Breaking the Cycle of Harm and Poverty

Having been married off at age 7, Mary became locked in a grim reality of premature motherhood and slavery. But her life took a different turn in 2024 after an entrepreneurship training by Her Voice Foundation. The once-dejected teenager is today a proud business owner, saving for her university education with income from her hair salon.

Unlike Mary, Fidelia and Rebecca were disowned by their families after they each became pregnant at 13.

A wide-spanning crisis

But Mary is hardly alone. According to UNICEF, 1 in 10 teenage girls in sub-Saharan Africa becomes a mother before 18, joining 12 million girls globally that are married before the age of 18. For the girls, the result of these early pregnancies is a grievous end to their education and a steady decline into a life of poverty and undue submission.

But teenage girls don't deserve this injustice.

Pregnant and abandoned by her family. Fidelia and Rebecca, both 13, found themselves pregnant and rejected by their families. Blessing, pregnant at 15, faced the same hardship. These girls, survivors of harmful cultural practices and early pregnancies, represent just a few of the over 2,000 girls Her Voice Foundation caters for.

Why Your Donation Matters

By supporting Her Voice Foundation, you are investing in the glorious potential of young girls who stand the risk of being marginalized and left to face a grim future. Your donation will directly support:

Second-Chance Education Programs : This will help hundreds of girls who have been excluded from formal education with life-skill training that offers them an opportunity to pursue their girlhood dreams.

Entrepreneurship and Life Skills Training : This will provide start-up kits to participants to help them launch their own businesses and support their families.

Community Advocacy and Empowerment: We aim to drive doorstep campaigns in local communities against societal norms and repressive harmful practices.

The Impact of Your Support

Her Voice Foundation has led successful marches against repressive cultural acts against women while making a lasting impact in the lives of Mary, Fidelia, and 2000+ girls across sub-Saharan Africa.

But our work is far from finished. To broaden our impact across many more teenage girls at risk, we need your donation to achieve their dreams.

Your donations will help us:

Provide second-chance education for more than 500 girls annually, including teenage mothers and survivors of harmful practices.

Offer entrepreneurship training to equip girls with the skills to start businesses and become financially independent.

Create skill centres, learning and technology centres and safe spaces for girls to learn, grow, and find their voices in their communities.

Fund scholarships to University Level for young mothers and girls to access further education, breaking the cycle of poverty.

Thanks to the support from donors like you over the last 5 years Every donation helps us change lives, one girl at a Time.

Consider making a contribution today. Thank you!