Empowered Girls

Tanzania

Empowered Girls  

Live your dream 

Empowered Girls is dedicated to enlightening, equipping, and empowering girls in the Arusha region to thrive. Many of these girls face marginalisation due to poverty, harmful cultural practices, forced marriage, and child dowry. 

The organisation addresses these challenges through a holistic approach that includes mentorship programmes, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) education, menstrual hygiene management, and educational support. 

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Parenting Child Care Rwanda (PCCR)

Rwanda

Parenting Child Care Rwanda (PCCR)  

Creating safe environments for children to thrive 

Parenting Child Care Rwanda (PCCR) is dedicated to creating a nurturing environment where every child’s rights are upheld and their full potential is realized. The organisation advances this mission through high-quality early childhood development (ECD), child protection services, care for children with special needs, and nutrition programmes.  

In addition to its work with children, PCCR focuses on the empowerment of parents and caregivers through positive parenting initiatives and support for income-generating projects that help build sustainable livelihoods. 

PCCR currently supports families in the Gasabo District of Kigali City and the Ngoma District in the Eastern Province. 

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Girls First Initiative

Tanzania

Girls First Initiative  

Championing and amplifying the voices of girls

The Girls First Initiative (GFI) cultivates a nurturing and empowering ecosystem for girls and young women in the Kinondoni District of the Dar es Salaam, supporting them to realize their full potential. 

Their programming includes providing access to quality education and health care, mentorship and economic strengthening programmes, safe spaces, and networking opportunities.  

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HER Initiative

Tanzania

HER Initiative 

Knowledge and awareness make a great woman 

Led by young women, HER Initiative is challenging harmful societal norms that perpetuate the cycle of poverty by empowering adolescent girls and young women across Dar es Salaam, Morogoro, Dodoma, Pwani, Mwanza, Iringa, Arusha, and Zanzibar. 

Through a combination of business skills training, financial and digital literacy courses, comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) education, and tailored empowerment and mentorship programmes, HER is equipping young women to achieve financial independence and reclaim agency over their lives. 

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Watoto Wasoka

Uganda

Watoto Wasoka  

Changing lives, one game at a time   

Watoto Wasoka is a youth-led sport development organisation supporting girls and boys ages 8 –17 living in informal settlements in and around Kampala through football.  

In addition to organising some of the largest football events and camps for youth in Uganda, Watoto provides young people with education support through scholarships and bursaries, skills training, health education, and mental health services.  

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Health Alert Organization (HAO)

Rwanda

Health Alert Organization (HAO) 

Ethical healthcare for all  

HAO is committed to ensuring that rural and underserved communities—particularly individuals living with disabilities in Kigali—have access to specialised, high-quality healthcare and mental health services. 

Through its climate change programme, HAO supports communities in adapting to and mitigating the health-related impacts of climate change. 

Its capacity building programme focuses on equipping primary healthcare workers with enhanced skills in preventive care, diagnosis, treatment, and patient management. This strengthening of local healthcare capacity is aimed at improving overall health outcomes within the communities they serve. 

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Bridge of Hope

Rwanda

Bridge of Hope  

Giving Hope to the hopeless 

Bridge of Hope was established in 2018 in the Rwamagana District with the mission of supporting underprivileged children through a holistic development approach. Their programmes address all aspects of a child’s well-being—educational, physical, emotional, moral, and social. 

From early childhood to early adulthood, Bridge of Hope empowers young people through education, child protection, and health and nutrition initiatives. The organisation also extends its impact to the wider community by offering psychosocial support and promoting micro-enterprise activities. 

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Elkana Childcare

South Africa

Elkana Childcare   

Breaking the cycle of abuse  

Elkana supports children and youth in Malmesbury, Western Cape, who have been deeply affected by physical, sexual, and psychological abuse. 

Through its Temporary Safe Care programme, Elkana provides immediate relief, care, and protection to young girls in vulnerable situations, working alongside social workers to develop comprehensive care plans tailored to each child’s needs. 

The After School Care programme serves over 200 children daily, offering a safe and nurturing environment where they can complete homework, participate in music, sports, and life-skills classes, and receive nutritious meals. 

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Uviwe Child and Youth Services

South Africa

Uviwe Child and Youth Services  

You are heard 

Uviwe - which means “you are heard” in isiXhosa – is building strong futures for children and young people through integrated education and social support programmes. 

Partnering with local communities, Uviwe provides early childhood development, afterschool, and parenting classes, child protection and empowerment programming, as well as economic development opportunities to the Schauderville and Gelvandale communities near Port Elizabeth.  

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Our Lady of Perpetual Support (OLPS)

Kenya

Our Lady of Perpetual Support

Where there is love, great things happen

Our Lady of Perpetual Support brings health, wellness, and opportunity to vulnerable children and those living with HIV/AIDS in the Kisumu region of Kenya.

OLPS runs a school that provides education to children from kindergarten to grade 8. Their children’s rescue centre offers orphaned and abused children a nurturing and safe environment creating a healthy space for them to thrive.    

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Kiwimbi

Kenya

Kiwimbi

Opportunity through education

Committed to transforming lives through learning, Kiwimbi partners with underserved communities in Amagoro, in Busia County, Kenya to create educational opportunities through locally run libraries and community learning centres.

