October 11, 2025
From Kitenga to University: How Faith Is Changing the Story for Girls in STEM
In honor of International Day of the Girl this month, we celebrate Faith Amon — one of the very first graduates of Kitenga Girls Secondary School — whose journey shows just how powerful education can be in opening doors for girls in STEM in Tanzania. Kitenga: Where Dreams Began to Grow When Faith walked through…
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September 23, 2025
Empowered Girls Graduates the AFA: A Trailblazer’s Next Chapter
Empowered Girls was the first to take the journey with the Ally Funder Alliance. As the inaugural Ally Organization, they helped define what allyship could look like. Three years later, they have grown on their own terms and shaped the Alliance along the way. Today, they mark a new milestone: Empowered Girls is graduating from…
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August 26, 2025
A Kitenga Pioneer’s Path Toward Justice And Women’s Rights
Norah’s Journey From Kitenga to Pre-Law When KGSS opened its doors in 2017, the first students called themselves The Pioneers. Among them was Norah Bryson Ching’oro, who graduated in 2020 with a dream of becoming a judge and a voice for women in her country. Today, that dream is in motion. After excelling at Serengeti…
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May 27, 2025
Reflections from the Field: A Visit to Kitenga and Beyond
My recent visit to Tanzania left a profound impression—reinforcing my belief in the transformative power of education and the value of trust-based philanthropy, or what GEC calls Allyship. I had the privilege of traveling with GEC’s Founder and Executive Director, Anne Robinson Wadsworth, and Board Chair, Georgia Dachille. Georgia serves as Executive Vice President, Chief…
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March 25, 2025
Stronger Together: The First AFA Ally Forum
The first-ever Ally Funder Alliance (AFA) Forum marked a significant milestone in GEC’s commitment to locally led, girl-centered impact. Hosted at Mainsprings, this two-day convening brought together leaders from the four current AFA-funded organizations—Empowered Girls, Bright Hostel, Tumaini Open School, and SHEEO—to connect, share, and collaborate in ways that transcend location and individual program goals.
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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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February 13, 2020
Catalyzing Human Capital
Catalyzing Human Capital First, the setting. I write this from the veranda at Betsy’s House, in Kitenga, Tanzania—a special place that has become like a second home to me. Three students just stopped by to welcome me back and get me caught up on the news. Sister Berna walks by, with a batch of kittens…
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February 13, 2020
Two. Two. One.
Two. Two. One. For the 2nd year in a row, all of Form Two students at the Kitenga Secondary School for Girls scored in Division One on their National Exams! Considering that less than 20% of Tanzanian girls graduate from secondary school, this is a notable measure of success for this school, for these students….
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