Train 50 women teachers in Uganda to educate 1000s

Dear Teachers for Rural Futures supporters,

In rural Uganda, far too many girls do not have access to education or are forced to drop out of school, partly due to a lack of female teachers. Thanks to the generous donations of GWI members and supporters over the past four years, our project has already successfully helped five young women from rural Uganda to complete their university studies in the field of education, to become teachers but also ambassadors of girls education. This diploma initially enables these young girls to realize their potential and their dream of becoming teachers. In addition, these five new female teachers will directly participate in improving the access to quality education for young girls in the communities in which these teachers will work. Finally, they are an example for all the girls in their community and ambassadors of the transformative and empowering potential of education for all girls and women.

The Teachers for Rural Futures program has already demonstrated its impact potential and its ability to change the lives of women and girls in rural Uganda. Given that the five girls sponsored and supported by GWI since 2015 within the framework of this project graduated in January 2020, our objective for the next three years is to continue this project by sponsoring four other girls while following our five students teachers as they embark on the first year of their careers, which will allow us to observe the direct impact of this program once the teachers have returned to their rural communities.

Graduate Women International looks forward to making positive contributions to rural communities in Uganda and beyond with your continued support