Change the Story

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Key Information

Change the Story aims to ensure that 2,243 young mothers in rural Uganda are able to better support their children's wellbeing via behaviour change communication (BCC) programming around: a) health seeking behaviour and access to community-based healthcare; and b) a skill-focused literacy and numeracy programme focused on education about nutrition, childcare, and creating a learning environment at home. Through further BCC and life-skills activities with 2,025 young fathers and community leaders, traditional gender norms will be challenged and improved participation of women will be catalysed at community level.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Uganda

Activity URL

https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/projects/GB-CHC-298316-203559-218/summary

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2018 - 2021

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

MannionDaniels

COVID-19 Response

Not changed

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary enrollment

Other

  • Early childhood development

Other skills

  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Social and emotional learning

Skills

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy

Cross-cutting areas

  • Gender equality
  • Nutrition
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Mothers, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Pre-school
  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • Community leaders
  • Fathers

Participants include

  • Adolescent mothers (pregnant or parenting)

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • Community mobilization

Health and childcare services

  • Maternal and child health services

Life skills education

  • Gender, rights and power

Social/gender norms change

  • Engaging parents/caregivers of students or school-age children/adolescents

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • Literacy - outside the classroom
  • Numeracy - outside the classroom

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
  • Increased literacy
  • Increased numeracy
  • Increased school completion (general)

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved critical consciousness
  • Improved maternal, newborn, and/or child health (MNCH)