Girls Education Collaborative

02/27/2020

According to UNICEF, female youth face are THREE TIMES more likely than their male peers to be outside the labour force and not participating in education.

How can we accept this? #wedont #genderequity #girlseducation #dontstandby

02/26/2020

Did you know that a new volunteer house is getting built on campus? 🏡

GEC will be able to host up to 14 volunteers and visitors at a time at the Kitenga Secobdary School for Girls! And we already have interest from both Tanzanian and US friends to come and stay on campus, to help the girls in their education!!

🙏 Thank you to all supporters who has already committed to helping us kickstart this amazing project! If you’d like to participate, reach out to us: girlsedcollaborative.org

02/25/2020

Last week: Introduction to Kubuntu 💪🏾💻

The School teachers received a crash course on the benefits of Kubuntu: the most powerful open-source operating software, giving anyone access to a world of educational apps completely for free. For this time we started a pilot project on one computer, we’ll see in 6 months how these were used, and expand to all computers if successful!

#computerprogram #technology #linux #kubuntu #educationforall

02/24/2020

When you leave your phone on a desk for 5 minutes... the girls don’t miss a chance to practice their selfie game! 😂😚🤳🏾 #Kitengaselfies #shouldbeinthecurriculum

02/19/2020

Job advertisement 📝

🚨 Hot job alert! Warning: it’s quite selective 😆

#ComputerClass #boss #applynow #Kitenga #Tanzania

02/18/2020

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02/18/2020

👩🏾‍🎓I see the benefits of education!

This Sunday, Form 2 students performed a song to celebrate attending to the Kitenga Girls’ Secondary School. Now that they are in school, they are all about inspiring other girls around them! #rippleeffect

“👩🏾‍🎓I see the benefits of education!

👩🏾‍⚕️ Can be a doctor because of education.

👩🏿‍✈️Can be a pilot, because of education”

02/16/2020

What a moment! Last night we celebrated the Form 3 girls for their outstanding National Exam results: ALL 26 of them scored in the highest division ! 🎊👩🏾‍🎓💫
For reference, when the school was opened the objective was to have 70% of students in first division... their hard work really paid off and we are all so incredibly proud 👏👏

So naturally, they organised a celebratory party for themselves.. along with their teachers, GEC guests and the Head of school Sister Faustina! We had a feast, a large cake and of course, hours of dancing 👆🏽👉🏾

#girlseducation #beststudents #proudteachers #SDG4 #SDG5

02/15/2020

Water color painting sessions are taking place in Kitenga! The library was filled with curious students who truly pushed their creative boundaries. It was an introduction to painting for most of them - and they absolutely 💛🧡💕 it!

Thank you so much Musejar (a wonderful art store from East Aurora, NY!) for donating all this wonderful art material, you have made a whole 120 Tanzanian girls very happy and curious for more art 🙌

#art #watercolor #creativegirls #thewholegirl #girlseducation

02/14/2020

What a lovely time we had touring the new maternity ward the Sisters have built and opened last September. Since then they safely delivered 18 babies, including some healthy babies coming for check up today!

We applaud this project, as it’s already set to have a positive impact on the Kitenga community👏

02/13/2020

👛 Did you know that the girls run a little shop on campus? Practicing accounting skills while eating candy #winwin

02/12/2020

Our little movie production kicked off today in Kitenga! Stay tuned 👆🏽 #shortmovie #allstars #soon

02/11/2020

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02/11/2020

Sundays in Kitenga: Anne was I interviewed by students curious to learn about American corn, as part of an interdisciplinary project on maize 🌽 🌱

And what better way to end a great day than with Tanzanian dancing! 👆🏽👉🏾

02/10/2020

Beautiful Tanzania 🇹🇿 #roadtoKitenga #landscapes #kopjes

02/09/2020

UN Women

Women have been shaping our world for centuries and on all continents! Time to break down the barriers 🤲🏽🌎
#genderequity

Here are 7 women in science you should know who changed the world with their discoveries!

02/08/2020

Throwback to one of the most exciting Kitenga visits, almost exactly 3 years ago: checking in on the new road, picking out colours for Betsy's house, discovering the beautiful fabric chosen by the Sister for the future school uniforms, and meeting the inaugural class and teachers!

