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Ntoroko, one of the poorest districts located in the Western Region of Uganda has been prone to early child marriage and lack of education which lead to a high poverty cycle in Uganda. Cultural beliefs such as girls being viewed as an income are forcing teenage girls out of school in the Ntoroko district, which has caused a high rate of school dropouts. It’s common among the Batuku and Bakonzo, the two major tribes in the district, to marry off girls at an early age between 13-16 years. Some of the girls are also denied education and forced to work as maids. Girls dropping out of school are common in Karugutu, Rwebisengo, and Kanara sub-counties.
Last year alone, fifty girls aged between 12-16 years abandoned school and were married off by their parents. Some students that perform poorly in school are not given another chance, but forced out of school by their parents and are given employment to work as maids. At Rwebisengo Secondary School, seventeen girls in senior one and two dropped out of school in the past six months. Although culture plays a big role, early marriages are also caused by extreme poverty that makes parents marry off their daughters in exchange for bride price. When a girl gets pregnant before marriage, she is seen as a disgrace to her family and society, and the only solution is for her to leave school and get married.

How will you outreach/ market?
We have two teams, one in the US that will concentrate on fundraising to fund the project and the second team in Uganda to manage the operations. The team in Uganda will visit the schools within the district, Refugee camps, and the community at large to identify the beneficiaries for the program.
How is it being addressed today?
Other donors have been providing significant financial resources, but they do not channel them down to the people in need because of government corruption. Our approach is to use our team in Uganda to reach the people who really need help and stay connected with them. We have piloted this program starting in 2016, and we have enabled two women companies. We are still in contact with them, working side by side.
How will you measure success?
Our goal for 2023 is to help 4 women people own and manage their businesses and 9 students successfully enrolled and start a strong educational foundation. We will measure our program success by the end of 2023 where these women will successfully manage these businesses with a profit percentage of 25% and the 9 students have a better terminal report of B as their average test score.

We have a great team in the US and in Uganda. The US team is broken into a board of directors responsible for mentoring the executive team on fundraising and leadership development and the executive team responsible for administration and management.
The team in Uganda will be managing the programs by recruiting and supervising.

We plan to utilize funding options such as fundraising events, individual and community donations, corporate sponsorship, grants, gofundme, and other social media fundraising.

We will need school supplies such as books, backpacks, and writing items through donations or sponsorships for the students.

We plan to utilize educational resources such as Youtube, Khan Academy, online writing support, and online mentoring for the students, the women, and other youth business owners to support them in succeeding.

Our goal for 2023 is to help four women people own and manage their businesses and 9 students successfully enroll and start a strong educational foundation. We will measure our program success by the end of 2023 when these women successfully manage these businesses with a profit percentage of 25%, and the students will have a better terminal report of B as their average test score.