2021 – COVID RELIEF (UGANET / UN WOMEN)
Project: COVID-19 Relief & Soft Skills Empowerment.
Covid relief. Over 50 women from Lubaga division received soft skills like soap making, mushroom growing, bakery, Vaseline making and shampoo making.
- This was implemented by PROSIMA under UGANET with funds from UNWOMEN These were supported to form group business and later supported with start-up capital to enable them earn a living.
Funder: UGANET with funds from UN Women
2021 – 2023: EACER 65,000 USD PROJECT (CRVPF)
Project: Empowerment of Adolescent Girls and Caregivers for Economic Resilience. Budget: USD 65,000
- 102 caregivers and parents trained in soft skills like financial and business management skills, good leadership, group formation dynamics and good savings practices.
- 360 community adolescent girls have been supported with skills and information on GBV prevention, dangers of pre-marital sex and un wanted pregnancies to enable them resist temptations.
- 100 vulnerable children and girls supported on case-by-case basis with food, legal and medical.
Funder: Child Rights and Violence Prevention Fund (CRVPF)
- Two children safe spaces have been formed for psychosocial support and cognitive development. 150 out of school adolescent girls have been trained in short vocational skills training in tailoring and hair dressing for income generation.
2024 – 2028: EYDCD Project (CRVPF / Mastercard Foundation)
Project: Enhancing Youth Economic Stability and Digital Empowerment. Budget: USD 267,886
- Enhance economic stability for 6000 youths through skilling and increased
productivity as well as building resilience through challenges. - Digitization of 60 VSLA groups and establish a footprint through digital wallets for members creating visibility and scoring them to have access to wider financial ecosystem.
- Strengthen formal and informal grassroot organizations that provide support and
opportunities for young people. Funder: CRVPF with support from Mastercard Foundation