Happy Girls Project's mission is to support the education of girls and women in Uganda by fighting against period poverty and preventing gender-based violence. We work towards our mission by educating communities about menstrual hygiene management, providing access to menstrual hygiene products to vulnerable girls and women, and advocating for gender-sensitive policies that support menstrual health. We also educate girls and boys about respectful relationships and gender-based violence.
Happy Girls Project is a grassroots community-led organization dedicated to ending period poverty in Uganda and empowering vulnerable Ugandan girls and women.
Did you know that, in Uganda, 1 out of 4 girls drops out of school because of their periods?
Our organization provides menstrual health education, access to menstrual hygiene products, and supports sustainable menstrual hygiene management practices. Our goal is to increase access to menstrual hygiene products and destigmatize menstruation in Uganda.
On the other hand, did you know that 1 out of 3 girls in Uganda is still married in childhood? And that more than half (56%) of women aged between 15 and 49 have experienced physical and/or sexual abuse? Uganda is ranked 131 (out of 170 countries) in the UN Gender Inequality Index Rank. These stats are not only terrifying, they are also revolting.
This is why we also run educational workshops that promote respectuf relationships and prevent gender-based violence. We also provide as a safe space for girls and women to discuss what they are going through.
We have recently started Happy Girls Travels, a community-based tourism center led by women, with the aim to have more women working in the tourism industry in Uganda. All profits generated by Happy Girls Travels go to Happy Girls Project and to supporting women's education and who want to start their own business (through loans, mentoring, etc.).
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