Mission

Poverty Reduction through dramatically different education. Improving health, well being and education for the worlds poorest communities in Africa.Act4Africas current focus is a “Girl Effect” http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/gender-girls-uganda/ which aims to provide gender equality and health education, life-skills training and leadership opportunities to enable 65,000 vulnerable Ugandan girls to escape poverty. Adolescent girls in Uganda experience poverty through gender relations that leave them powerless and vulnerable. This forces them into lives of low-paid work, early marriage, unwanted pregnancy and sexual and domestic violence. This gender injustice denies these girls their human rights and prevents the nation from benefiting from the invaluable economic and social contribution that young women can bring. This project releases the untapped potential of adolescent girls through the provision of comprehensive training, education and leadership opportunities. This enables girls to grow in stature, know their rights and exercise a positive leadership role in their own communities.

Category

Poverty Alleviation

Additional Information

Changing 5 million lives in 5 years Act4Africa is a Manchester based charity with over 12 years’ experience of delivering health and gender equality education in East and Southern Africa. The charity funds the work of in-country ‘Act4Africa’ NGO Partners in Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi to deliver a programme of education to promote gender equality, reduce HIV transmission and alleviate poverty. We pride ourselves on ensuring that our programmes are dramatically different by using youth friendly interactive education methods.