Send 100 Somali PastoralGirls to school in Garissa

Garissa county is largely inhabited by people of Ethnic Somali, educating a girl is like touching a live electric wire, there is a somali saying which goes by "Gabar ama Gunti rageed ama God hakagajirto" literally meaning a girl should either be married or in the grave. It's this saying i think that encouraged most Somali parents not to educate the girl child unlike boys.
Boys are encouraged to enroll in learning institutions, because parents believe, boys outdo girls in education and that girls were best at helping their mothers to do house chores. Many girls are at home doing domestic work and their brothers are busy studying, I spoke to one of them and she said she badly needs Education. ZamZam 19, said she don't feel comfortable staying at home cooking, washing utensils and what have you. Her brothers are in all high school shaping out their future. "Education is the only tool to eradicate poverty and ignorance," Said ZamZam.
Girls are among the first to be impacted by climate change specially in the scope of education. In instances of extreme weather events, school going girls are often removed from school to help contribute to the household income or take over domestic responsibilities. This is normally contributed by the fact that, their parents or guardians are unable to cater for their upkeeps considering the economical status of their families. Many at times these girls do not return to school to complete their education. For example girls have to travel further to fetch water or firewood during drought periods. In consideration of the aforementioned problems, PGI intervened through GlobalGiving programme by offering scholarship, sanitary towels, uniforms and stationery to the neediest students. The perennial drought, normally experienced in Garissa County force families to migrate the village in search of water and pasture thus leading to increased drop out cases. In recent years, pastoralist communities have immensely lost their livestock due to depleted pasture. In this regard many parents are left with no choice than to remove their girls from schools. The organization interventions have been highly beneficial in containing the Global giving beneficiaries in schools.
Thanks to GlobalGiving. The ongoing send Somali girls programme has adversely impacted many girls with a high increase of the beneficiaries currently receiving assistance from the project, we managed to retain many girls in school in the entire county despite the severe drought. This funds received eased parents the burden of paying fees, purchasing uniform, sanitary pads and stationeries thus retaining girls in school more so those affected by the drought.