As of March 16th, the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Arusha, the town where our Girls Center is located and where our students, staff and community members live. The government has acted immediately by announcing a 30-day closure of all public and private schools. We are concerned the number of cases will rapidly grow in countries like Tanzania with weak health systems. Vulnerable populations can become even more at risk. In these uncertain times, we will need to pu

In her TEDX Talk "We need to Talk About Sex", our Director Estahappy challenges her community to start discussions with girls and boys about puberty and sexual health. (Click here to watch Estahappy's TEDX Talk). In her trainings with youth these discussions end up exploring what is safe sex. Estahappy demonstrates how to use a condom properly at Babson Entrepreneurship Leadership Academy. As the mentor for TGFT students, Estahappy shares the lessons she's learned growing up