Our Impact
We reach over 600,000 children and their caregivers annually across seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa. We work with more than 90 local organizations, clinics, and local and national governments in Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Who We Are
We work to improve the lives of Children, Youth and Families that are impacted by HIV and poverty.
Our Approach
We work with governments and local organizations to provide the critical services that Children, Youth and Families need to grow and thrive.
Better Outcomes for Children and Youth in Eastern and Northern Uganda
Building Resilience and National Systems to prevent and Respond to Violence against children and HIV in Uganda.
Siyakha Girls Pilot
Siyakha Girls strengthened the economic resilience of vulnerable adolescent girls and young women through financial literacy, vocational training and internships in male-dominated trades, layered with social asset building and referrals to HIV and social protection services. PEPFAR has included the Siyakha Girls model in their technical guidance for evidence-based DREAMS programming for economic strengthening.
Waache Wasome “Let them Learn”
Waache Wasome empowers girls and young women in Tanzania to complete their education, develop protective assets, and take control of their futures.
Bantwana Stands Against Racial Injustice
Bantwana is in steadfast support of the current movement unfolding in the United States that has pledged to address systemic police brutality and the inequities faced by vulnerable populations of color. We know that real change takes sustained action and partnership. We stand in urgent solidarity with those working to transform the justice system, and ensure access to education, healthcare, and economic opportunities for all.
Ana Patsogolo Activity (APA) distributes Bicycles to Community Cadres for Ease of Mobility
With the support from the USAID’s Mobility Fund, The Bantwana Initiative of World Education Inc.’s Ana Patsogolo Activity (APA), a USAID-funded program in Malawi, distributed over 2,800 bicycles to its community cadre. These bicycles will enable the community cadre to reach households in the 8 APA implementing districts with children and adolescents living with HIV and adolescent girls and young women at risk of of HIV.
Expanding Waache Wasome in Tanzania to Reach More Girls with Education
The Bantwana Initiative of World Education, Inc. is delighted to announce the expansion of Waache Wasome (“Let the Learn”), funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Waache Wasome collaborates with the Government of Tanzania to improve the retention of adolescent girls and young women in formal and alternative education pathways, building protective assets, transforming negative social norms, and developing relevant skills among girls and young women, their peers, parents, and educators.