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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