Earlier today, we joined other partners in a coordination meeting with the Ministry of Gender,Labor & Social Dev't organized by @JOYFORCHILDREN under the project "Enhancing Learning & Coordination to End Child Marriage". @GirlsFirstFund@iasociety@GrassrootsJN@GA4Communities
CESCRA hosted Extend Alive Initiative for an exchange learning visit! We had in-depth discussions with various departments, sharing best practices&strategiesThis is just the beginning of a fruitful collaboration that goes beyond partnerships. We're excited for what's to come!
Strengthening of the child mothers & young women at risk saving groups to assess their progress and track their performance motivates them to own their established projects. We appreciate #WFIF for supporting these monitoring exercises for the smooth running of the activities.
We celebrated the post International Women's Day in Kitayita parish to promote the rights of women & girls & eliminate any form of discrimination against them with the theme; "Accelerating action towards gender equality for a better society free of gender bias" We appreciate @GFF
Supporting child mothers & young women at risk in Nakedde parish through #economicempowerment opportunities enhances their well-being which contributes to broader societal progress by promoting gender equality, reducing poverty & fostering sustainable development in the community
#Economicempowerment by Nakedde youth bakers is ensuring child mothers & young women at risk with equal participation & benefit from decent work, social protection, access markets & have control over resources. This amplifies their voices in economic decision-making at all levels
In Kanziro parish, ELI-UG conducted book making training equipping child mothers & young women at risk with skills in making books, such #economicempowerment interventions support girls' ability to make & act on decisions alleviating poverty & #endingchildmarriage in communities.
Ensuring access to #SRHR services in Kanziro parish upholds the dignity, rights & well being of child mothers & young women at risk to #endchildmarriage. when girls have control over their sexuality & reproduction, they fully participate in social, economic and political spheres.
ELI-UG conducted a community awareness #SRHR out reach targeting child mothers and young women at risk in Kitayita parish alongside sports targeting them to access youth friendly health services in a bid to #endchildmarriage. What are you doing in your community to end the vice?
To #endchildmarriage in the communities we serve, ELI-UG conducted an #SRHR awareness outreach in Nakedde parish to facilitate access to youth friendly services to child mothers and young women at risk. This was done alongside sports activities. We appreciate you @GFF.
#economicempowerment equips girls with skills, resources & opportunities to create sustainable livelihoods. In Kanziro parish, child mothers & young women at risk were enhanced in entrepreneurship programs through book making training which will increase their earnings & savings.
In a bid to steer the organisation towards a sustainable future, board members attended a meeting at ELI-UG offices in Nansana Municipality to assess progress of program/project activities & strategies established in #endingchildmarriage in Namayumba sub-county, Wakiso district.
We have continued to orient Health Workers and VHTs in regards to provide regular Youth-friendly health care services to child mothers and young women so that they can access SRHRs at health centers to delay further and early pregnancies in an effort to end child marriages.
With funding from @WomenFirstFund we have set up a Bakery and Pastry Income Generating Activity for Child Mothers and Young women at risk under the business name "Yummy Bakes" in Nakedde Parish in Namayumba Sub County of Wakiso District.
The use of a social enterprise approach to support women’s economic empowerment has a relatively long history. Self Employed Women’s groups bring together women working in the informal sector to access microfinance institutions to encourage micro-entrepreneurship among women.
Economic Empowerment of Child Mothers in Namayumba Sub County; We had a chance of hosting the @GirlsFirstFund consultant on Economic Empowerment in Bembe Parish to assess and offer capacity building to child mothers in improving their book making business in the sub county.
In delight we hosted the Girls First Fund consultant on Economic Empowerment at our offices in Nansana Municipality. This was the second visit as part of the capacity building accompaniment and field visit to our beneficiaries in Bembe Parish for sustainability of IGA's
We were delighted and hornored to host the @GirlsFirstFund Grants advisor at our offices in Nansana Municipality for her annual visit to assess administrative and project milestones of the organization towards ending child marriage and teenage pregnancy in Wakiso District
As we kick off with the "Book Making Social Enterprise" child mothers in Bembe Parish of Namayumba Sub County will be able to produce more book materials for income generation. These targets schools for customized books, super markets and retail shops and other business ventures