THE LATEST
Awards ~ Recognition ~ Breaking News
For its efforts to educate and empower the next generation, Asante Africa has earned various awards and achieved international recognition. Many of our team members- the backbone of our organization- have been honored for their work in bringing education and opportunity to youth in rural East Africa. We are humbled by this recognition and more motivated more than ever to push for success.
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Asante Africa Foundation ~ Winner of the DIAR Awards for best NGO for Gender Equality ~ 2020/2021
Asante Africa alumni, Susan, has been selected as the winner of the Prince’s Trust Global Award, Kenya~ 2021
New partnership with the Embassy of Japan in Kenya to continue supporting children’s education in rural Kenya.~ 2021
We Received a Bronze Medal at the “Reimagine Education Awards” for our “Learn-Do-Teach Model” ~ 2020
IN THE NEWS
Forbes Article Highlights Asante Africa Foundation’s Work in Girls’ Education
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...
Asante Africa Foundation on List of Top 10 Kenya NGOs
Asante Africa Foundation received 6th place on NGOSIFY’s list of top Non-governmental organizations in Kenya that have and still are, playing a vital role in the economic development of the country.
Jack Dorsey’s $3M Funds Girls’ Ed in Sub-Saharan Africa
Jack Dorsey’s #StartSmall initiative dispersed $3 million in grants. This funding was allocated to four grassroots organizations focused on breaking down educational barriers for women in sub-Saharan Africa.
PRESS RELEASES
Jack Dorsey’s #StartSmall Initiative Invests in Girls’ Education
Jack Dorsey closed supports girls’ education in rural regions of sub-Saharan Africa through his #StartSmall initiative.
New Partnership with the Embassy of Japan in Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya — — The Embassy of Japan in Kenya contracts a grant to Asante Africa Foundation for the construction of classrooms and toilets at Oloorng’anayio Primary School. In accepting this grant, Asante Africa Foundation will continue its investment in education, with an emphasis on girls’ education.
Two African Women Changemakers contribute to the Global Conversation at Obama Foundation Summit
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2019 Contact: Jennifer Haist: jmontague@asanteafrica.org Two African Women Changemakers contribute to the Global Conversation at Obama Foundation Summit – October 28,29, 2019 in Chicago , ILOakland, CA --- Two young...
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Attended the Girls Opportunity Alliance, Obama Foundation Leadership Summit
Drucker Institute Recognizes Asante Africa Foundation in Top 10 Global Innovative Practices
Asante Africa recieved a recognition prize by USAID’s YouthPower Learning Project for innovative strategies improving rural young girls’ economic empowerment.
We were privileged to join Girls Not Brides, the global partnership of over 1000, organizations seeking to end child marriage.