At the time it seemed like so much still needed to be achieved – yet everyone on campus, and especially the girls were simply so happy and proud to be a part of the Kitenga School for Girls. A year later, they would be the ones who ranked the school straight to first place in the region. Yes, they could be proud 👩🏾‍🎓

And yet we know that the best has yet to come, as we all, the "GEC & Kitenga" community roll up our sleeves every day to grow this huge dream of LEAVING NO GIRLS BEHIND in the region.

💫 Stay tuned! We will be on site again next week and will be posting live updates.

#throwback #thebeginning #Kitenga #girlseducation #impact

02/06/2020

Today is the International Day to end Female Genital Mutilation.

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a violation human rights and an extreme abuse to girls and women. In #Tanzania, thousands of girls undergo #FGM every year. But more and more young women are determined to #EndFGM, like in Kitenga.

Pictured here: the inaugural class playing out their very own theatre piece against FGM, created for the school inauguration in 2017! Their courageous voices were heard by a large audience made of school staff, overseas visitors, religious groups, and the local community.

📸 In order: the father & elders' decision to cut their daughters, the daughters unknowingly coming back from fetching water, the bloody and harmful cut, the mother playing innocent following the escape of her other 2 daughters, and years later, their return armed with an education and a future.

We stand against FGM #endFGM #girlseducation #genderequity #SDG4 #SDG5

02/05/2020

🏡📐The new Volunteer House is shaping up! Today they were laying out the foundation markers... in a low tech way: using a very long water-filled plastic tube as a level and squaring off corners using the measurements of triangles. #learnsomethingneweveryday #whenvisitingKitenga #KitengaVolunteerHouse

02/05/2020

Tuesday in Kitenga: games day 🏐

Sunny days are a treat during the rainy season – loads of fun! Netball in particular seems to elicit a lot of joy! #athleticsforlife #girlseducation #thewholegirl #whenvisitingkitenga

02/03/2020

How many happy girls can you fit into a selfie?

#whenvisitingKitenga #selfiegame #happymonday

02/02/2020

Join the Movement - Girls Education Collaborative

👐🏽There are plenty of ways you can support GEC to bring education for the most marginalized girls:

Any help or contribution you make to Girls Education has the potential to transform them, their school, their family, communities and our shared world!

#jointhemovement #girlseducation

Our Impact Allies are friends committed to the mission and work of GEC. Through multi-year and unrestricted giving, GEC is empowered to strategically...

02/02/2020

Sunday singing in Kitenga 💕

#WeAreOne #HappySundayEveryone

02/01/2020

What's happening on campus today? Check our instagram for live updates!

👉🏾 @ thewholegirl

01/31/2020

🧱 Another milestone day in Kitenga!

Laying the foundation for GECs new volunteer house and administration building. Put in another the way: laying the foundation for boundless potential!

Did we mention 2020 is going to be an amazing year?!

Read all about our plans for 2020 here
→ https://news.wbfo.org/post/fundraising-underway-new-buildings-wny-backed-school-girls-tanzania

#beautifulday #milestone #newsfromKitenga #live #girlseducation

01/30/2020

🇹🇿Djambo rafikis! Hello friends! Anne has arrived in Tanzania. Still quite the journey before reaching Kitenga, but lots of happy sights on the way, from milk ATMs in town to the Serengeti wilderness!

The plan for the visit? To break ground on the new guest house AND the administration building💪🏾 #Staytuned #girlseducation #Tanzania

Follow her journey live on Instagram @thewholegirl

01/29/2020

Letters to Young People Who Inspire Us, By Six Prominent People

"Now that I am old, my teachers are the young.”

Six letters from change-makers who made our world a better place, to the youngest generation.

#changemakers #newgeneration

Their open letters reflect a feeling of hope

01/28/2020

This Traditional Chai Cafe In NYC Empowers Women and Girls in Pakistan

💛💛 LOVE initiatives that bring our shared world together!

In this NYC café, every chai served brings people together and support girls and women education in Pakistan – all at the same time.

By Global Citizen #bridgingcultures #socialbusiness #sharedworld #women

Do you know other social business we should highlight?

The Chai Spot, a traditional chai cafe with locations in New York and Arizona, donates 50% of its profits towards education and supporting women and girls in...

