Girls Education Movement Uganda

  • I Implementer

Description

Girls Education Movement Uganda (GEM-U) is a child centred and young people-led NGO whose goal is to empower girls to lobby for equal access to education. GEM-U provides scholarships to more than 1000 girls in both secondary and vocational institutions. GEM-U also equips girls with appropriate knowledge and skills through mentoring, life skills development, and educational support, and works on reproductive health issues and on other issues affecting girls’ education and developent.

Primary Functions

  • Program/Project Implementation

Secondary Functions

Not applicable or unknown

Geographic Scope

  • National

Areas of work Back to Top

Education topics addressed

Attainment

  • Secondary completion
  • Secondary Enrollment

Other skills

  • Life skills/sexuality education

Cross-cutting topics addressed

  • Empowerment
  • Gender equality
  • HIV and STIs
  • Mentorship
  • Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health

Funders and partners Back to Top

Current girls' education partners

Locations and contact information Back to Top

Website

Girls Education Movement Uganda

Headquarters location(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Office location(s)

  • Uganda

Locations of current girls’ education work

Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs

  • Uganda

Projects Back to Top

Not applicable or unknown