Highlights of Student Scholarship Program

Meet One of Our Successful Students – Mwanidi, Tanzania
July 2010
There exists in some people an inherent desire to make the world a better place. As a young girl, Mwanaidi Nuhu recognized that by pursuing an education she could make her world a better place locally and globally. This is a goal she is achieving with the assistance...  >>READ MORE

Summer Camp: Full of Life... Full of Fun... Full of Learning
July 2010
Attending summer camp can be one of the most exciting and rewarding moments of a young person’s life. It is a place where communities are built and youth leaders are guided towards becoming the adult innovators of tomorrow. Asante Africa is proud to be providing...  >>READ MORE

Leadership.Dreams.Goals. – First Weekend Session for Asante Alumni
April 2010
On the morning of April 1, ten Asante alumni boarded buses home: five were going back to Tanzania and five to villages throughout Kenya. They had just completed their first weekend leadership session in Nairobi...  >>READ MORE

Please Meet Carolyne – Entering High School Freshman, Kenya
February 2010
Every year, 80 Kenyan girls are chosen from among over 5,000 applicants, to enter the prestigious Starehe Girls’ Centre, one of the top girl’s boarding schools in all of Kenya. This year, Carolyne Riungu is among the entering freshman class...  >>READ MORE

Meet the New 2010 Scholars!
February 2010
In Kenya and Tanzania the new 2010 school year has just begun. Thanks to many of you, 21 new students who thought the dream of education was out of reach are now sitting in the classroom, fully equipped and excited for a year of learning...  >>READ MORE

Back to School - Kenya Style
October 2009 (Newsletter ~ Volume 4, Issue 2)
Getting students back to school is such an excitement to both the students and the AAF staff! The 2009 third term school session in Kenya started on 7th September. It was “fun” (a good experience on the ground) for the American team, headed by the President...  >>READ MORE

Samson and Rosemary - Kenya

Video of Samson and Rosemary telling their stories >> Read more about Samson

Esther Naini - Kenya

Videos of Esther reciting a poem she wrote and singing a song >> Read more about Esther

Lilian - Monduli, Tanzania
Secondary School - Form 1

Lilian is a 14 year old girl who lives with her disabled mother. Although she is confined to a wheelchair, Lilian’s mother has a small tailoring business that she runs out of her home, providing the family’s only income. Lilian wants to become a journalist so that she can empower the people in her community.

Samson - Narok North, Kenya
Secondary School - Form 3

Samson’s scholarship was awarded after his school headmaster reached out to Asante Africa. His mother was killed in the Kenya political clash in early 2008 and his father was undergoing cancer treatment. Samson was sent to a refugee camp on the other side of the country, and lived there for nine months...  >>READ MORE

Esther - Kenya
Secondary School - Form 3

No electricity? No problem! With a new laptop computer powered by solar cells, even our students out in the bush can learn to use computers and communicate with Asante Africa Foundation and its supporters. After a lesson from Erna on an earlier visit, Esther Naini, a 13-year-old student in Kenya, is now learning how to use the solar-powered computer...  >>READ MORE