A group of girls stand together happily.

Michael’s ministry in Uganda is starting a new project to help teenage girls learn vocational skills to provide for themselves and their families. Michael’s past projects are 16-01, 17-04, 17-09, 17-13, 21-05 and 22-06.

 Project: To promote self-reliance and sustainability for teen mothers and school dropouts.

Summary:

Most girls in the remote Kayonza community have been forced to leave school prematurely because of extreme poverty, negligence and alcoholism. There is much gender inequality, and girls’ education is not considered as important as boys’ education. Girls are an income source to families through dowry, which has led to girls dropping out of school early, getting pregnant while at home and, even worse, being married off.

Michael’s ministry wants to help these teenage girls. They identified the skills of tailoring, catering, hairdressing and baking as being of interest to these young women. Michael plans to start with 30 girls, who will be grouped together according to their interests. Professional trainers from nearby vocational schools will teach the girls.

The goals and objectives for this project include:

  • To disciple and equip the girls with spiritual knowledge, so that they will come to know God as their personal Lord and Savior.
  • To help the girls gain skills that can help them earn a living.
  • To equip them with a savings culture.
  • To help the girls sit for an exam for a vocational certificate, which can provide more job opportunities.

This project aims to promote sustainability through building temporary structures for classrooms and to buy machines that can be used to help more girls in the future. The project also aims to motivate the best performing girls with a small start-up capital or a gift, like a sewing machine, to help promote hard work. They intend to sell the items that are made at the skills center; some of those funds will be used for expansion and for supporting the girls further with basic needs.

Project 25-04: Helping Young Girls

Project Goal: $5,541

Amount Raised: $0



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