugh Jackman hosted the award ceremony on...
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8 Facts on Girls Global Education
8 Facts on Girls Global EducationWe cannot even imagine how many girls around the world are still illiterate. Gender equality in education is one of the critical conditions for creating a developed society. Despite the significant progress that the world community has...
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International Woman’s Day: Balance for Better
Staff and students, in the Girls' Advancement Program In Tanzania, women carry water on their heads in five gallon buckets. In the semi-arid area of central Tanzania where I teach secondary school, students that live at the school carry water from a nearby well every...
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African Women Are Women of Great Worth
~ Proudly An African WomanPoem by: M. Assumpta Ezinne Okeke, EHJ THE AFRICAN GIRL I was born One but in reality, lived None,I, in an unseen Environment lived in Detriment,I, in a Situation, set back in Illusion,Because I am a GIRL.I lived alone Single and not to be...
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Empowering Girls with STEM
Women and girls have made groundbreaking contributions in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). However, traditional gender roles continue to create a gap between males and females in STEM education and career paths. The...
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Ending FGM is my Responsibility
The Anti FGM Board is holding the Second National “End FGM Conference” on February 4th & 5th, 2019, at Maasai Mara University, Narok County. This year’s theme is: "Ending FGM is My Responsibility." Delegates from hot-spot counties in Kenya, Tanzania,...
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Photos of What You Helped Achieve in 2018!
It’s a great time to look fondly at the memorable milestones that marked the last twelve months. With our 2018 highlights, we present our most memorable and outstanding accomplishments in our quest to deliver quality education to youth in East Africa! Our 2018 has...
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Christian Science Monitor Article: How a “Pay it Forward” woman co-founded Asante Africa.
Inching along at 5 a.m. in Silicon Valley traffic, Erna Grasz wondered whom she could call at that early hour. Across the world in East Africa, her friends Hellen Nkuraiya in Kenya and Emmy Moshi in Tanzania would be awake. She put in a call to Ms. Moshi...
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It Takes a Village to Educate a Girl
A community is the source of values that can empower or disempower those residing in it. In Lushoto, Tanzania, communities experience a high rate of truancy, school drop-out, and poor performance in primary final exams among young girls. When girls are...
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Asante Africa Programs – Creating Life Changing Outcomes!
Black Panther was a great movie that got global applause. For many Africans who watched it, the significant reason why they liked it was because the film projected the greatness that is expected of Africa. However, looking at the current scenario it seems that a lot...
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