By Ellen Daniels-Howell | Project Leader
It often is a challenge to come up with objective measures of success when working on issues affecting girls' empowerment. One of the measures GET UP has focused upon is increasing the number of girls who complete their secondary education and perform well on the national exam required at the conclusion of secondary school. The grade a student earns on this comprehensive exam dictates eligibility for college or university, and in turn whether one is prepared for stable employment.
It has been difficult for our students to do as well on the nation-wide exam as the students who have not faced so many obstacles to academic success. However, through the years we have seen steady improvement in the test scores our students have achieved. Through the GET UP program (Girls Empowerment Team of the Umoja Project) the goal has been to help girls overcome the additional challenges they face as young women, such that they perform to the best of their ability on the national exam.
We are excited to say that the girls who sat for the exam this year did exceedingly well! For the first time, 6 girls earned direct admittance to the university with government support. Congratulations to Caroline, Maurine, Helida, Emily, Carolyne, and Risper!
We are so proud of the accomplishments of these young women. They have encountered so many challenges, yet persevered. Your support for GET UP helped to make their success possible, and we thank you.
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