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A girl who dropped the school will eventually end up becoming victims of teenage pregnancies or child marriages, because she has to find a way to survive. Our Back-to-School Program is in place to give girls a chance to achieve their dream, and to grow while obtaining an education.
A vulnerable girl asks us for help
We protect her in our shelter when the familiar situation is tricky
We search for a Sponsor: a donor who cares about her, bearing the school fees (+ feeding and medical care, depending on the sponsorship pack)
When we find a sponsor, the girl is enrolled into school and provided with school material
The girls continue to study and have a chance to realize her dream
Who come
from poor families
At risk/ already in
school dropout
Exposed to Sexual or
Gender based violence
Olivia was 15 years old and run away from home, determined not to be married off, when her path crossed our. 34% of the girls in Uganda are married before their 18th birthday, but Olivia had a dream of becoming a surgeon.
Her resilient journey begun when she refused a suitor for her hand in marriage, ran away from her village home and sought refuge with an older sister.
Unfortunately, her sister had no room for her and insisted she gets married just like she and their mother had done before her: “15 years is old enough”, she was told.
Our team found Olivia in the Kigungu village square, during a community sensitization outreach. When we started speaking passionately about the relevance of girls’ dreams, and why child marriages and teenage pregnancies should be outlawed, Olivia came forward to share her fears. It was 2017.
Fast forward to 2021: Olivia has already completed her Primary Leaving Examinations and is now in Senior One of secondary School, after receiving RWO’s shelter protection and becoming a very happy recipient of a sponsorship under Back to School Program. Her dream to become a surgeon one day is still alive.
… this sponsorship is for you.
Every month we receive new requests from girls who are in trouble, because the parents can’t afford fees or believe the school is a waste of time for women.