March 13, 2014
‘Putting Girls Education AT THE HEART of the NEXT AGENDA’*
Now, that’s a panel title that writes its own headline. And here’s a quote from that panel that writes its own opening: “Girls education is the vaccine of the 21century” – Senator Michaelia Cash, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women, Australia. With power statements like these who needs to go writing their own content?…
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October 11, 2013
Today is the International Day of the Girl Child!
Maybe you’re inspired, maybe your motivated, maybe your trying to figure out what all the fuss is about! I thought I’d try to help you out whatever category you fall within. Here are some great resources, calls to action and learning opportunities…..learn, commit, act, change the world….. Will start with The Girl Effect’s ‘Girl Declaration’…
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August 16, 2013
The Malala Effect on Educating Girls
In July I was lucky to be a featured guest blogger on Huffington Post. Wrote about a theme that I have been thinking a lot about as of late – the reasons one community may go across its own boundaries in order to help another community. Read the piece here. It seems to be a…
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July 2, 2013
Our Remarkable Partners
I had read their Strategic Plan outlining their vision to create an extraordinary school for girls within a remote and roadless village. I was very impressed. They addressed the need for strong sciences, leadership development, health education and vocational training. It struck me as a very progressive document. The Mission Statement read: “The girls, exiting…
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April 12, 2013
Girls Education – A catalyst for change in Kitenga
Stunningly beautiful Kitenga. Rich, fertile Kitenga. Friendly, vibrant Kitenga. Yet within all this beauty of its land and its people, remain destructive cultural practices that rob girls and women of their dignity, their right to self-determination. A village of about 7,500, spread out within the Tarime District of the Mara Region of Tanzania. Remote. Rural….
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April 5, 2013
It’s Such Bad Timing
Just when I need my whole self to be in full buzzing mode, I find myself at half speed. When I get back from a project visit to Tanzania, my to-do list is a mile long; my stories, pictures and reflections a mile deep; my passion about our mission somehow even stronger than it was…
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March 11, 2013
Bertini Supports Dorm for Girls Education
The dormitory at the Kitenga School for Girls is $20,000 closer to being finished thanks to a fantastic grant award from the Catherine Bertini Trust Fund for Girls Education. One of only two grants awarded, the funds will go directly towards the construction of the dormitory – an essential piece of infrastructure for a boarding…
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March 4, 2013
I’m now a blogger for Girls Education
Thanks to the amazing Lindsey at PLS 3rd Learning and to the encouragement of Magezi and Sharon, I (Anne Wadsworth, Exec. Director) am now (technically) a blogger. I do prefer the term story-teller or observer, but understand the necessity of using the unattractive ‘blog’. I’ll use this space to share with you stories I come…
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