Torrential Rains + Optimism + A Stroke of Luck = Change
After 3 days and nights of torrential rains in March, our Girls Center was flooded with 3 feet of water. No one was hurt however, we lost...
International Women's Day
In honor of International Women’s Day, we celebrate Dada Grace and her determination, her ‘sparkle’ and energy, which inspires all of us...
Girls Are Entrepreneurs
In June, 5 of our students attended Babson College's 5-day BELA workshop (Babson Entrepreneurial Leadership Academy) with 100 other high...
Our Summer Activities: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
During our Leadership workshop, students learned about environmental challenges and how each of us can make a difference. High-achieving...
Pascalina's Gap Year at The Girls Center
After students graduate from secondary school (11th grade) in Tanzania, there is an 8-month gap before they matriculate into high school...
Congratulations to Our First High School Graduate
On April 18th, Mariam graduated from A levels (equivalent to high school in the U.S.) a t Baobab Girls School. She was awarded the prize...
On International Women's Day We Celebrate a Role Model
In January, Faith Khumalo, currently a senior at Smith College, volunteered with us at The Girls Center. She grew up in Zimbabwe and...
Girls Empowerment: Our Bodies, Ourselves
In December, fifteen girls participated in a week-long workshop at The Girls Center. The presentations by several Tanzanian professionals...
Mt. Kilimanjaro Climb for Girls' Education
In September, Hildur Valsdottir, an Icelandic medical student studying in Norway, set a goal to climb Kili and to raise money for The...
Graduation Day
Congratulations to our recent graduates!! On October 18, Angela and Pascalina graduated from Form 4 at St. Theresa's Secondary School....
