“Enriched minds will collectively find solutions to all other problems. Enriched minds come from quality education.” — Charles Waigi, Founding Board Member, Asante Africa Ten years ago, Asante Africa Foundation was founded on the belief “that education transforms...
MONDAY JUNE 26 2017, Daily Nation — Kenya In every city and in every country around the world, little girls are eagerly waiting for their school day to start. They have their pencils lined up, books in order and are anxiously anticipating how their teachers are going...
NAIROBI, June 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Girls’ school attendance in East Africa almost doubles when students of both sexes are taught about sex, relationships and money, a charity said on Monday, highlighting how the attitudes of boys influence the educational...
The Day of the African Child arrives this year with a new focus for empowering Africa’s youth. As an organization, our own hope is to catalyze the development of tomorrow’s leaders by accelerating protection, empowering youth, and creating equal opportunity. This day...
In Africa, 28 million girls are not in school. It is a heartbreaking statistic that in Eastern Africa, girls are more likely to become child brides than complete eighth grade. Last week the Trump Administration announced that it would be ending the Let Girls Learn...
