Tackling menstrual hygiene to keep girls in school

Tackling Child Marriages to Promote Girls' Hopes, Dreams
AllAfrica.com
Patricia (Not her real name) was married off to an old man at the age of 15 years. Hailing from Chemba District in Dodoma, her life became a living hell as she was subjected to all sorts of abuse, with beating being her daily bread. One day, her husband came ...

A new model for Uganda's lack of schools

NPR
These Girls Complain If They Can't Go To School
NPR
Hello pencils, hello books, hello teacher's dirty looks. Yes, school is back in session. And students are no doubt grumbling about the end of the carefree summer. But in some parts of the world, there are kids who don't get a chance to complain about ...

Tarime school for girls almost completed
Daily News
CONSTRUCTION of a special high school for girls in the northern parts of Tarime District, Mara Region is in good progress, it has been established. Officials say already construction of several premises including classrooms of the planned high school have ...

Nine cows will be offered to fathers in areas of northern Kenya to ensure their daughters finish their education, a county governor says.

New girls' high school comes aboard
Daily News
CONSTRUCTION of a new special high school for girls at the Northern Tarime District is almost ready, thanks to the Central Government that coughed up over 900m/- to finance the project. The high school is being set up in Borega Village, a few kilometres ...

Between January and May this year only six cases were reported compared to 22 pregnancies during the same period last year, according to the officer commanding district (OCD) Zuberi Chembera.

>For Olga Elikwita a Form Four student at Matimbwa Secondary School in Bagamoyo  District, missing school on certain days has become a routine.  Like other girls who come from poor families, sanitary towels are luxury items. “There are times I have to miss school because I don’t have sanitary towel. I prefer staying at home for some days since I feel very uncomfortable at school,” says Olga.

Huffington Post
Building Resilience in Tanzanian Secondary School Girls
Huffington Post
In Tanzania, university admission is entirely dependent on one high-stakes exam, given over the course of one week, at the end of high school. For many students, this exam represents the culmination of 13 years of grueling work, and an enormous ...