Education & Empowerment

i. Women Vocational Skills Training & Certification Project
This project focuses on equipping girls and women with practical, marketable skills in fashion and design, hairdressing, beadwork, beauty therapy, and computer packages. Through structured training, mentorship, and certification, participants gain both technical and soft skills needed to secure employment or pursue self-employment. The project also connects trainees to local businesses for internships and job placements, ensuring they gain real-world experience and are prepared to succeed in the job market. Ultimately, this project empowers women with the confidence and qualifications necessary to improve their livelihoods and contribute to their communities.
ii. Women Economic Empowerment Project
This project empowers women to transform their newly acquired skills into sustainable income-generating enterprises. It provides entrepreneurship training in business planning, financial management, digital marketing, and record keeping, while also supporting women to form savings groups and access startup capital. Graduates receive business starter kits tailored to their chosen trade such as sewing machines, hairdressing equipment, or beadwork materials and are linked to markets and mentorship opportunities to help grow their enterprises. By strengthening women’s entrepreneurial capacity, the project promotes financial independence, economic resilience, and long-term economic empowerment.

This program provides education financial support to girls who escape Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and forced marriage. The scholarship package for girls covers school fees, uniforms, learning materials, and ongoing psychosocial counseling to support their well-being and academic success.This project empowers women to transform their newly acquired skills into sustainable income-generating enterprises. It provides entrepreneurship training in business planning, financial management, digital marketing, and record keeping, while also supporting women to form savings groups and access startup capital. Graduates receive business starter kits tailored to their chosen trade such as sewing machines, hairdressing equipment, or beadwork materials and are linked to markets and mentorship opportunities to help grow their enterprises. By strengthening women’s entrepreneurial capacity, the project promotes financial independence, economic resilience, and long-term economic empowerment.

The MAA community is known for preserving cultural traditions, some of which promote harmful practices and gender inequalities that affect the growth and development of women and girls. Practices such as FGM, child forced marriage, and gender discrimination hinder women and girls from realizing their full potential. Many are denied their sexual and reproductive health rights, including the right to decide when to have children, how many to have, and with whom to have them. This has contributed to high levels of poverty, as women often bear many children they are unable to support or provide with basic needs such as education. Family planning is viewed as ungodly and surrounded by myths and misconceptions, and women are often excluded from leadership positions. To address these inequalities, we advocate for the rights of girls and women and create awareness on the dangers of harmful cultural practices, gender-based violence, and the importance of SRHR knowledge. We engage the community by involving duty bearers, community leaders, and men in promoting positive cultural change and supporting the protection and empowerment of women and girls.