Every girl
deserves an inclusive,
quality education
and the opportunity to reach
her full potential.
In rural Uganda, too many girls are forced to abandon their education and their dreams.
1in 4
Ugandan girls aged 15 to 19
has had a child or is pregnant
According to the United Nations Population Fund (2022)
34%
are married before
their 18th birthday
According to the United Nations Population Fund (2022)
The Adolescent Girls Program
Motherly Heart Organization, we believe every girl deserves the right to an inclusive, quality education and the opportunity to reach her full potential. Our Adolescent Girls Program is built on a gender-transformative approach tackling harmful norms, equipping girls with knowledge, and creating safe spaces for them to grow, learn, and lead.
Our 4-Part Approach:
1
Girls Clubs a Safe Spaces for Growth
We establish girls’ clubs in schools and communities for girls aged 12–18, with a mission to keep them in school and inspire those who have dropped out to return.
These clubs offer safe spaces where girls can express themselves freely, learn about their rights, and build confidence. Girls get exposed to a variety of topics for a year and get a chance participate in leadership exercises, life skills training, and interactive discussions on topics that shape their future.
Club Sharing Circles help even the shyest girls find their voice. For many, what starts as a fearful introduction grows into the confidence to speak before an audience. We invite
female role models from within and outside the community to mentor and motivate the girls on their educational journey. Each year we reach 100 girls in rural areas.
2
Menstrual Health & Hygiene Management
In rural Busia, many girls miss school every month because they cannot afford sanitary pads or even underwear. Instead, they resort to unsafe alternatives such as old cloths, which can cause health issues and discomfort hence low concentration in class.
We are changing this by educating
both boys and girls about menstruation to break harmful taboos and stereotypes. Training girls to make
eco-friendly, reusable sanitary pads that restore girls dignity and keep them in school. We involve boys and encourage them to actively support girls’ menstrual health, away that fosters empathy and equality.
"I heard about reusable pads over the radio in the past years but I had never had a chance to make them or use them. I learned to make a reusable pad for my first time at Motherly Heart Community training." - Pauline
3
Scholarships for Girls Education
For many rural families, education is a luxury they cannot afford. When school fees becomes impossible to pay, girls are often sent to live with relatives where they end up doing household labor and are at risk of early marriage and pregnancy.
We know that
school is the single strongest protection against these risks.
Through scholarship of girls secondary education, many girls can transition from primary to secondary school. This will help them to open doors to future opportunities and reduce chances of early marriage and teenage pregnancy, creating a ripple effect of positive change for generations.
4
Literacy Program
Mobile Libraries brought storybooks and other reading materials directly to local schools and communities
to help children learn to read and develop a love for reading. We reached out to four primary schools making
reading books accessible to classroom environments and community literacy spaces.
We Engaged over 300
children through structured storytelling sessions that encouraged independent reading habits and built
vocabulary, comprehension, and creative thinking.