Keep a Girl in School Uganda

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

In 2015, Government together with its partners signed a charter committing to promote menstrual Health management. In the same year, the Ministry of Education and Sports issued out a circular to all districts, schools and institutions of learning highlighting guidelines on MHM. The Education and Sports Sector has also conducted capacity building programs of senior women and men teachers on MHM. Government of Uganda in the Second National Development Plan (2016/17- 2019/20) committed to support MHM including supply of sanitary towels among girls in primary and secondary schools. It is against this background that Uganda Red Cross Society has come up with a campaign Keep a Girl in School to support the Ministry of Education and Sports in the key functions of advocacy, coordination and resource mobilization for MHM in schools. Menstrual Health Management (MHM) is a big agenda of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Global Movement.

Lead Implementing Government(s)

Uganda

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Uganda

Activity URL

https://www.redcrossug.org/index.php/about/more-info/our-campaign

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2015 -

Partner(s)

Uganda Red Cross Society

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES)

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

Unknown

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary completion
  • Secondary completion

Other skills

  • Life skills/sexuality education

Quality

  • School-related gender-based violence

Cross-cutting areas

  • Menstrual hygiene management

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls in school, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • Other community members - female
  • School administrators
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

  • N/A

Program Approaches Back to Top

Health and childcare services

  • Adolescent-friendly health services

Life skills education

  • Gender, rights and power
  • Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)

Menstrual hygiene management

  • Educating girls about menstruation
  • Raising awareness about menstruation (beyond just girls)

Women's empowerment programs

  • Empowerment training

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)
  • Increased years of schooling
  • Reduced absenteeism

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • Improved health - other
  • Improved mental health
  • Improved sexual and reproductive health
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • Reduced school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)