Educate and Empower Girls and Women of Acholi

RIVER FUND WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION KITGUM

ACTIVITY REPORT FOR MAY 2025 SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RIVER FUND USA

Date: 28^th May 2025

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 under sponsorship every year.

Payment of school fees

This year we are going to have 20 girls in Senior One, 5 girls in each of the following schools; MSGR. Antonio Vignato Mixed Secondary school, Kitgum Alliance College, Kitgum Comprehensive College and St. Bhakita Girls school. However, we have not yet paid their fees for this coming second term.

School Visit

Mentors are always visiting the girls three to four times per school term.

Achievements

There were no challenges in first term, they girls were provided with all necessary school requirements and they stayed in school throughout the school term and concluded well.

Recommendations

The mentors should continue to advise and encourage the girls to focus on their education and to actively participate in school.

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 by extending great support towards Girl child education in Kitgum district, we are very grateful.