In rural Western Kenya, poverty, period stigma, and early motherhood are forcing many young people,especially girls,out of school. Families often cannot afford school fees, sanitary supplies, basic learning support, putting education and dignity at risk. Undugu Empowerment Programs (UEP) is supporting 400 rural youth to stay in school through a holistic approach that includes education scholarships and learning supplies. Our Budget is 35k (2026), 25k(2027).Support education,Restore dignity.
In rural Western Kenya, many capable young people, especially adolescent girls, are pushed out of school due to poverty, period stigma, and lack of basic education support. Families struggle to afford fees, learning materials, and sanitary products, causing absenteeism and dropout. Girls face added barriers from period poverty, while teen mothers often lack support to return to school. Without timely, dignity-centered intervention, youth risk losing education and future opportunity.
UEP project keeps rural youth in school by removing key barriers to learning, advancing SDG 4 Quality Education. Undugu Empowerment Programs provides education support, menstrual dignity supplies, and mentorship to vulnerable students, especially girls and teen mothers,contributing to SDG 5 Gender Equality and SDG 1 No Poverty. By covering essential costs and restoring dignity, the project improves attendance, reduces dropout, builds higher education, skills, self-reliance economic pathways SDG8
The project promotes 400 youth education and dignity,breaks drop out cycles, early marriage, and poverty while strengthening the spirit of 'Undugu' meaning brotherhood/sisterhood, and shared community responsibility. Educated girls and youth gain skills, confidence, and access to higher education and employment. Families become more stable, communities more resilient, and local economies stronger, creating lasting, intergenerational impact rooted in education, dignity, with collective uplift
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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