Low-cost private schools are critical for educating Uganda’s most vulnerable children, but many struggle with financial and operational challenges. Poor accounting, irregular fee collection, limited financial tools and compliance gaps
Maracha District faces a critical crisis of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), child marriage, and teenage pregnancy, fueled by harmful cultural norms and weak protection systems.
In Uganda, nearly half of girls drop out before Primary Seven due to early pregnancies, child marriage, and heavy household responsibilities—challenges worsened by COVID-19.
In Maracha and Arua Districts, child marriage and teenage pregnancy block girls from education, safety, and opportunity. Empowered Voices 2.0 (July 2024 – June 2026), supported by the Girls First Fund, is changing that.
In Tara Sub-County, Maracha District, gender-based violence, child marriage, and poverty block women and girls from reaching their potential. The BRIDGE Project (Oct 2024 – Sept 2026), supported by FEMI Foundation, works with 35 at-risk households, including women with disabilities, young mothers, widows, and women living with HIV/AIDS, to break cycles of vulnerability.