Keeping our young women in school

Global School Partners fully supports the United Nations emphasis on educating girls in Africa and we encourage donors to help us keep girls in school by supporting our Young Women’s Program.

“For over a decade, education for girls has been identified as one of the best solutions to reversing the relentless trend of poverty and disease devastating large portions of sub-Saharan Africa.”
UN Chronicle https://www.un.org/en/chronicle/article/importance-educating-girls-and-women-fight-against-poverty-african-rural-communities

Young women at our partner schools miss up to one week a month, 25% of their schooling, due to menstruation. Some contributing factors to them being absent from school are:

  1. Lack of sanitary pads

  2. Lack of understanding about puberty and menstruation

  3. Cultural perceptions about menstruation

GSP has now partnered with Rentokil Initial Sanitary Waste. Read our Young Women’s Program journey.

Our program provides each of our young women with:

  • Education about puberty and menstruation

  • Sanitary pads and panties

  • Ongoing mentoring and support

The trial in 2017 proved that we could reduce absenteeism by 88%, so the girls were in class every week, every month! We also saw an increase in the young women's self confidence as they gained an understanding about the natural process of menstruation occurring in their bodies and a greater social acceptance as no longer were they excluded at school and at home.

Funds are needed to roll out the program to all our schools. Donate now.

Read more about it in our BLOG.

This Video features GSP teacher Billah at Obwari Academy explaining the impact that the GSP Young Women’s Program has had on her students.

This video features GSP teacher Billah at Obwari Academy explaining the impact that the GSP Young Women's Program has had on her students.