girls programming
EMPOWERING A GIRL CHILD
The girls’ advocacy programs works to ensure that every girl has an education, knows their rights and others’ and their voices are heard.
Our programming focuses on GIRL education, mentorship, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights(SRHR) and skills development as a major additive.
This year, we have extended our program to 26 outreach schools on addition to the support rendered in education. They have been included in our girls programming activities and supporting 11,000 girls each year in those schools.
Empowering a girl child through education
In 2023, the education sponsorship program directly supported 681 girls from primary level, through secondary to tertiary/university.
Primary education: 431
Secondary: 170
University: 78
Girls have been recognised for outstanding performance in sports, leadership, debates and advocacy.
CAPACITY BUILDING
A delegation of AAH attends annual conferences, Girls First Summits organized by our longest term partner shes the first. Partner coalition brings partners together to share experience, knowledge and understand how best to implement girls programs amidst unique challenges of girls they serve. STF shares great resources that we use for mentorship, SRHR and related trainings.
Through these resources, we have trained girls on how to make decisions through the What Would You Do (WWYD) game
What we do with girls
Mentorship
Girls are mentored in areas like career, leadership, self esteem and advocacy. Mentors spend time with the girls on regular basis to listen to the girls and share thoughts.
This seeks to empower the girls at different ages with right knowledge about sexuality. The challenges of girls on sexuality are affected by lack of right information about their bodies, rights and freedoms. With challenges rotating around cultural norms, religion and missinformation among others.
Girls are trained in skills like tailoring, weaving, baking, among others. These do not only give an additional skill but helps them raise some source of income.
Girl mentor
Esther Timbe
Girls programming coordinator
Esther is a beneficiary of the Arlington sponsorship program and has great passion for girls. She has worked hard to put girls at the fore front and advocate for their rights at various platforms. She is dedicated to developing training programs for all girls and staff.
Skills development
Girls train in tailoring, a skill that enables them to make bags, pads, aprons, uniforms, dresses. Every girl needs a special skill
Mentorship
Girls at Arlington Junior School during a mentorship session during routine sessions. The girls are mentored to make informed decisions about their life and future.
SRHR training
Girls attend a Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights training in Bududa with a team of volunteer trainers together with health workers of Bududa hospital.
Staff training
Mentors through a training about how to deal with girls. They are equipped with knowledge on exploration, problem-solving, active listening among others.
OUR APPROACH
GIRL CENTERED METHODOLOGY
We involve girls in deciding what concerns them. The methodology seeks to understand the mentee’s thoughts, feelings, experiences from their unique perspective.
We understand that every girl has unique characteristics including identity, social and cultural aspects that influence their experiences.
With these, we are able to do needs assessment which directs how we build assets for the girls.
Articles
My Blog
Arlington Junior School excels in PLE 2023
Its a pleasure to report that in the 2023 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) all of our students at Arlington Junior School ( AJS) and Matuwa Junior School (MJS) have passed! We celebrate with our staff and students on this achievement. Arlington Junior School did...
DEDICATION OF PRIMARY SEVEN CANDIDATES
Alington Junior School students in primary seven sat their Primary Leaving Examination in November,2023 and they had the honor to host the Bishop of Mbale, the Rt. Rev. John Nandaah who led them in prayer. They were encouraged and advised on how to approach the exams...
Combatting HIV among adolescent girls and young women
During the implementation of the quarter one "Integrated education for HIV prevention in Bududa communities project" funded by PEPFAR. This reporting quarter was an important opportunity to showcase the importance of working with Adolescent girls and young women...
