orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . august 2013 asante africa foundation type non profit organization industry education founded 2006 headquarters livermore california united states key people erna grasz founder and ceo website www.asanteafrica.org asante africa foundation is a non profit organization that provides underprivileged children in kenya and tanzania with access to education . its headquarters are in oakland california with offices in narok kenya and arusha tanzania . the organization develops partnerships with local communities to target the root causes hindering children s education . asante africa foundation improves access to education by providing merit based scholarships classroom resources and infrastructure . 1 contents 1 history 2 programs 3 2012 accomplishments to date program growth 4 references 5 external links history edit the asante africa foundation was established in 2006 by erna grasz a corporate executive emmy moshi a tanzanian entrepreneur and school principal and a member of the kenyan maasai tribe . the foundation began as a small two village project and has since expanded to 18 partnerships with schools in 22 villages in kenya and tanzania . 2 the asante africa foundation has worked with over 460 teachers and 25 000 students . students have received primary and secondary school scholarships along with the training they received with the teachers . the organization has completed more than 50 infrastructure projects including classrooms student dormitories latrines and water tanks . programs edit the asante africa foundation works to increase access to education and improve educational quality for east african children . create quality learning environments eliminating barriers to education 3 improve teaching quality and learning in schools engaging students in the classroom through child centered learning and critical thinking give merit based scholarships building the next generation of leaders with targeted support 4 2012 accomplishments to date program growth edit girl focused programs 5 wezesha vijana empower girls create the future program kenya and tanzaniagirls health and hygiene education project from vulnerable girls to entrepreneurial women financial literacy life skills and savings project khan academy partnership 6 swahili translations of core math and science video teacher training in africa for off the grid schools pilot implementation of rolling out e learning to off the grid schools strong demonstrated academic achievements in scholarship program 44 % university admissions a level 100 % high school graduation 91 % primary level advancement parental engagement significantly increased leadership incubator program ripple effect becoming noteworthy 7 entrepreneurs community engagement pay it forward model passing onto to families unofficial incubator programs occurring sylviah and joseph integrative model for child centered pedogogy teaching 8 distributed model of teaching ccl leadership role modeling in classroom tools for complex subjects math science english parental engagement and cluster meetings cross district exam competitions proving this works references edit annual report 2011 pdf . 12 november 2012 . retrieved 12 february 2013 . kouzes james 2011 . the five practices of exemplary leadership pdf . wiley john & sons incorporated . pp. 8 9 . isbn 9780470907344 . guidestar . programs & help . guidestar . retrieved 14 february 2013 . matega kabia 16 june 2011 . orphan emerges hero in school pdf . reject . retrieved 14 february 2013 . asante africa foundation announces expansion of girls health initiative thanks to a grant by caridad partners pdf . asante africa foundation . retrieved 14 february 2013 . khan academy . asante africa foundation partners with khan academy . the valley sentinel . archived from the original on july 30 2012 . retrieved 21 february 2013 . greg . nerdwallet s top 5 children s education nonprofits . nerd wallet . retrieved 14 february 2013 . voice . empowered teachers for empowered students . discover voice . retrieved 14 february 2013 . external links edit www.asanteafrica.org retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title asante africa foundation & oldid 725835653 categories charities based in californiaeducational charities based in the united statesforeign charities operating in kenyaforeign charities operating in tanzaniahidden categories orphaned articles from august 2013all orphaned articlesofficial website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated 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