Equal Compassion Foundation is a registered (July 1, 2022) Non-Profit Organization (NPO) and Non Governmental Organization (NGO) in Uganda. In a bid to prevent the massive spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda, a total lockdown and closure of all education institutions took effect. As a result, social protection systems for adolescents, and especially girls, were highly affected leading to an increase in cases of defilement, child marriages, and teenage pregnancies. After they get pregnant, many teenage girls never go back to school but instead completely dropout, not by choice, but because the environment is not enabling. The majority of young mothers come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with majority households living on a meal per day, which can make it harder to engage with further education. Adolescents that drop out of school are at risk of vicious cycle of low economic status even in adulthood due to unemployment, alcoholism, poor health, committing crime and are prone to community detachment and if this challenge is not addressed, the children of the teenage mothers are most likely to become teenage mothers too in future.
Equal Compassion Foundation was registered to support, economically empower and deliver teenage mothers from poverty and misery to confidence and prosperity, by training them with marketable soft skills in tailoring & fashion design, various crafts making, computer skills and business and financial management. Our assessment has found that hands-on skills have an immediate impact. We need your funding support in order to realize our vision and mission.
To empower and equip vulnerable teenage mothers towards self-sufficiency.
To support these vulnerable teenage mothers with marketable life skills in tailoring & fashion design, various crafts making in order to reduce their level of vulnerability as they pursue their economic empowerment goal.
Are you looking to make a real difference in the lives of teenage mothers in Uganda? Equal Compassion Foundation is a registered non-profit organization that works to economically empower and deliver teenage mothers from poverty and misery to confidence and prosperity. Our organization provides training and support to teenage mothers across Uganda, helping them gain the skills they need to build a brighter future for themselves and their families. With your help, we can make a lasting impact on the lives of these young mothers!
We are genuinely concerned about the other people’s needs, and feel it from our perspective. We are dedicated to working with those who are under privileged, vulnerable, unable to speak up for themselves and those who live in isolated areas.
We are responsible steward of the resources and responsibilities that our partners and donors have entrusted to us. We are strongly committed to transparency and accountability to the people and communities we serve. We hold ourselves personally and collectively responsible to do right and adhere to ethical principles in environment of openness and honesty.
We are deeply connected with young people, their parents and our community. We value the transformative impact of collaboration. By working together, fostering open communication, furthering understanding, and building caring and supportive environments, we can achieve something bigger than we could alone.
We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live their full potential, and that our communities are stronger when they are full of opportunities for people with diverse identities and backgrounds. We prioritize action over intention and we are working every day to ensure equity and inclusiveness.
Together, as a team, we can achieve what individuals cannot. Our individual strength energizes our joint efforts to improve the lives of the people we serve.
