Keep her in school

Through our skills empowerment initiative, girls are increasingly transforming their creativity into practical abilities that can shape their future. What began as basic training is becoming a journey of confidence, discipline, creativity, and independence. As the girls practice different hand skills, we are witnessing visible improvement in their ability to make useful and marketable products with greater accuracy and confidence.

For many of these girls, especially those who have dropped out of school or are at risk of leaving school, acquiring practical skills provides an important alternative pathway toward economic independence. The project gives them an opportunity to learn skills that can be developed into small businesses, income-generating activities, or vocational careers.

Beyond the technical skills, the girls are learning patience, problem-solving, teamwork, time management, and determination. Each completed piece represents more than a product; it represents a girl discovering that she has abilities that can be developed and transformed into opportunity.

Our goal is to equip more girls and school dropouts with practical skills that can help them become self-reliant and build more secure futures. With continued donor support, we can expand training opportunities, provide more materials and equipment, and reach girls in additional vulnerable communities.

Every skill learned today can become a source of income tomorrow—and every girl empowered with practical skills has a stronger foundation from which to pursue her dreams.

F SSIBU Mission Foundation is taking another step toward strengthening menstrual health support for girls by expanding the Keep Her in School initiative across Eastern Uganda. The next phase will connect menstrual health education, sexual and reproductive health awareness and sanitary pad distribution in a coordinated effort reaching more than 2,000 girls.

Two additional schools will receive menstrual and sexual and reproductive health education, creating opportunities for girls to learn about puberty, menstruation, hygiene, reproductive health, pregnancy prevention, HIV and STI risks, stigma and where to seek appropriate support.

Alongside education, the program will expand sanitary pad distribution to girls experiencing menstrual poverty. This combination is important because information alone cannot address the practical challenge of accessing menstrual materials, while materials alone cannot address misinformation, stigma and gaps in health knowledge.

We also aim to strengthen collaboration with schools, parents, teachers and community stakeholders so that menstrual health becomes part of a broader support system for adolescent girls. Through these partnerships, girls can be encouraged to remain engaged in education and seek support when challenges arise.

Donors have a meaningful role in helping us take this work to more schools and communities. Contributions can help provide sanitary pads, educational materials, outreach sessions and other essential resources required to reach vulnerable girls.

More than 2,000 girls are within our reach. With committed partners, we can help ensure that menstrual poverty does not stand between them and their education.