by | Feb 26, 2019 | Blog, Girl Program, Uncategorized
~ 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...
by | Mar 24, 2018 | Blog, Uncategorized
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...
by Ann Claire Gaydos | Feb 11, 2018 | Blog, Classroom Learning, Uncategorized
Bahati Laizer — Tanzania Student Bahati Aminei Laizer is like any other 15-year-old girl. She loves her family and friends, and works hard in school. She dreams of becoming a microbiologist so she can provide for her family and solve the health needs of her community....
by Ann Claire Gaydos | Feb 6, 2018 | Blog, Girl Program, Uncategorized
FGM Day ~ A Day to Recognize the Harmful Practice Just the other day, a doctor in Kenya went to the court of law to appeal that the ban of FGM, enacted in 2011, be lifted. She said that banning the medically unnecessary and painful procedure limits a woman’s right to...
by Ann Claire Gaydos | Oct 2, 2017 | Blog, Girl Program, Uncategorized
“In 2011, we took a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Kenya that included a cultural tour in a rural part of the country…” So begins Stacey Miller’s journey into the world of scholarships, which — like many other people’s experience, is triggered by an eye opening experience...