Empower a Girl: For Self-Reliance
Summary
From 2016, Kole Intellectual Forum (KIFA) conducted an action research in Kole District Local Government of Uganda; and established that, children in the public primary schools in this area are performing poorly because of a number of weaknesses; however, inventions were made; the research revealed that: the major problem is being generated from the home of almost each and every child with the girl child most affected. KIFA intends to empower a girl child through Home Economics.
Challenge
After KIFA conducting action research in this area from 2016 to date; particularly, the poor performing public primary schools; their performance improved greatly; however, when the project team made a follow-up on them (pupils), the outcome revealed that: a greater percentage of them, to about 80% failed to go to the next level of a education because of the inability of their families to provide them with necessary school requirements.
Solution
This project therefore intends to address this problem by empowering a girl child for self-reliance with the knowledge of Home Economics. Unlike the traditional lives of those had been in this area before, the aim of the project is to equip or skill these girls with this knowledge so that, they can be able to produce stable homes those are economically viable with the capacities to address education problems of their children and beyond
Long-Term Impact
In the long ran, if these girls out of schools in this area are empowered, with the knowledge of Home Economics; they will definitely produce economically viable homes that will benefit their society and at the same time be able to provide for their children the basic school requirements needed for their education; hence, leading to the improvement of their quality, sustainable and potential education.
Community Assisance: Being Promoted by KIFA
By George Obua | Project Leader
It has be long overdue that: Kole Intellectual Forum has built confident among its community because of what they do to them; among other things they do, is to identify those people of needs in different forms; and in case they can, they would then, provide for them that kind of assistance.
Look at the Girls at the Institute, they have move on within the community to provide an assistance of collecting water for an elderly mother that cannot be in the position to collect water for herself.
What the organization has realized as the real benefits of Community Assistance: is that: Improved Quality of Life: Community assistance programs can help address critical needs and improve the overall quality of life for residents; Economic Development: Some programs focus on job creation and economic opportunities within communities; Enhanced Community Resilience: By addressing vulnerabilities and building capacity, community assistance programs can help communities become more resilient to challenges; and provide or Social Inclusion: Community assistance often aims to ensure that all residents have access to resources and opportunities, promoting social inclusion.
