AT LEAST 1,000 girls in Ilemela District, Mwanza Region are set to benefit from entrepreneurship, reproductive health, financial management as well as life skills training, through the ‘Imarisha Wasichana’ project.
The project that is sponsored by the Uganda-based Children’s Right and Violence Prevention Fund Organisation kicked off this month and will end in September, 2023.
‘Imarisha Wasichana’ is implemented by Sauti ya Wanawake Ukerewe, a Non-Governmental Organization.
The organisation’s Managing Director, Ms Sophia Donald said that the training is mostly focusing on among others, financial management, female decorations, bar and liquid soaps manufacturing as well as tailoring.
“The beneficiaries are from Nyakato, Nyasaka, Ibungilo, Kahama, Buswelu and Kiseke Wards. We need to help these girls to be economically independent,” she said during the commemorations of International Day of the Girl Child.
A 40,000 US dollars (about 93m/-) worth project is also aimed at fighting all types of gender based violence, mostly sexual harassment facing girls.
Commenting on the NGO’s achievements, Ms Donald affirmed that over 40 young women in Ukerewe District have already benefited from the similar projects, some years back.
Ukerewe girls were mainly concentrated on nutritious potato processing, in a bid to promote nutrition in the society.
Among the training beneficiaries in Ukerewe were members of Mikono Yetu, Sisi kwa Sisi, Dadaz Strong and Tupendane groups, according to Ms Donald.
The Director expressed her gratitude to the government that has been supporting the NGO’s efforts to implement various projects in the region.
On behalf of her fellows, one of the on-going training beneficiaries, Ms Shamira Valentine, expressed the gratitude to trainers, who promote financial independence to girls.
However, she urged other stakeholders to support the trainees, who lack capitals for their prospective investments.
She also commended local government authorities for assisting the stakeholders to identify the girls in need of capacity building training.
“I’m currently able to run the sewing machine as well as artificial flowers, bar and liquid soaps manufacturing business,” she said.
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