By Patrick Kigongo | Project Manager
Its always humbling to learn of the impact that our project work can have. For young women like Rebecca from Mayuge in Uganda it may be the first time they are able to discuss and share life skills.
Rebecca is 21 and recently attended a group training session conducted by Act4Africa:
“I don’t remember at any one time when my parents consulted me about any decisions related to either our family or myself. I have grown up used to the notion of my parents and relatives making decisions for me. Thus I have been in a position with no confidence to make certain decisions about my life.
However, Act4Africas training has empowered me to make informed and independent decisions on my own without letting anyone decide for me. Besides, I have been assisted to develop my personal goals that I should aim to work towards achieving them.
From today, I have now started to value my own self and am going to reach out to my fellow girls who have not be part of this training. It’s high time we girls took full and complete control of lives. This would be one way to prove to the world that we have what it takes to participate in all decisions and activities that make our lives better off, even more as compared to boys”.
The Act4Africa project team in Eastern Uganda had a brief break over the Christmas period but are now back in the field again and looking forward to a very productive 2016 .
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