BRAC Safe Spaces & Loans for Teenage Ugandan Girls
Caroline
Caroline is an energetic young woman in Africa who has received special training from BRAC to become a poultry and livestock vaccinator. She is a type of Para-Vet who provides affordable timely services to her neighbors in the surrounding community where she lives and earns income through this work.
BRAC Safe Spaces & Loans for Teenage Ugandan Girls
Teenage girl pulling out weeds from a vegetable garden. She irrigates the farm using a treadle pump which was financed by BRAC. The pump makes it possible for the girl to farm when rains fail and during the dry seasons thereby enhancing food security.
All Smiles
Full of smiles at the thought of possibly going to school, these teenage girls represent the eagerness of youth. They had just finished watching-from a distance-some older women conduct their weekly meeting.BRAC is offering similar services to girls in Uganda.
BRAC Safe Spaces & Loans for Teenage Ugandan Girls
A BRAC village organization group leader addresses the group meeting. Similar groups will be formed for teenage girls under this program to enhance the girls' social awareness, confidence and build their social capital.