Their team employs evidence-based interventions derived from successful educational models to ensure that students receive personalized instruction that matches their individual skill levels.

Programs include: tutoring and mentorship, trade and skills building for young adults, preparing students for national exams, providing access to books and library resources, and a community arts centre.

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Rahab Uganda

Uganda

Rahab Uganda

Transforming lives, one girl at a time

Rahab Uganda has a specific mission: to restore the self-image of girls and young women affected by sexual exploitation and human trafficking and empower them to proactively engage in personal transformation.

In addition to fighting human trafficking and exploitation, Rahab runs a residential shelter in Kasangati Gayaza that provides holistic services to children and young people between (9 -18 years) who have been victims of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.

Rahab also operates a runs a drop-in centre that offers psychosocial support, education, economic skills development, early childhood development, health and nutrition services.

Since 2005, their outreach programme has reached 15,000 children and has fully served 400 girls.   

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Uwezo Youth Empowerment

Rwanda

Uwezo Yourh Empowerment

Every child deserves a chance to learn and grow

Inspired by his own experience of isolation and stigma as a youth living with a disability, Bahati Satir Omar established Uwezon Youth Empowerment in 2014 with a vision to advocate, empower, and serve Rwandan children and youth with disabilities to live independently and with dignity.  Since then, thousands of children and young people have been empowered to live independent, full meaningful and dignified lives.

Collaborating with local partners, Uwezo leads advocacy programmes that promote equal access to human rights, healthcare, and economic opportunity.

To date they have enabled over 4800 children with disabilities to access quality education. Uwezo also provides caregiver training and support and ensures young people have access to inclusive health services.

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Hope of Family

Rwanda

Hope of Family

Reducing poverty through education and strengthening families

The team at Hope of Family bring a deep and personal understanding of their community’s needs and believe that a conducive home atmosphere is critical to the success of primary school-aged children.  

Hope of family involve parents and caregivers living in the communities of Muhanga district in all aspects for their children’s education.

Additionally, they provide educational supplies, supplemental school fees, and promote literacy throughout the community, provide entrepreneurial and agriculture training, work to improve housing conditions and facilitate a local savings and loan program.

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Beautiful Dream Society

Lesotho

Beautiful Dream Society

Restoring lives, lifting Lesotho

Beautiful Dream Society is creating a world where vulnerable and exploited people are restored and empowered to live beautiful lives. They are a leader in Lesotho’s fight against human trafficking by providing prevention, protection, and rehabilitation programs in partnership with all stakeholders.

Beautiful Dream Society provides women and girls with shelter, food, clothing, emotional support, legal support, and psychological and spiritual support in a safe, trauma-informed home environment. In addition to anti-human trafficking advocacy, they monitor boarders and known travel routes to stop trafficking before people are victimised.

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Gabriella Children Rehabilitation Centre (GCRC)

Tanzania

Gabriella Children Rehabilitation Centre (GCRC)

A centre of excellence for children living with neurodevelopmental disorders

Gabriella Children Rehabilitation Centre (GCRC) was established to promote empowerment, rehabilitation and community inclusion of children and youth living with disabilities.

Located in Hai District, Kilimanjaro, GCRC provides assessments and intensive therapeutic interventions for children and youth with cognitive and physical disabilities, as well as specialized early childhood education programs. Their therapists and teachers conduct visits in homes and communities to empower families and communities to better understand their roles in supporting people living with disabilities.

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Sponsorship of Orphans Uganda Project (SOUP Uganda)

Uganda

Sponsorship of Orphans Uganda Project (SOUP Uganda)

Equip teachers, engage learners, empower communities

SOUP works in partnership with communities in Nabikabala, Iganga, and Kampala to address children’s most vital needs.

In addition to an exemplary primary and nursery school, SOUP has facilitated a nutritional outreach program, sustainability projects, sponsorships to further education, and the creation of a national project aimed at engaging students through active learning methodology.

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Izere Mubyeyi

Rwanda

Izere Mubyeyi

Serving children and youth living with intellectual disabilities

Izere Mubyeyi was founded in 2004 in Kigali by 23 parents and friends of children living with intellectual and learning disabilities with a goal to create opportunities for their children.

Today, Izere Mubyeyi provides access to quality education and health care, including running an early childhood centre for children ages three to six. They also provide parents and caregivers with psychosocial support and offer economic empowerment, skills training, and disability rights advocacy.

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Zambian Rainbow Development Foundation (ZRDF)

Zambia

Zambian Rainbow Development Foundation (ZRDF)

Community management and local sustainability

ZRDF provides practical and sustainable interventions to 22 communities in the Central Province of Zambia by promoting community-led and owned initiatives.

Their interventions increase access to education and health care, improve household incomes and food security through better farming methods and micro credit, and raise awareness of HIV prevention, testing, and treatment retention.

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Partners for Life Advancement and Education Promotion (PLAEP)

Zambia

Partners for Life Advancement and Education Promotion (PLAEP)             

Rich, abundant, longer lives

PLAEP began serving the local communities of Kitwe in 2005 by addressing the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS.

Today, their core activities include testing and prevention services, increasing access to quality education and health services, and economic and skills development programs particularly for women.  

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