Project Description and Impact

Kassanda Children's Aid (KCA) is dedicated to promoting girl child education in rural Uganda. Despite progress in increasing access to education, girls in Uganda still face significant barriers, including poverty, early marriage, and limited access to quality education.

Project Background
The girl child education project aims to:

Increase enrollment and retention: Support girls' enrollment and retention in school, particularly in rural areas.
Improve academic performance: Enhance girls' academic performance through mentorship, tutoring, and educational resources.
Empower girls: Foster girls' empowerment through life skills training, leadership development, and economic empowerment.

Need for Support
KCA needs support to:

Scale up initiatives: Expand programs to reach more girls and communities.
Provide resources: Offer educational resources, including textbooks, uniforms, and sanitary pads.
Build capacity: Strengthen staff and community capacity to support girls' education.
Address systemic barriers: Advocate for policy changes and community engagement to address systemic barriers to girls' education.

Goals and Objectives
The project seeks to:

Improve educational outcomes: Enhance girls' educational outcomes, including enrollment, retention, and academic performance.
Empower girls: Foster girls' empowerment, self-confidence, and leadership skills.
Promote community engagement: Engage communities in promoting girls' education and addressing systemic barriers.

Impact
The project aims to:

Benefit individual girls: Support individual girls' educational and personal development.
Contribute to community development: Contribute to community development by promoting girls' education and empowerment.
Inform policy and practice: Inform policy and practice on girls' education, advocating for systemic changes to support girls' education

Learning Opportunity

By working with Kassanda Children's Aid (KCA) on the girl child education project, an expert can:

Gain Insights and Experience
Understanding of local context: Gain a deeper understanding of the local context, including cultural, social, and economic factors affecting girls' education in rural Uganda.
Expertise in girl child education: Develop expertise in designing and implementing effective girl child education programs, including strategies to address systemic barriers.
Community engagement: Learn effective community engagement strategies to promote girls' education and empower local communities.

Develop Skills and Knowledge
Program design and implementation: Develop skills in designing and implementing programs that support girls' education, including mentorship, tutoring, and life skills training.
Monitoring and evaluation: Gain experience in monitoring and evaluating program effectiveness, including data collection and analysis.
Capacity building: Develop skills in building capacity of staff and community members to support girls' education.

Networking and Partnerships
Networking opportunities: Establish professional networks with local organizations, government agencies, and international partners working in girl child education.
Partnership building: Develop partnerships with local schools, community organizations, and government agencies to support girls' education initiatives.
Collaboration and knowledge sharing: Collaborate with KCA staff and other stakeholders to share knowledge, best practices, and lessons learned.

Personal and Professional Growth
Personal growth: Experience personal growth through working with a dedicated team and making a positive impact on girls' lives.
Professional development: Enhance professional skills and knowledge in areas such as program design, implementation, and evaluation.
Contribution to social impact: Contribute to making a positive social impact on girls' education and empowerment in Uganda.

Accommodation

To be determined with the selected candidate

Food Stipend

To be determined with the selected candidate

Virtual

This project accepts virtual experteers.

About the Hosting Organization

Kassanda Children's Aid is a Non-profit working on Education, Entertainment, Non-Profit.

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