The War Against Women
Direct on the heels of my last post in which this year's Nyerere Day was celebrated with a nod to his philosophies about a Tanzanian citizenry that includes every member - women! - I found this piece...
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Conference in the Clouds
Hello friends, and many salams from beautiful New York City. I have just arrived in the Western world, and am fully enjoying the luxury of consistent electricity, hot water, and wifi. Of course, a...
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Disastrous DeVos
Being back in New York definitely has its perks, but it also has its pitfalls, one of these being the immediacy and urgency of news media in daily life.You could say, "Don't read the paper," or "Don't...
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Rewriting the Book
Hey guys, check out this excerpt from the executive summary titled "The Learning Generation" from UK-based executive advisor and asset manager, Educate Global Fund, written by Sandrine Henton and...
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Gift-Giving in a Tightened-Belt Economy
Hey guys, check out the article below from The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Doesn't bode well for this year's giving season, but only time will tell!#### Fewer Americans Find Room in Their Budgets for...
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TZ in DC
Hi all, hope everyone is well and enjoying this lovely Fall weather. I know I am and, though I feel bad for those slogging out the heat and short rains of vuli in Tanzania, I am glad I'm not there!...
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Diaspora Ubora
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Come Together
As anyone working in development can attest to, the most important thing of all (besides donors, besides resources, besides impact metrics and theories of change) is a solid public-private partnership...
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The Race Space
Please have a look below at this fascinating article from the Hechinger Report, a news outlet that "covers inequality and innovation in education with in-depth journalism that uses research, data, and...
View ArticleHappier Days
Sorry for not posting any original content in recent days. I have been overwhelmed by the amount of administrative work I've had to do while in the States as well as suffering against the cold, which...
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Christmas Bonus
Happy new year, one and all. I hope everyone's holiday (whichever you celebrate) was merry and full of friends, family, and fun.Things thisaways are okay enough except that we on the East Coast of the...
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"Meow" and Forever: A "Tail" of a Girl and Her Cat
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"The Bulldozer" Goes Off-Road
Be prepared to get mad. Like, really, really, really, REALLY mad.The article reprinted below is from The Guardian, written by Karen McVeigh, and originally published on December 13th, 2017. The photo...
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Run Amok
As a coda to my last post regarding President Magufuli's stance on pregnant schoolgirls, please have a look at this article from the Capital News in Kenya, dated January 5th, and written by Jeremiah...
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Peridot Is a Girl's Best Friend
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What a Mess Is Texas
A story that has been breaking stateside in the last couple weeks but probably has not gotten its due attention, either here in the U.S. or abroad, is the recent failing of the Texas Education Agency...
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The Parent Trap
On my last night in New York for the foreseeable future, I leave you with this article from the Citizen. It concerns parental contributions to students' tuition and other school fees despite President...
View ArticleZee End of Zee Day
Back in Moshi and back at work, same as it ever was.However, I have a good feeling about this year; something feels fresh and clean, bright and shiny. Maybe it's me, maybe it's TeeZee, I guess we'll...
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A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
To borrow the phrase from Papa Hemingway seems a fitting manner in which to describe this stellar library where I had the pleasure of spending two full days in peaceful contentment last week. Well,...
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C4(H) - Pow!
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Momager Dearest
Some people have moms, some have managers, and some are lucky enough to have a two-in-one collabo - though I will concede that most of those people are noxious child stars!While, yes, I am her child,...
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Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackboard
Greetings, dear readers, and many salaams from a fairly cool and cloudy Kilimanjaro. I hope you've all been keeping well, wherever in the world you may be.We've been awfully busy over here at The Toa...
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The Amazing Face
In a quick coda to my last entry about 2018 intake, I just wanted to share a few more of the amazing new faces I've been meeting as I traverse from school site to school site, making sure I have each...
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Sweet Sixteen
So, I'm just over a month late in writing about the tremendous 5th anniversary celebration of The Toa Nafasi Project, but just like with my real "sweet sixteen," let's chalk it up to late blooming and...
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Days of Our Lives
Cue the male monotone and flip your hourglass because just like sands trickling through, so too are the "days of our lives...."I jest, but honestly, doesn't it feel like these days EVERY day is a...
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