October 30, 2024
GEC Search for New Executive Director is Underway
Millions of girls around the world are out of school, simply because they are girls. Girls Education Collaborative (GEC) works to support local change makers in those locales, using the power of girls’ education to drive social change. Since its founding in 2012, GEC has been an ally to change agents in Tanzania whose vision…
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Anne Robinson Wadsworth to Retire from Girls Education Collaborative in Spring 2025
GEC founder and executive director created and expanded Buffalo-based organization to support local efforts in Africa to build educational opportunities for girls Girls Education Collaborative (GEC) founder and executive director Anne Robinson Wadsworth has announced plans to retire from the organization that works to bring global social change through the transformational power of girls education….
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March 4, 2021
Here’s a Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a GEC Fundraiser on Facebook
Note: These directions are for a desktop computer, though it will be similar on a mobile device 1. Log in to your facebook account and click on the Facebook logo in the top left corner of the page 2. On the left side menu, click on “See More” and scroll down to “Fundraisers.” 3. You…
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February 26, 2021
GEC & Circle of Women Panel 2021
Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of joining the Circle of Women’s 2021 Panel on Women’s Education presented by the Brown University chapter. The above clip features panel moderator Pamela Reeves and me as we discuss GEC’s paradigm of supporting local change makers’ efforts to create critical educational opportunities for girls. I emphasize…
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February 17, 2021
Meet Peres! Kitenga’s 1st GEC Volunteer
My name is Peres Justine Munanka, I am 17 years old. I am a Kuryan by tribe and a Tanzanian by nationality. I graduated from primary school in 2016 from Mwlalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere School and then joined the Immaculate Heart Sisters of Africa (now known as Kitenga Secondary School for Girls) in 2017. I…
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February 4, 2021
Form Four Exam Results
In a mere four years, the Kitenga Girls Secondary School has earned itself the number one spot in their region for Tanzania’s all-important Form Four National Exam. The Pioneers are Kitenga’s first-ever graduating class and each and every student knocked it out of the park! 75% of the class scored at the esteemed Division One…
Read MoreNovember 24, 2020
When We All Come Together, There’s Nothing a Girl Can’t Do!
Since 2012, GEC has been working to create a gender equal world through the transformative power of education. We are committed to creating a future where all girls are getting the education they seek and deserve. We do this through deep partnerships with locally-driven initiatives in rural, under-served areas of developing economies. We are part…
Read MoreSeptember 18, 2020
Year of the Pioneer Toolkit
Thank you so much for helping GEC promote its Fall 2020 Fundraising event! Below are links to all the Social Media posts and links For more information and to buy tickets CLICK HERE Facebook Event Page CLICK HERE Instagram Post- Facebook Post- Facebook Cover pic-
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September 16, 2020
International Day of the Girl 2020: Year of the Pioneer!
Fuel the movement and be part of GEC’s International Day of the Girl 2020 Virtual Celebration! Wednesday, October 14, 2020 6 – 7:30pm Let’s celebrate the Kitenga School’s first graduating class, “the Pioneers,” like only GEC can! Join us for an evening of fun and celebration! Virtual networking with other crusaders…
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June 30, 2020
Back to School: KGSS reopens with COVID-19 precautions
“Oh Bibi Harry, they just want to come back to Kitenga!” I’m ‘Bibi Harry’, and a couple of weeks ago, when Sister Faustina (Head of School) and I were finally able to connect via a Whats App call, that is what she shared with me. “They just want to come back”. Today, three months…
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