Depending on which source you use, there are two themes for International Women’s Day, March 8, 2024. We asked African Girls Can alumna and recent Makerere University graduate, Adong Flavia, to remark on both. United Nations – Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress To “invest in women” is to invest in their social capital and […]
On Her Way…
…to self-sufficiency and independence! Acen Vivian Leah joined African Girls Can in 2019 in order to be able to finish her last two years of high school at St. Katherine’s Secondary School in Lira, Uganda. Vivian’s mother, Gloria, raised seven children, including Vivian and her twin sister, Olivia, on her own and without AGC, Vivian’s […]
True Transformation
African Girls Can Co-Founder, Phoebe Mulinde, gives helpful context to the serious unemployment situation in Uganda this way: While secondary education lays a crucial foundation for personal and intellectual development, it often falls short in equipping students with the practical skills needed to thrive in the job market, especially in places like rural Uganda. Our […]
What’s Next
The odds against finding a job as a young person in Uganda are staggering. Uganda has the youngest population of any country in the world, with 77% of its people between the ages of 15 and 24. Uganda’s population is predicted to double between 2020 and 2060. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics found in 2021 […]
Dear Donors
A quote attributed to St. Francis of Assisi says generally: Preach the gospel constantly, and when necessary, use words. For some people, reaching out to those in need and giving their “time, talent, and treasure” is a key element of who they are. Dan Harrison and Janette Henderson of Pittsford, New York are these sorts […]
Normalizing Open Discussion about Women’s Health
On March 28, 2023 African Girls Can listened in on a roundtable on Women’s Health. A panel of experts from Africa spoke from personal, on the ground experience about women’s health issues and challenges – and promoting awareness of both. And, they discussed how to work together to overcome these challenges. The participants included a […]
Striving for Independence – Collet’s Story
The theme of International Women’s Day in 2023 is #EmbraceEquity. There is a difference between equality and equity. Equity-based solutions take into account where someone is starting from and their unique and diverse lived experiences. Equity addresses imbalanced social systems in a long-term, sustainable way. African Girls Can works with young women individually to help […]
A Practical Approach
When you think of kids in a classroom in Africa, you may think of them memorizing facts and figures. And tests, lots and lots of tests. Indeed, that’s how it was – until recently. Even before the pandemic, educators were reconsidering what and how secondary school youth were learning and paying closer attention to teacher […]
Education a Focus at 2022 UN Meetings
The United Nations convened its 77th General Assembly in mid-September, 2022. This was the first entirely in-person General Assembly meeting since the start of the pandemic. In addition to the war in Ukraine, the status of the citizens of Afghanistan, and many other critical global issues, this was a time to review progress on […]
One Size Does Not Fit All
Localization is more than just a buzzword or a trend – it is how development should take place and how it will happen in the future. It essentially means providing local solutions to local problems. Less than 1% of global development assistance in 2018 reached local, community-based organizations. Entities such as Amplify Girls aim to […]
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