by asanteafrica2018 | Aug 22, 2022 | Blog, Girl Program, Uncategorized
Asante Africa’s Girls’ Advancement Program SupportsWomen’s Equality Day Written by: Zak Attioui The History of Women’s Equality Day Women’s Equality Day — celebrated in the United States — dates back to 1920 when the Nineteenth Amendment (prohibiting denying women the...
by asanteafrica2018 | Aug 10, 2022 | Blog, Girl Program, LEI Program, LEI Program Blog
Adelina is a 19-year-old resident of Turkana County, Kenya. She aspired to become an entrepreneur so she attended Asante Africa’s Leadership and Entrepreneurship Incubator program. She graduated with valuable skills in financial savings, budgeting, leadership and...
by asanteafrica2018 | Jul 13, 2022 | Blog, Girl Program, Girls Program, youth empowerment
Written by Zakaria Attioui Every year since 2014, on July 15th, there is a special global celebration called World Youth Skills Day. Created by the United Nations, “World Youth Skills Day celebrates the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for...
by asanteafrica2018 | Jun 14, 2022 | Blog, Girl Program, Girls Program, Programs, Stay Engaged
Honoring International Day of the African Child Written by Josh The theme for Day of the African Child 2022 is “eliminating harmful practices affecting children.” Harmful practices include but are not limited to child marriage, forced marriage, child abuse, and...
by Mary Smith | Aug 12, 2021 | Blog, Breaking News, Girl Program
In early March of 2021, Asante Africa Foundation and three other girls’ education organizations operating in rural Africa, Women’s Global Education Project (WGEP), AGE Africa, and WISER International, were awarded a $3 million grant, $750,000 per organization, from...
by black bear | Apr 18, 2021 | Blog, Girl Program, Uncategorized
Girls’ Education is Essential to Combat Climate Change The World Bank and environmental nonprofit organizations both agree that educating girls could be a game-changer in the quest to solve the problems presented by climate change. Unfortunately, in rural Africa, the...
