Life-Changing Mentorship for Tanzanian Girls

Another group of Kisa Scholars has just graduated.  With this last round, AfricAid is proud to announce that we now have over 2,000 alumnae from the Kisa Project!  The innovative 2-year leadership course started in 2010 with the objective of preparing girls in their last two years of secondary school to attend university and create positive social change in their communities.

These capable and motivated young women have been mentored, have developed into leaders, and are ready to transform their communities!  Indeed, many of them already have made their mark.

 

Meet Some Extraordinary Kisa Alumnae!

Sarah

Sarah rganized a huge one-day event for 300 girls from 4 schools and an orphanage in her home community.  Launched an organization called Tabasamu La Binti (A Girl’s Smile) to benefit these same girls. Attended East Africa Girls Leadership Summit as a Year Two Scholar.  Sarah is pursuing a bachelor of science in biology at University of Dodoma.

Meet Sarah

Saada

Saada started an organization called The Rise-Up Movement, mobilizing 20 of her university classmates (men and women) to inspire school aged youth.  The role models have visited 7 secondary schools in 3 regions and also started Girls and Talent Clubs. Saade is pursuing a bachelor of arts in education at University of Dar es Salaam.

Meet Saada

 

Rebecca

Rebeca is pursuing a bachelors degree in international business and trade, along with a leadership course, as one of 100 Mandela Centennial Scholars at Africa Leadership Academy in Rwanda.  As part of the very selective application process, she wrote about her Two Day Challenge project as  Kisa Scholar, which included a training program about “girls worth.”

Meet Rebecca