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Women Empowerment

908 girls trained in hygiene and dignity; women building income, voice and agency.

WENET Women Empowerment program in Uganda SDG 5 · Gender equality

The problem

What stands in the way

Over a third of girls in Uganda marry before 18, and missed school days during menstruation push many out of education entirely. When a girl loses her schooling, a community loses her potential.

The opportunity — what WENET does

Women Empowerment that creates independence

Our Women & Gender program has trained 908 adolescent girls in reusable sanitary pads and hygiene, helping them stay in school. Through the Skills Empowerment Embassy, women gain trades and enterprise skills. Together this builds agency — income, voice, and the power to refuse child marriage.

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Measurable impact since 2020

Real numbers. Reported, not assumed.

0Students on scholarship
0Girls trained in hygiene
0Farmer enterprise groups
0Ubuntu youth leaders

156 of 172 scholarship students (80%) are girls · 764 community members trained · 1,308 trees planted · 72 WASH agents

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