Help 50 young mothers in Uganda earn income and keep their children in school. Give a young mother the tools to stand on her own.

In January, our team at Community Health Partners sat with 21 adolescent girls and young mothers in Kakira community, Jinja, Uganda. Their stories were different, yet heartbreakingly similar.

Most are teenage or young single mothers, navigating adulthood far too early, with little support and limited options.

These 21 young women are just a small sample of the over 500 adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) we engage each year. In 2025 alone, we aim to support 250 of the most vulnerable, if resources allow.

The reality they face

From the profiles we collected, many AGYW are struggling with multiple, intersecting challenges:

Unemployment and no stable source of income

Inability to afford school fees for themselves or their children

No access to start-up capital to begin small businesses

Daily survival pressures — food, rent, childcare, healthcare

High vulnerability to poor sexual and reproductive health outcomes, including HIV. These are not isolated cases. They reflect a systemic gap affecting thousands of young women across similar communities.

Yet despite this, what stood out most was not despair, but determination.

Our approach: practical support that builds independence

Community Health Partners works directly within communities to provide realistic, dignity-affirming support that leads to sustainable change.

Based on what the girls themselves identified as their priorities, we are focusing on:

1. Child sponsorship & school support

Education is the strongest long-term protection for both young mothers and their children.

USD 100–200 per child per school term.

Covers school fees, basic scholastic materials, and continued enrollment

2. Start-up kits for young mothers

Many AGYW already have basic skills but lack the tools to begin.

USD 70–100 per AGYW.

Supports small income-generating activities such as baking, food vending, or petty trade

Includes essentials like cooking stoves, wheat flour, packaging materials, and inputs

3. Group skills training

Skills training works best when done collectively, building confidence and peer support.

USD 25 trains a group of 20 AGYW in a practical livelihood skill (e.g. baking)

Creates pathways to self-employment and cooperative saving

Why your support matters now

We have the trust of the community.

We have identified the girls most in need.

We have clear, cost-effective interventions.

What we lack are the resources to reach all who need support.

Our goal is to support 50 young mothers with start-up kits and skills support, helping them earn income and keep their children in school.

Your donation helps ensure that:

Your donation can help in practical ways:

Sandra’s story (18)

Sandra became a mother at 16 two years back. She left school shortly after childbirth because she could no longer afford school fees or childcare. With no stable income, she now depends on irregular casual work to feed her child.

What Sandra wants most is simple: a small start-up kit to begin a food vending business so she can earn daily income and eventually return to school.

“If I can earn something small every day, I can stand on my own" - Sandra

When you give, you are not just donating, you are standing with a young woman as she rebuilds her life. You are saying: “Your struggle is seen. Your future matters.”

Please donate, share this campaign, or connect us to partners who believe in sustainable impact for adolescent girls and young women in Uganda.

Thank you for walking this journey with us.

— Community Health Partners