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Girls' Scholarships Project

JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE

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Overview

Girls' Scholarships Project

Program Overview:
JGI's Girls Scholarship Project has been providing girls and women in the Kigoma region of Tanzania with the necessary resources to complete their education since 1998. The program addresses educational disparities between boys and girls in Tanzania and other African nations.

Geographic Scope: Kigoma region of Tanzania; applicable to Tanzania and other African nations

Focus Areas:

  • Girls' education and access to schooling

  • Women's empowerment through education

  • Sustainability and environmental awareness (through Roots & Shoots participation)

  • Sustainable farming techniques

  • Forest regeneration and preservation

    • Problem Addressed:
    In Tanzania and other African nations, girls face significant barriers to education due to:

  • Limited economic resources

  • Family pressure to support household tasks

  • Early marriage expectations

  • Reduced economic prospects without education

    • Program Components:

  • Educational scholarships for girls

  • Participation in Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots Program

  • Family training in sustainable farming techniques

  • Forest regeneration and preservation training

  • Parental/guardian engagement in conservation and development programs

    • Impact to Date:

  • Assisted 309 girls and counting with their education

  • Parents and guardians actively participate in JGI's conservation and development programs

  • Increased women's education levels in the region

    • Contact Information:
    Jane Goodall Institute USA
    1120 20th St. NW #520s, Washington, DC 20036
    Telephone: (703) 682-9220
    Fax: (703) 682-9312

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    womeneducation

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