Educate and Empower Girls and Women of Acholi

RIVER FUND WOMEN ASSOCIATION KITGUM UGANDA
SUBJECT: ACTIVITY REPORT FOR JUNE 2024
SUBMITTED TO: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RIVER FUND USA
DATE: 12TH JUNE 2024

Introduction
The girls education Sponsorship is a sub component of feed educate, empower women and girls of Acholi supported by GlobalGiving. It is implemented by River Fund family support women, association, a CBO located in Kitgum District, Northern Uganda. The River Fund USA provides leadership and support.

Project Aim
The project aims to help dropouts of secondary school girls through provision of boarding, school fees, sanitary pads, uniforms, soaps, tooth brush, tooth paste and mentoring.

Numbers of Girls under Sponsorship:
There are twenty girls; all are in Senior IV 2024 and all reported to this second term well to their various schools.
1. Kitgum Alliance College they are five girls.
2. MSGR Antonio Vignato Mixed Secondary School they are five.
3. Kitgum Comprehensive College they are five girls.
4. St. Bhakita Girls Secondary School they are five girls.

Payment of school fees
All the girls have been fully paid for school fees and boarding for second term 2024.

School visit
• Mentors have already visited the students in their various school to encourage them to work harder since it is second term of the year.

Achievements
• Payment of school fees is the best, thanks.
• No dropout from school among the 20 girls.
• No gender base violence among themselves and the teachers.
• All the students are in boarding.
• They are all happy and working harder.
• There is no case of teenage pregnancy among the twenty girls.
• No long distance for them this term.

Challenges
• There is problem of power in the district may be of heavy rainfall.
• Since they are all in school there is fear of red eye (Pink Eye).

Recommendations
• Mentors are doing good for the girls.
• Parents also should contribute to encourage their girls to read harder.
• They should visit their children while in the school.

Conclusions
Much appreciation to the executive Director of River Fund USA and GlobalGiving for supporting girl child education of Kitgum, Northern Uganda. Appreciation is also extended to the executive and members of "River Fund Women Association Kitgum" to their commitment which has made easy work for us.

RIVER FUND WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION KITGUM

ACTIVITY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2024 SUBMITTED TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RIVER FUND USA

Date: 15^th February 2024

Introduction

The girls’ sponsorship is a sub component of Feed Educate and Empower Girls and Women of Acholi supported by GlobalGiving. It is implemented by River Fund HIV/AIDS family support women association, a CBO located in Kitgum district northern Uganda. The River Fund USA provides leadership and support.

The project aims to help prevent drop outs of secondary school through provision of school fees, sanitary towels and mentoring.

Numbers of girl under sponsorship

There are twenty girls (20) who are now in Senior Four in their various schools.

Payment of school fees

All the girls have reported back to school and have been fully paid for first term.

School visit

Mentors have visited the girls to encourage them to work very hard being that this is their final year in O level. The girls were also provided with sanitary pads for first term.

Challenges

• Long distances from school for some students.
• Staying in school without taking lunch.
• Some students have difficulty of having full school uniform

Recommendation

Mentors will be visiting the girls and their families to encourage parents to be more involved in their children’s school affairs by ensuring they provide full school uniforms and lunch for the students. Mentors will also encourage parents to visit the schools frequently and monitor their children’s academic and moral performances.

Conclusion

We wish to extend our appreciation to the River Fund team in USA and our donors in the GlobalGiving who are helping the River Fund members in Kitgum district to make it possible to help the needy girls’ education. Appreciation is also extended to the Executive and members of River Fund Association Kitgum for their commitment towards achieving the set goals.