The Voice School in Tanzania is a secondary school with a difference. Unlike most schools in the country, it has a 2:1 ratio of girls to boys. This policy is an effort to redress the gender inequality that has been part of Tanzanian culture for so long, whereby girls were…
Returning to school for the children at Spurgeons was a wonderful time after almost a year of Covid-enforced shutdowns. Not only does it mean access to education again (no home-schooling when you live in the largest slum in East Africa), not only does it mean a safe place to play…
One of the programmes run by the Chisomo team in Zambia has reusable sanitary pads as its product. These pads are then sold locally, and to other NGO’s in Zambia who can offer them to their service users. So you could be forgiven in thinking that this equates to an…
A couple of fun little videos and some photos make up this blog recognising wonderful women from CRED. They all come from our friends in Acholi Quarters in Kampala, Uganda. On International Women’s Day, some of the ladies gathered together to send their love (above) and greetings (below). Next up,…
In this month that includes International Women’s Day, we continue with some blogs that feature CRED Partner projects from a woman’s perspective. Today we are ‘bigging up’ some of the key women involved in Butterfly Space projects, all of whom are based in Nkhata Bay, Malawi, where Butterfly Space is…
At The Voice we recognize the power, potential, and strength of the 100 female students and 5 female staff. We feel they are very much part of the world’s 3.8 billion powerful women. At The Voice we also strongly believe that the 2:1 girls/boys ratio policy in our secondary education…
International Women’s Day is all about acknowledging and celebrating women, and the key roles that they play in helping make the world go round. From frontline roles in human rights, politics, science, health-care, education, religion, research, leadership etc, to the more hidden roles that are rarely noted and yet are…
Full Proof is the name of the programme run by the Chisomo team in Zambia to support vulnerable mothers. Headed up by Josephine Chilunjika, the programme offers a range of activities including parenting skills, peer support, and activities to help develop income generating skills. During the CV-19 pandemic, the women…
The start of 2021 meant that all children at Spurgeons were finally allowed to return to school, along with the rest of Kenyan students. Before that, only the children who were taking school leaving exams were able to attend classes, and even that was after 8 months of no schooling…
The Christmas and New Year holiday period is a time for celebrations, gathering with loved ones (provided there is no lockdown to get in the way), and sharing special meals together. If you live on the streets however, the chances of such happy times aren’t always so easy to come…
