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News ! Emusoi Graduation - 2010 New Staff Member - Social Worker Naino Parteyo New Landcruiser Achievements Visitors ==========================		Emusoi Center Mission and Vision Statement Emusoi Center seeks to provide and facilitate opportunities for education, both academic and vocational, for secondary school age Maasai girls; to enable each to become aware of her potential and worth as a person; to realize the value of education for herself and her community; and to engender a desire to discover ways to use her education to influence change for the good of her community. This is accomplished by giving young Maasai women a chance to continue their education beyond primary school level. Please click for more information...
Tanzania Educational System		Why Emusoi Center is needed The need for Emusoi is two fold, Cultural and Educational. Emusoi addresses the need to help Maasai girls to continue their education rather than early marriage. Most Maasai girls are married just after puberty. Educated Maasai girls will bring new ideas and development to their communities, especially in regard to the place of women in the community. Please click for more information… Description Emusoi Center is a hostel which offers a place for secondary school age Maasai girls to come and study in a safe and supportive environment. It was founded in 1999, in Arusha Town by Maryknoll Sister Mary Vertucci. Its purpose is to help Maasai girls continue post primary education by giving a remedial course to prepare them for high school and by finding them places in secondary schools. Please click for more information…
Primary School: 7 years, Standard I to Standard VII. Equivalent to first to seventh grade in USA.
Secondary School: 4 years, Form I to Form IV. Equivalent to High School in USA, grades 9-12.
Advanced Level Studies: 2 years of Forms V and VI. Equivalent to Junior College in USA. Students specialize in 3 major subjects.
University: 3 years, leads to Bachelor’s degree.
All Tanzanian children are supposed to attend primary school, but not all do. Approximately 20% of those finishing primary school get a chance to go to secondary school. There are not enough schools to accommodate all the students. Those scoring the highest in the exams at the end of primary school are chosen to join government schools which are considerably less expensive than private schools. Students wanting to join private schools take entrance exams for these schools. The competition is very stiff, over 1000 girls may compete for 100 places.		Students Please click names to meet some of our students. Meroso Ngoipi, Tumaini Bismark, Esther Keko, Selelo Shuaka, Nawati Alais, Nanyori Yamat, Nademwa Orpuria, Neema Naina Laiser, Linda Simon and Pendo Olipu Please click for Update on Students already featured on Website…(These women have been featured on this site as students. We want to update you on their latest progress Donations It is said if you educate a woman you educate a whole nation. Investing in education of girls can be one investment with the highest return in the developing world. We invite you to participate in this investment. You will be helping, for the better, the lives of many young women and in turn to help a whole people. Please click for more information…