Girls Connect Uganda (GCU) is a fully registered Non-governmental Organization founded in 2018 with aim to empower adolescent girls and young women to defend, protect and speak out on their rights to make informed life decisions and choices. GCU promotes adolescent girls and young women sexual reproductive health protection and rights including HIV&AIDS and family planning interventions. We engage key decision makers and community stakeholder groups to transform unequal gender power relations to end violence against women and girls.
GCU Core values
OUR WORK
OUR TARGET BENEFICIARIES
GCU primary target include adolescent girls (10-19 years) and young women (19-35 years) in and out of school (inclusive disabled, refugees, child mothers, commercial sex workers, those living in slums and child brides, HIV&AIDS affected and infected). The secondary target consist of boys and men, parents /guardians, education stakeholders, traditional, cultural and religious leaders, government policy decision makers and relevant ministries.
WHY PARTNER WITH US
GCU is a platform to promote girls and young women’s education, economic empowerment, entrepreneurship and leadership
GCU LATEST NEWS
with a consultative meeting involving key district and Sub-county stakeholders. In an MOU with Kaberamaido District Local Government, we are partnering with communities to address barriers to school retention among adolescent girls in two sub-counties dominated by fishing communities.
Having completed life skills and mindset change training, Teenage mothers in Kwarkwar Sub-county, are ready to take responsibility for their future by engaging in income generating activities and weekly savings in their own micro-credit groups (Village and Saving Loan Associations). The girls are more hopeful and ready to improve their livelihood and that of their children.
