Girl Up Initiative Uganda is doing good work in Kampala, Uganda, promoting gender equality, health, education and leadership to school age girls. They also empower the women by teaching them how to sew, a life skill they can earn an income from. Earned income equals confidence, freedom and opportunity.
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- EIN 46-4518762
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- 1114 State St Ste 200 Santa Barbara CA 93101 USA
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Girl Up Initiative Uganda is doing good work in Kampala, Uganda, promoting gender equality, health, education and leadership to school age girls. They also empower the women by teaching them how to sew, a life skill they can earn an income from. Earned income equals
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: International, International Relief
Mission: Girl Up Initiative Uganda’s mission is to provide young women and girls with opportunities to succeed and thrive as leaders in their slum communities through holistic education and economic empowerment. We envision a world where girls can achieve their full potential through access to an education, and develop into economically independent, empowered young women capable of contributing to their families and communities as a whole.
Target demographics: adolescent girls, young men, young women
Direct beneficiaries per year: 460 adolescent girls, 8,641 youth, 33 young women
Geographic areas served: the slums of Kampala, Uganda
Programs: empowerment and leadership trainings, advocacy campaigns, vocational training, business training and mentorship, peer-to-peer education, forum theatre community performances, youth-led local advocacy, youth-friendly service camps, music production, male change agents, safe spaces for adolescent girls