Keep her in school

For many vulnerable families, the decision to keep a girl in school is closely connected to whether the household can meet its basic needs. When families face persistent food insecurity and limited income, education can become difficult to sustain. Through our Keep Her in School program, we are working to change this reality by connecting girls’ education with sustainable household livelihoods.

We believe that a stronger family economy creates a stronger foundation for a girl’s education. By equipping parents and caregivers with practical, modern, and environmentally sustainable farming methods, we help families increase food production, improve household nutrition, and create opportunities to generate income from surplus agricultural produce.

This is not simply an agricultural intervention—it is an investment in the future of children. Increased household productivity can enable families to better manage essential expenses, including school requirements, learning materials, meals, uniforms, and other costs that can place girls at risk of dropping out.

Our approach addresses poverty from the household level while creating opportunities for girls to remain in school, complete their education, develop confidence, and pursue their aspirations. At the same time, sustainable farming strengthens community resilience by promoting productive use of available resources and creating livelihood opportunities that can benefit families beyond the immediate program period.

With donor partnership, we can turn agricultural knowledge into household opportunity and household opportunity into educational continuity. Every family equipped to produce food and earn a sustainable income represents a stronger foundation for keeping a girl in school.

Together, we can plant the seeds of food security, economic resilience, and education—and nurture a future where poverty does not determine whether a girl gets to learn.

A girl should never have to leave school because her family cannot afford the next meal. Yet for vulnerable households in the communities we serve, poverty and food insecurity can place enormous pressure on families to prioritize immediate survival over education. Through our Keep Her in School program, we are addressing this challenge at its root by strengthening the livelihoods of families who struggle to keep their daughters in school.

We equip parents, caregivers, and community members with modern, sustainable farming knowledge and practical skills that can transform small plots of land into productive sources of food and income. Families are supported to improve crop production, diversify what they grow, protect soil fertility, conserve water, and produce surplus food that can be sold in local markets.

The impact goes beyond the farm. When a family can produce enough food to eat and generate income from its harvest, a girl has a stronger chance of staying in school. Additional household income can help caregivers meet essential education costs such as scholastic materials, uniforms, meals, transportation, and other school requirements.

This approach creates a powerful connection between livelihood empowerment and girls' education. Rather than addressing school dropout only after it happens, we are working to reduce the economic pressures that contribute to it in the first place.

With the support of donors, we can provide families with the knowledge, tools, and opportunities needed to build sustainable livelihoods while creating a more supportive environment for girls to learn and thrive.

Your support can help a family grow food, earn income, and keep a girl in school—turning today's harvest into tomorrow's opportunity.