July 10, 2024
HER INDEPENDENCE AND EMPOWERMENT: Neema Edward’s Voice: Being a Girl in Tanzania
My name is Neema Muyengi Edward. I was a part of the second graduating class in 2021 at Kitenga Girls Secondary School (KGSS). I am the first born among three children. I was born and raised in the Mara region of Tanzania by a middle class family. I don’t remember much about my childhood, but…
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May 14, 2024
A Helping Hand — Not an Iron Fist
A growing philanthropic model builds trust and rewards ideas, rather than dictating how donated capital is spent. Growing up in a rural village in northwestern Tanzania, Josephina Joachim was a young woman who experienced hardship and injustice. Hoping to shift the narrative for girls who came after her, she and her colleagues decided to fight…
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March 13, 2024
Funding Community-Led Organizations: SHEEO’s Call for Trust and Collaboration
In the vast landscape of philanthropy, where resources often flow through well-established channels, small and remote Community-Led Organizations (CLOs) located outside of typical NGO-hubs find themselves navigating a labyrinth of challenges. Driven by a commitment to their communities and armed with a deep understanding of local challenges, CLOs often encounter formidable barriers when seeking…
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October 11, 2023
Voices of Kitenga: Peres Munanka’s Inspiring Path to Advocacy
After graduating from KGSS in 2020 with the school’s pioneer class, Peres Munanka didn’t take any time off between lower and upper secondary school. Instead, she went onto become GEC’s very first Kitenga volunteer. At that time, she remarked that she was “happy to volunteer to work with GEC because it is a passion…to see…
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