Equality for girls education

Aim

Championing a new project to support retaining girls in education for The Zuri Project. https://www.zuriproject.co.uk/

Currently, up to 54% of girls will drop out of school before finishing. 

Starting your period, finding your way through school and understanding your own body generally  feels like falling  down the stairs, head first, on fire, carrying a box of marbles and hoping you somehow land on your feet with little more than a bruise.   

Add in the unavailability of affordable, quality menstrual products, a favourability to educate boys and a lack of education on your own body - getting to and staying in school becomes climbing Everest. 

This project is about addressing the root causes to drop-out rates of girls in school, giving equality in education a fighting chance. 

Working in Kihembe, Uganda, we want to improve the retention rates of girls of all ages. After raising concerns from local staff members and conducting research with the community, we are focusing on 3 mains causes to drop-out rates; 

• The unavailability of affordable, quality menstrual products

• Improving knowledge on puberty for both boys and girls, including the ins and outs of what a period is

• Challenging perceptions of the girl-child and attitudes to educating girls
  
  

This is a long-term, ever-changing project, lead by the proprietors of the community to understand what works best for them. The initial funds raised go towards; 

- The development of practical based curriculum for boys and girls to get a new understanding of bodily changes through puberty

- In country staff costs; including the support of female project managers 

- Initial resource costs such as materials for sanitary products and sewing machines

- Setting up and running the first business facilitation

As a small charity, The Zuri Project cherishes any donations and is always put to good use. All of the funds raised  are sent directly to our partners in Uganda to facilitate locally led development projects. 

Love, 

Rose x

'I've always believe that when you educate a girl, you empower a nation' - Queen Rania of Jordan, advocate for girls' education

This project successfully funded on 12th January 2020