Beyond the Classroom: Provide Education and Gender Equity to 475 Students and the Shirati Community in 2026

3.2 million Tanzanian children aged 7–17 are not enrolled in school, and 1.2 million have never attended.
Only 39% of girls attend upper secondary school, and just 27% complete it.

This Giving Tuesday, you can change that for 475 students in Shirati, Tanzania.

Because what happens in one classroom can change an entire community.

In Shirati, education doesn’t end when the school bell rings — it reaches far beyond the classroom.

Your gift this year will help keep the doors of New Tina’s School open in 2026 for 475 students, ensuring access to quality, bilingual education with dedicated teachers who care deeply about every child’s future. But it goes even further.

With your support, we can continue offering gender equality programs like the Gender Respect Program and Binti na Shule, giving girls and boys the confidence, respect, and knowledge to build a better tomorrow. You’ll also help fund secondary school scholarships for graduates ready to take their next step and expand our impact through the new Community Centre, where health and leadership workshops bring learning to life.

This year’s graduating class achieved a 100% pass rate into secondary school, a powerful reminder that when you invest in education, you invest in lasting change. Former students are now in college. Communities are stronger. Families are thriving.

Yes, it’s an education, but it’s also a movement.
A ripple of opportunity that starts in one classroom and transforms generations.

But to keep that ripple growing, we need your help now — to ensure that all 475 students can continue learning and that our gender equality programs can keep transforming these statistics for good.

This December, our goal is to raise $95,000 to keep education and opportunity thriving in Shirati.

Your gift today will provide community-led education and gender equality programs to 475 students, ensuring they have the teachers, resources, and confidence to create lasting change for themselves and their community.

Every dollar helps keep the doors of New Tina’s School open and the ripple of learning alive. Your donation can provide:

$20 → Provide classroom resources
Equip students with the tools they need to learn — from notebooks and pencils to textbooks that open new worlds.
$36.11 → Provide a month of learning
Keep a student learning for an entire month, covering essential teaching materials, school meals, and daily operations.
$100 → Support gender equity classes for a month
Help students learn respect, confidence, and equality through Gender Respect and Binti na Shule workshops, empowering both girls and boys to shape a more equitable future.
$250 → Fund a health care pop-up clinic at the new Community Center
Extend learning beyond academics by bringing essential health education and care to students and their families.
$500 → Provide a scholarship for a secondary school student
Give a graduate the chance to continue their education, turning a strong foundation at New Tina’s into a lifelong journey of opportunity and change.

Beyond the Classroom

By REACH Shirati

Beyond the Classroom

Your donation provides education, scholarships, and gender equity training for 475 students in Tanzania

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