AfricAid Information

AfricAid works to improve the standing of women in society through robust, locally-led mentorship initiatives that cultivate confidence, improve academic and health outcomes, and promote socially-responsible leadership skills. In close partnership with our sister organization, GLAMI (Girls Livelihood and Mentorship Initiative), we support mentorship opportunities that help secondary school girls in Tanzania complete their education, develop into confident leaders, and transform their own lives and their communities. We support GLAMI's work to implement two core mentoring programs. Their four-year Binti Shupavu program for girls in lower secondary school (ages 13-18) teaches study skills, personal leadership, health, and self-confidence with the goal of increasing graduation rates among vulnerable girls. Their two-year Kisa Project is a leadership course that prepares young women in their last two years of secondary school (ages 17-21) to attend university and create positive social change in their communities. By the end of this program, every participant designs and implements a team capstone project, a two-day service activity that demonstrates to the community – and reinforces to our scholars – the worth of an empowered young woman. These mentoring initiatives are remarkably effective. The Scholars we support routinely outperform their peers: 98 percent of our Binti Shupavu participants graduated from lower secondary school in 2019, compared with a national average of just 69 percent. 97 percent of our Kisa Scholars continue on to university, compared with a national average of 3 percent. Mentoring and life skills development programs have been shown to improve adolescent skills, emotional well-being, and behavior - especially for girls. Nothing is more powerful than an educated, confident girl who has the power to pursue her dreams and the potential to ignite change in her family, community, and her society. You can help. Join us at AfricAid.org.