AfricAid
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AfricAid is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports girls’ education in Africa in order to provide young women with the opportunity to transform their own lives and the futures of their communities. It was founded in 2001 by Ashley Shuyler
, who had traveled to Tanzania
in 1996 and witnessed the country’s enormous educational needs while there.
Since its inception, AfricAid has provided educational opportunities for thousands of students in nine schools across northern Tanzania
. Specifically, AfricAid has provided hundreds of secondary school
scholarships, built classrooms, initiated teacher training and vocational training programs, started a school lunch program, outfitted computer labs, and supplied textbooks, school supplies, and other classroom materials in Tanzanian schools. In 2010, AfricAid expanded its reach to establish the Kisa Project, a new girls' scholarship and leadership training initiative that supports Tanzanian girls as they become leaders in their communities and across the nation. Through this program, Kisa Scholars and their sponsors have the opportunity to form relationships using the kisaproject.org social network.
AfricAid has offices in Denver, Colorado
and Arusha
, Tanzania.
Ashley Shuyler
Ashley Shuyler is the founder of AfricAid, a nonprofit organization that supports girls’ education in Africa in order to provide young women with the opportunity to transform their own lives and the futures of their communities...
, who had traveled to Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
in 1996 and witnessed the country’s enormous educational needs while there.
Since its inception, AfricAid has provided educational opportunities for thousands of students in nine schools across northern Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. Specifically, AfricAid has provided hundreds of secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
scholarships, built classrooms, initiated teacher training and vocational training programs, started a school lunch program, outfitted computer labs, and supplied textbooks, school supplies, and other classroom materials in Tanzanian schools. In 2010, AfricAid expanded its reach to establish the Kisa Project, a new girls' scholarship and leadership training initiative that supports Tanzanian girls as they become leaders in their communities and across the nation. Through this program, Kisa Scholars and their sponsors have the opportunity to form relationships using the kisaproject.org social network.
AfricAid has offices in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
and Arusha
Arusha
Arusha is a city in northern Tanzania. It is the capital of the Arusha Region, which claims a population of 1,288,088, including 281,608 for the Arusha District . Arusha is surrounded by some of Africa's most famous landscapes and national parks...
, Tanzania.
External links
- AfricAid Founder featured on Denver’s KUSA 9News – video
- AfricAid Founder featured on Starz Encore's WAM! Channel - video
- AfricAid Founder Makes a Difference for African children
- Colorado Nonprofit Raises Money For Girls In Africa
- African Trip Sowed Seeds for Humanitarian Mission
- Power of a child touches a world - The Denver Post