By Hannah Bangura | Project Officer
Dear Donor and GlobalGiving,
In our quest for support in the fight against Early Child Marriages, Female genital Mutilation, End girls dropping out of school, The Global Giving Foundation has really helped by closing gaps that hinders girls’ education and socio-economic status. There role has been very great and unique (GlobalGiving) which has helped a lot. The fund received, supports 105 children and 5 teachers in different ways. The other supporters funds were used in addition to GlobalGiving Foundation on field events, community engagements, school visitations, provided 50 uniforms, 50 packets of books, pencils, pens etc
Funds provided were used to gain the following results below:
• The empowered girls dramatically continue to improve their wellbeing and their communities through involvement in awareness raising campaigns.
• Girl-children are empowered with voices to avoid child marriage, teenage pregnancy and awareness of the important of schooling
• These children were help to get improved health and nutrition, and increase the chances of education for the next generation.
• Increasing the level of Awareness raising involving girls and boys, against child marriages, teenage pregnancy, girl-child labour in homes and farm and FGM in schools and communities.
• Engaging the communities through dialogue, meetings and focus group discussion with parents and general stakeholders including the government’s social welfare ministry to end child marriage, poor parenting, discrimination, neglect, stigmatization, continues in 20 communities.
• We were able to organized training for community based volunteers to improve their knowledge towards our quest in the fight against child marriages, FGM, child labour, girl-child dropping out of school etc
• Drama play continues to educate these communities and relevant stakeholder about the important of sending their girl child to school. The play is doing a lot by changing the fixed perception of parents about the girl child in the northern region.
• Due to our continuous efforts, more communities are seeking our intervention, but this cannot be achieved alone, with collaborated efforts it will reach a greater height. We are calling on our donors to continue their supports, which will enable us achieve better results.
More support will enable the TNT Scholarship Fund to continue to support and provide basic needs for needy girls to access basic education and be agents of change to end child, early and forceful marriages, illiteracy, child poverty and traditional harmful practices; and to returns to schools, to champion their future progress and development.
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