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Emerge For Africa Ltd

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Children Development Education Micro-Credit Social Development Sustainable Development Women Women/gender Equality Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Millennium Development Goals The girl child Violence against women Women and health Women and poverty Women and the economy Women in power and decision-making Sustainable Development: Agriculture Capacity-building Education Finance Gender equality Partnerships Poverty Rural Development Sustainable development for Africa Peace and Development in Africa: Development in Africa
Geographic scope:	National
Country of activity:	Uganda
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	To give alternative opportunities to marginalised girls in rural Uganda to facilitate their reintegration and maintain a continuous improvement in their socio-economic position within their household, community and within society as a whole, through specialized educational and awareness programmes, community involvement, leadership development and acquirement of life skills and autonomy. Our main activities are: to improve access, retention and re-entry in primary and secondary education for marginalised girls by partnering with local schools; to develop reintegration programmes and workshops which suit the specific needs of each girl, with gender sensitive approaches and health awareness, including sexual and reproductive health and psychological and parenting support; to facilitate access to basic education (Literacy and numeracy), vocational training and income generating activities for economic empowerment and autonomy; to integrate sport programmes for development curriculum and increased self-confidence; to develop their leadership skills through community involvement and programmes and activities for the identification of positive teenage role models educated and equipped to motivate their peers; to develop strong and constructive partnerships with local associations, groups and other development organisations to better address girls and women's issues at a national level.
Year established:	2012
Year of registration:	2013
Organizational structure:	Emerge For Africa Ltd is a fairly recent UK-Registered Grassroots NGO (December 2012) whose objective is to give alternative opportunities to marginalised girls, more precisely, teenage pregnant girls and young mums with babies in the Mubende and Mityana Districts of Central Uganda, through specialized programmes which facilitate their reintegration and a continuous improvement in their socio-economic position within their household, community and within society as a whole. Emerge For Africa Ltd currently has 3 members, experienced and experts in the fields of Education, Gender and International Development, and is still in the process of raising funds to open its first Educational and Support Centre in Uganda.
Number and type of members:	3 members (Director, Secretary and Treasurer)
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Bond, NCVO
Funding structure:	Fundraising campaigns Grants from Governments Fees for education and training services Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

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