Asante Africa

Would You Trade Your Daughter for a Cow?
A Cow? You Must Be Kidding?
The very idea seems absurd, but for desperate families in parts of rural Africa, it's an all too common answer to a present-day economic problem. Thus, when a family runs out of food and sees no other solution, they will strike a deal with a neighbor who has cows. What happens to a young girl in this situation? If she was lucky enough to be attending school, she is pulled out, never to return. Sadly, her future becomes one of servitude, usually as a house maid. A less fortunate girl might bec...

Asante Africa Foundation ~ Squidoo Charity Partner
Quality Education for Children in East Africa
Asante Africa Foundation believes that every child deserves an education and the opportunity to choose their future, regardless of where they are born. For the children we help in East Africa, education is critical to their escape from a future of poverty. Since 2007 we've maintained a Squidoo presence with the lens, Would You Trade Your Daughter for a Cow? On November 7, 2009 we were excited to hear that Asante Africa Foundation was approved as a Squidoo Charity partner! Every member of the ...

Unique Gift Idea ~ Order a Personalized Desk and Help Kids in East Africa
Personalized Desks Make a Thoughtful Gift
Are you looking for a novel gift idea? How about a personalized desk to honor someone on your gift list. Since 2007, Asante Africa Foundation has been making education a reality for children who live in remote villages in Kenya and Tanzania. Desks and other furniture items are an important part of this process. In many villages the children must sit for hours on dirt floors or large rocks while lessons are given. As you can imagine, this is not the best environment for learning. A desk like t...

Asante Africa Foundation ~ Asante is the Swahili Word for Thank You
Thank You, Asante Africa Foundation
Four years ago, my friend Erna Grasz started an organization called Asante Africa Foundation. Its goal is to provide education for children in remote East African villages in Kenya and Tanzania. The villages were encountered for the first time when Erna and her husband Mark traveled to Africa for a vacation. They were inspired by their new Tanzania friends, Emmy Moshi and Dennis Lyamuya, who used profits from their successful businesses to build schools in remote areas of East Africa. When Er...