01/27/2020

Fundraising underway for new buildings at WNY-backed school for girls in Tanzania

Did you catch the news? GEC is "en route" to build not one but two new essential buildings in Kitenga!

Also, we're so lucky to have such a leader to carry this great mission!

📻 Yesterday → Anne Wadsworth was on WBFO to talk about GEC's exciting plans build a new guest house & a new administration building at the Kitenga School for Girls!

✈️ Today → Anne is already in Tanzania hitting the ground running!!

Stay tuned!!

#hitthegroundrunning #newbuildings #growingKitenga #girlseducation

The Buffalo-based nonprofit Girls Education Collaborative is launching a new fundraising effort for its partner school in Kitenga Village, Tanzania. The

01/26/2020

Remember: because of you kindness and support, girls at risk of early marriage and FGM in #Tanzania are getting a chance to go to school and dream of a bright future!

If you see this, you are part of the GEC community. With every like or share on social media, every time you tell a friend about our work, and every visit to Kitenga: you amplify their VOICES. Thank you.

#amplifytheirvoices #girlseducation #humanrights #SDG5 #SDG4

01/23/2020

If all girls receive 12 years of quality education, we can achieve gender equality with the next generation.

Do you share that belief with us?

#changetheworld #girlseducation #genderequality #SDG5

01/22/2020

Join the Movement - Girls Education Collaborative

Want to make a difference for girls around the world?

See how you can join the movement with GEC 🙌🏿🌍

Our Impact Allies are friends committed to the mission and work of GEC. Through multi-year and unrestricted giving, GEC is empowered to strategically...

01/21/2020

A young 'techpreneur' is coding her way to change in Tanzania

We can't wait to see Lisas in Kitenga! #futureengineer #girlseducation #Tanzania #SDG4 #SDG5

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(from Tanzania)

In primary school, Lisa dreamed of becoming an engineer. She took computer science as her optional course in secondary school [...]

"If you know how to code electronics, you can address vital issues and improve your society, she argues.

Earlier, I wasn’t concerned about my community, but when I discover a problem now, I see it as an opportunity to change my community. Technology has changed my life and paved my career way,” she says."
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The tech industry has traditionally been a man’s world, but 17-year-old Lisa is changing that — and changing her society along the way.

01/20/2020

It's Monday, let's do some simple Maths. Shall we?👩🏾‍🎓🌍

According to the United Nations, economies in the developing world grow by 3% for every 10% increase in the number of women who receive secondary schooling.

#investingirls #itaddsup #socialimpact #economicimpact #SDG4 #SDG5

01/19/2020

✊🏾 “The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them.

If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.”

Ellen Johnson Sirlea, first elected female head of state in Africa.

#womenleadership #changemaker #sundayinspiration #SDG5

01/16/2020

A Kenyan Women Group Pools Their Cash to Build a 5-Storey Apartment

👏🏾 Bravo!

A cooperative of women in Kenya raised almost $1 million to build and become owners of a 102-rooms apartment building, when daily contributions per person were as little as $0.1!

What a mighty demonstration of the power women ALREADY have 🌈

#grit #beyourownhero #letthemshine #womensgroup #changingthegame #SDG5

The Kenyan women group pooled their cash to put up an apartment with at least 100 rooms and are now landlords. They have been praised as a good example.

01/15/2020

Join the Movement - Girls Education Collaborative

#NewYear = #NewYearsResolutions

Make a commitment with us and help girls worldwide to access quality education.

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🙌🏿 See how you get involved and #jointhemovement

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01/14/2020

#20for2020: Susan Wright, technical mentor to her children Wilbur and Orville

We don't get tired of saying it: the ripple effect of girls education has no limit! How about changing History, with a capital H?

"Aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright might have never built and flown the world’s first powered airplane if not for mentorship of their mechanically skilled mother Susan. Her encouragement and teachings throughout their childhood set them on the path to change history."

Found through Amy Poehler's Smart Girls

#20for2020 #womenempowerment #changehistory #SDG5 #girlseducation #rippleeffect

She was a mechanical genius who catalyzed the inventiveness of her children.

01/13/2020

💛 Happy Monday!

"Always speak loudly and confidently. If you're wrong you'll know sooner. If you're right you'll help others."

Thank you for the reminder Osayi Lasisi (from Women Who Code)