Impact
The Adolescent Girls Program (AGP) empowers in-school adolescent girls to be leaders; reach their full educational potentials; and make healthy and informed choices. The AGP provides girls with the skills, knowledge, tools, mentorship, and support to develop their self-confidence and voice to thrive as leaders in their schools and communities.
87%
of girls can refuse
unwanted sexual
attention
96%Â
of girls believe in
their power to
improve their lives
37%
of girls hold leadershipÂ
positions in their schools
Adolescent Girls Program Success Stories
I love my studies and Girl Up Initiative Uganda because they helped me to have self-esteem, be confident and avoid bad peer groups. I have learnt to be confident and to speak out on anything that is not comfortable for me. I love my coaches and parents. May God bless them all.
Shaluwa Nakandi
Ni Yetu Youth Program
Girl Up Initiative Uganda is partnering with Plan International Uganda as a district-led CSO for the Ni-Yetu Youth Project to empower young people 13-24 years with correct knowledge, attitude and skills for reducing gender-based violence (GBV) and improving their SRHR (sexual and reproductive health) outcomes. The Ni-Yetu Youth Project is a gender transformative project that looks at challenging negative social norms and practices that affect SRHR outcomes amongst young people.
93%
of Boy ChampionsÂ
of Change agree that a girl should state her opinions in public
97%
of Champions of Change participants increased their
knowledge on how STIs are spread
30%
increase in
participants seeking out SRH services
Ni Yetu Youth Program Success Stories
Before I joined the Champions of Change program, I was shy, wasn’t gender aware, I always thought girls can’t do what boys do. I and my friends always laughed at the one girl who plays soccer on our team but after attending several sessions about gender, assertive communication and the power dynamics, my mindset changed I got to know that both boys and girls should have equal rights, what I can do, Juliet can do, we all have a stake in gender equality.
Solomon Ojok
Our Big Sisters Network Program ensures the continued engagement and access to girl-firendly resources of our AGP graduates. The network offers a supportive environment to nurture and inspire emerging girl leaders through confidence-building exercises, leadership trainings, mentorship, and community advocacy campaigns.
72%
of Big Sisters actively seek out leadership roles in their schools & communities
92%
of Big Sisters believe they can effectively create a budget to manage their finances
90%
of Big Sisters feel empowered to make informed decisions about their own Sexual & Reproductive Health
Big Sisters Camp Success Stories
I have learnt a lot of skills, especially how to socialize with others.
Faith
Mazuri Designs Hub, previously Young Women’s Economic Empowerment Program (YWEEP), is our social enterprise business that sells beautiful African clothing and accessories while also offering vocational training in fashion, design, and tailoring and entrepreneurial and personal skills training for out-of-school vulnerable young women, ages 16-35 years, to build their confidence and create employment opportunities.
67%
of young women
increased their income
from selling
sewing products
80%
of young women now
have a high belief in
themselves
and their abilities
Mazuri Designs Hub Success Stories
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Learning how to sew different fashions is the most significant change I see in my life since joining the program. With the skills I have acquired, I want to buy my own sewing machine and start up a small business so that I can take good care of myself and my family.