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March 25, 2025
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.
Read MoreOctober 30, 2024
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…
Read MoreOctober 16, 2024
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….
Read MoreOctober 5, 2024
This article by Anne Wadsworth, Executive Director of Girls Education Collaborative was originally published in HuffPost in 2013 in honor the October 11, International Day of the Girl. Eleven years later, the message – the importance of focusing on girls education and the invitation for others to join the effort – still resonates today. …
Read MoreAugust 23, 2024
Director of Program Operations is an exciting opportunity to lead and expand GEC’s transformative work and to make a lasting difference in the lives of girls and their communities. Millions of girls around the world are out of school, simply because they are girls. Girls Education Collaborative (GEC) works to support local changemakers in those…
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July 10, 2024
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…
Read MoreTogether, we can show the world that there’s nothing a girl can’t do.