"Stand up straight and realize who you are, that you tower over your circumstances"
Maya Angelou
Welcome
At Kusuubira Women Foundation we are committed to empowering teenage and single mothers from marginalised rural communities in Uganda. We do this by training them in hands-on skills, self discovery, ICT, and entrepreneurship. We foster self-sustainability, independence, and economic empowerment by enabling our participants to create, market, and sell their own products. We work with women to build sustainable and prosperous families and communities.
The Effects
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Only 22.5% of adolescent girls enroll in secondary education
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Teenage mothers in Uganda are obligated to spend 246.9 billion UGX (70 million USD) annually on various caregiving expenses
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In Uganda, 67 districts registered an increase in teenage pregnancies from 2019 to 2020 during Covid.
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Moreover, the number of single mothers has risen from 20% in 2020 to approximately 30% in 2023
This leads to vulnerability, poverty, unemployment, lack of education and social exclusion.
Our Mission:
Making Change Possible
Kusuubira Women Foundation is on a mission to empower rural teenage and single mothers through hands-on skills and entrepreneurship so that they can achieve self-sustainability and financial independence.
WHAT WE DO
EMPOWERING WOMEN TROUGH:
EDUCATION
Our local outreaches in rural areas focus on raising awareness and advocating for women's rights and gender equality. We foster a supportive community where women can thrive without fear of discrimination or marginalization. We are building a strong foundation of self-growth and awareness and creating a safe space for women to share their experiences, and learn from one another.
SKILLS TRAINING
By training women in different skills like croqueting, basket making, tailoring, and sewing, we have the potential to make real and positive change in their lives. We want to enhance our participants' existing skills so they can teach others in turn. This enables them to gain experience and later turn their skills into personal businesses, thereby ensuring self-growth and financial self-sustainability.
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Social entrepreneurs explore business opportunities that have a positive impact on their community, society or the world at large.
The social entrepreneurship sector has proven itself uniquely capable of empowering women leaders in its field, and of changing the lives and welfare of all women. In our workshops we are help women develop entrepreneurship skills in marketing, production, creation, presentation and business modelling to implement income generating social projects.
