May 19, 2020
Welcome Raj Suchak, GEC Board of Directors
Raj Suchak is a serial entrepreneur who is passionate about the little things in life and making a difference in the community around us. Most recently, Raj is the founder and CEO of Grit Seed – a conversational engagement platform using the power of SMS, WhatsApp and other channels for recruiting and retention. Prior to…
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May 19, 2020
Welcome Brianne Szopinski, GEC Board of Directors
GEC is proud to welcome Brianne Szopinski to the GEC Board of Directors. Brianne is an associate attorney with Hodgson Russ Real Estate and Finance Practice, where she represents clients in various commercial and real estate matters, including banking and finance, public-private partnerships, real estate development and real estate leasing. “I’ve always been passionate about…
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May 19, 2020
Meet Summer Volunteer, Samantha Maroshick
As I start my work at Girls Education Collaborative, I am really looking forward to understanding just what it takes to run a nonprofit successfully–especially in light of the changes that have needed to occur in the development sector due to COVID-19. I was really drawn to GEC because of its unique approach to improving…
Read MoreMay 14, 2020
5K for Kitenga Photo Gallery
WOW! What a fun event! Check out these photos from our virtual 5K for Kitenga!
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April 16, 2020
Is Covid-19 Coming to Africa? Yes
The simple answer is ‘yes’. The more complex answer is really a question: ‘When Covid-19 comes to Africa, what will be the effect?’. To paint a broad brush for the whole of the continent is to be careless. To make assumptions based on western paradigms, foolish. While this is a story still unfolding, the following…
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April 16, 2020
“a PIVOT is a change in strategy, not a change in mission”
GEC’s Covid-19 Response Plan Is Covid-19 coming to Africa? Probably. Learn more Here Prologue: On March 17, 2020, the government of Tanzania mandated all Tanzanian schools to close immediately and all students to return home if attending residential schools. For GEC, this means that our sole program partner was shuttered for an unknown duration. As…
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April 15, 2020
5K for Kitenga Tool Kit
Welcome to the 5K for Kitenga Tool Kit! All registered individuals or teams will run (walk, skip, hop, jump…) in honor of an actual Kitenga Girls Secondary School student and will pledge to raise (at least) $100 to support GEC’s mission of creating a gender equal world where all girls are given the opportunity to…
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March 25, 2020
Together, we can get through this
Friends, You have transformed lives by building and opening the Kitenga Girls Secondary School. In its young life, the school is already facing its second existential crisis, the first being the dorm fire. Together, we made it through the first crisis and ended up stronger and better. Together, we can do it again. This time,…
Read MoreMarch 19, 2020
GEC Covid-19 Update: Although We Are Separated, Lets Stay Connected
Dear GEC Community, I first want to thank you for your outpouring of support over the past several days. We are witnessing and feeling the enormous global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and are all in the midst of dealing with this crisis personally. I cannot tell you how much I’ve appreciated the show of…
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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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