One of our greatest highlights for 2020 is that we are celebrating the first university student from among our scholarship recipients! Edasta completed high school this year. She performed well on her national exams and applied to two university programs. She was accepted and reported to university in November 2020!
Read moreAnd They're Off to High School
We are thrilled about the size of our newest cohort of high school students. It is the largest group of young women supported by Girls Ed to pass national exams and qualify for entrance into Form 6. Thank you so much for your support in making it possible for them to pursue post-secondary education!
Read moreHongera Sana (Congratulations!) to our Students!
Spring is a time of new birth, new beginnings, fresh starts and that's exactly what many of our students are looking forward to right now. As you know, all of our Form 4 students sat for their national examinations in October. In February we got the results of their exams and found out which of them qualified to go on to high school and which would have the chance to pursue further education through the Vocation and Education Training Authority (VETA). Before the big reveal, let's take a moment to remember our journey thus far.
Read moreTanzania for the Holidays
We had a blast in Tanzania for the holidays - celebrating our donors, visiting study camp, and sharing time as friends.
Read moreCelebrating Women - Celebrating Sarafina and Hadija
In celebration of International Women’s Day, we’d like to share updates on two of our students - Sarafina and Hadija.
Read moreSteady On - A Report from Liberia
Our student, Mercy
Happy New Year and best wishes for 2016!
As the old saying goes "no news is good news," especially for our students in Liberia. Just a year ago, schools and most public buildings were shuttered due to the Ebola outbreak. In direct contrast, our girls have finished the first half of the 2015-16 school year, enjoyed their holiday break and happily returned to school without interruption.
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