by | Jan 22, 2021 | Blog, Classroom Learning, Uncategorized
International Day of Education: Our Efforts to Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation in East Africa Jan 22, 2020 Education is a human right, a public good, and a public responsibility. Though January 24 is a day to remind us of both the power...
by | Sep 8, 2020 | Blog, Classroom Learning, Uncategorized
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...
by | May 11, 2020 | Blog, Classroom Learning, Girl Program, LEI Program Blog, Scholarships Blog, Uncategorized
Asante Africa Youth: A Beacon of Hope in the Wake of a Global Pandemic May 11, 2020 Life as we all knew it has been disrupted in the wake of the global pandemic. Now more than ever, the young generation are at a crossroads on what the future holds for them. Despite...
by | Sep 4, 2019 | Blog, Classroom Learning, Uncategorized
Teach to the Students, Not to the Test Sep 4, 2019 I have been teaching biology in a secondary school in rural Tanzania for the past two years. Today, I took a break from teaching one of my freshman classes about first aid to review the alphabet (using first aid...
by Ann Claire Gaydos | Feb 11, 2019 | Blog, Classroom Learning, Girl Program, Uncategorized
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 gender gap...
by Ann Claire Gaydos | Dec 19, 2018 | Blog, Breaking News, Classroom Learning, Uncategorized
It was already past lunchtime. The sense of impatience building amongst the delegates in the conference hall was palpable. But when Abdikadir Ismail, Principal of Mwangaza Muslim Mixed Day School, Samburu county, took to the podium to give a speech at the...