Tag: girls
Sierra Leone’s Disabled Women & Girls Union Combats Stigma In Ebola Epidemic
A Phone Call, a Journal, and a Bar of Soap by Moiyattu Banya
International Day of the Girl
Today is the first ‘International Day of the Girl‘ At AWDF we believe in “Investing in young women’s leadership, and promoting an inter-generational transfer of skills and knowledge“. […]
Grantee Highlight: Better HAG Uganda – Working With Champions
Written in bold, large fonts at the top of their webpage is the declaration: “We Strive to be Champions of Better Health”, and that is exactly what Better Health Action Group Uganda is turning out to be. Better HAG is a non-profit initiative with focus on Reproductive and Sexual Health, and in September 2011, they […]
Girls Power Initiative: Blessing’s Experience
When a friend suggested to Blessing Dickson, 17 years then that she accompanies her to an educational session at the offices of Girls Power Initiative (GPI) she was very reluctant. Not only was the meeting place a bus ride away, which she could not afford but also she really did not understand the essence of […]