Educate and Empower Girls and Women of Acholi

RIVER FUND WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION KITGUM

ACTIVITY REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2024 SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RIVER FUND USA

Date: 8TH October 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 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 prevent drop outs of secondary school girls through provision of school fees, boarding fees, sanitary towels, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, feeding and mentoring.

Number of girls under sponsorship:

There are twenty girls all in senior four and they have all reported to their various schools for third term. Their final (UNEB) exams commence on 11thOctober 2024 and shall proceed till 15th November 2024

MSGR. Antonio Vignato Mixed Secondary school (5 girls)

Kitgum Alliance College

Kitgum Comprehensive College

St. Bhakita Girls school

Payment of school fees 

All the twenty girls have been fully paid for third term.

School Visit

Mentors are scheduled to visit the girls and encourage them to stay focused on excelling being that its third term and their forth-coming exams are their final O’ level exams.

Challenges 

The girls are fully equipped with all the necessary materials to ensure their good stay in school hence no challenges at the moment. 

Achievements

Recommendations 

The mentors should sensitize the girls on the consequences of teenage pregnancy since they will be going for very long holidays after their final exams.

We kindly request for school fees for the next academic year.

Conclusion

We wish to extend our appreciation to the River Fund Team in USA and our Donors GlobalGiving for helping the River Fund members in Kitgum to make it possible for disadvantaged girls to stay in school and achieve their dreams.

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.