Educating One Girl At A Time...

About TAGS

TAGS or the Talia Agler Shelter is a registered CCI established in 2012 to offer solace to the victims of human trafficking, sexual and gender based violence, child labor, domestic violence and forced migration. Our focus is on Reaching, Rescuing, Rehabilitating, and Reintegrating girls aged 10-24 years old.

Our Backstory

Since the TAGS Education Fund was established in 2013 our primary support system has been the Tali Fund.

“The Talia Agler Girls’ Shelter and the Tali Fund were created in memory of our daughter, Talia Agler, of blessed memory. Talia was a vibrant, idealistic, and dedicated young woman whose life was cut short when as a pedestrian in Washington DC, she was struck by a motor vehicle in January 2012.

Talia accomplished many things during her twenty-six years and her work continues through the Tali Fund. The Fund supports causes she championed, among them, the work of the Talia Agler Girls Shelter (TAGS) led by Edith Murogo of the Centre for Domestic Training and Development in Nairobi. Talia interned at CDTD as a college student in 2006 and remained in contact with Edith during the intervening years. She embarked upon a career in international development and shortly before her death spoke with Edith and endorsed her idea of creating a Shelter for girls at-risk and in-need.

She would be thrilled to know that the “Talias” at the Shelter are being given an opportunity to rescue their lives through schooling made possible by the TAGS Education Fund. It has been our privilege to support the girls who are being given new hope through the work done by Edith and her staff. Truly they are fulfilling the Tali Fund’s mission of “Saving the World—One Life at a Time.”

Richard and Mindy Agler
Co-Directors
The Tali Fund, Inc.

It has been our honor and joy to carry on Talia’s legacy. The smiles and the impact on our beneficiaries’ lives has made this a worthwhile cause.

TAGS Education Fund

The TAGS Education Fund is a program established by the Talia Agler Girls shelter to provide our beneficiaries with access to educational sponsorships and skills training.

The program was founded in 2015, three years after the shelter was opened.

By design, TAGS takes in vulnerable girls and victims with very complex cases that often times force them to discontinue their education. This, coupled with the fact that majority of our beneficiaries stay at the shelter long term ( over 1 year), it was absolutely necessary to curate a sustainable solution that meets their educational needs.

Once a beneficiary joins the shelter, they are evaluated and placed in a school as per their abilities and educational background.

The TAGS Education Fund works with partner organizations and schools that have agreed to take in our beneficiaries. The fund then provides human and financial resources to support the girls with their education from primary school to tertiary level. In the eventuality a girl cannot join school, the Education Fund provides vocational and skills training for the girls.

Let's Talk Numbers...

For the past 9 years (2013-2022), the TAGS Education Fund has provided long term educational support to over 285 girls. The fund provided the beneficiaries with school uniform, stationery, books, transport, accommodation and upkeep.

In addition to that, we provide extra curricular activities and skills training and workshops at the shelter during the holidays .

The fund has supported these girls through their primary, secondary and tertiary education. This year (2022), we have 100 beneficiaries being supported by the Education Fund.

Did You Know ?

To educate one girl through one year of school costs :

Ksh. 75,000 for Primary Education.
Ksh. 100,000 for Secondary Education.
Ksh. 150,000 for College Education.
Ksh. 240,000 for University Education.

Scholarship

We have highly competitive and limited scholarships which are only awarded to those we rescue in our programs (our beneficiaries). However, with time, we look to expand. The educational scholarship which we provide include: Primary education scholarships, Secondary education scholarships, Vocational training scholarships, College education scholarships and University education scholarships.

Currently, we have students in the following schools:

Primary Schools

Secondary Schools

Universities

Colleges

Vocational Training Centres

Special Needs Schools

Primary Schools

Secondary Schools

Universities

Colleges

Vocational Training Centres

Special Needs Schools

In addition to that, we offer:

Girls submits, camps, training workshops and music lessons. This is to ensure growth and holistic development for our beneficiaries during school holidays.

TAGS Fundraisers

This year, we need 7 Million shillings to enable us to educate and support the girls under our Education Fund. The fundraising event will be a dinner (TAGS Dinner) targeting partners, corporates, and well-wishers who are interested in / invested in the vision and mission of the Talia Agler Girls Shelter (TAGS).

The objective is to have a fundraiser and an auction that will help us raise the financial resources needed for this academic year (2021/2022). The fundraiser is scheduled to happen later this year and is still in the planning stage.