600 Bicycles for 600 School Girls-Uganda
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600 Bicycles for 600 School Girls-Uganda
Summary
We are giving girls who live in rural and poor villages in Kasese,Uganda bicycles to help them get to school. Many young girls walk one or more hours one way to school, and these long distances often keep them from attending regularly. Safety is another reason to give young girls bikes, as they are very often the targets of human trafficking to the sex trade and sweatshops. Bicycles are the first simple answer to improving both their safety and access to education.
Because Kasese, Uganda women and girls are expected to maintain the home and care for younger siblings, girls are often the first to drop out of school. Bicycling versus walking provides additional time for girls to help out their families, as well as do schoolwork. A single bike can make a huge difference in terms of access to healthcare and further economic opportunity for the whole family. A bike also provides a safer way for young girls to get to school.
The goal of this project is to help ensure that girls have the means to travel to and from school safely, attend school regularly, and receive the education they need and deserve.
Girls with greater access to school have been shown to stay in school longer. Girls in Kasese are also exposed to the dangers of being trafficked for sexual exploitation and forced labor. Although bikes are obviously not the answer to child trafficking, they do provide a safer way for these girls to travel versus walking.
INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ACTION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (IDA-PWDS) is a legally registered non-profit making nongovernmental organization that was founded in the late 2017, but fully registerd in the year 2020 to positivelly respond, Inform and support communities with quality care services Kasese (district.).IDA-PWDS was founded by a group of 20 strong young disabled, women,girls, youth who came from different parts of the Region in western Uganda, who had common ideas that formed the board of 9 members of IDA-PWDS this board is managed and directed by the Annual general assembly as the organisation decision makers. It was formed after having reflected on our humble background
Summary
We are giving girls who live in rural and poor villages in Kasese,Uganda bicycles to help them get to school. Many young girls walk one or more hours one way to school, and these long distances often keep them from attending regularly. Safety is another reason to give young girls bikes, as they are very often the targets of human trafficking to the sex trade and sweatshops. Bicycles are the first simple answer to improving both their safety and access to education.
Because Kasese, Uganda women and girls are expected to maintain the home and care for younger siblings, girls are often the first to drop out of school. Bicycling versus walking provides additional time for girls to help out their families, as well as do schoolwork. A single bike can make a huge difference in terms of access to healthcare and further economic opportunity for the whole family. A bike also provides a safer way for young girls to get to school.
The goal of this project is to help ensure that girls have the means to travel to and from school safely, attend school regularly, and receive the education they need and deserve.
Girls with greater access to school have been shown to stay in school longer. Girls in Kasese are also exposed to the dangers of being trafficked for sexual exploitation and forced labor. Although bikes are obviously not the answer to child trafficking, they do provide a safer way for these girls to travel versus walking.
INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ACTION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (IDA-PWDS) is a legally registered non-profit making nongovernmental organization that was founded in the late 2017, but fully registerd in the year 2020 to positivelly respond, Inform and support communities with quality care services Kasese (district.).IDA-PWDS was founded by a group of 20 strong young disabled, women,girls, youth who came from different parts of the Region in western Uganda, who had common ideas that formed the board of 9 members of IDA-PWDS this board is managed and directed by the Annual general assembly as the organisation decision makers. It was formed after having reflected on our humble background
