WHERE BOYS HELP
Boy-Led & Boy-Ran
We are a Boy-led, Boy-Ran, Boy Founded and Boy-Funded Community organisation. We actively involve men and boys to promote gender equalitys.
SMALL TACTICS BIG IMPACT
Our Approach
We prioritize community-based education, girls' empowerment, involving men, quality learning, technology, addressing challenges for holistic fishing community development.
WORK, NOT PROMISES
Girls' Education
We're dedicated to advancing girls' education, ensuring gender equality, and empowering young women through community-based efforts and education initiatives.
OUR PROGRAM AREAS
Supporting Girls'
Education
Our Major focus is Supporting Education esspecaily for Girls with Men and Boys as major players & Partners. There're several obstacles in our Island and fishing communities that hinder Education esspecaily for Girls that we work towards addressing, we majoly focus on the ones below.
WE ARE A GRASSROOTS
COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANISATION
Our work is specifically carried out in Kalangala District which is made up of 84 islands widely scattered in Lake Victoria over a total area of 9,066.8 sq. km. We are a Community Based Organisation and we leverage on working with the already existing local structures & partners for our work.
Our Major Partners in the community include the local Council leadership (this is the village leadership), up the leadership ladder to the District administration, the religious leaders and cultural leaders who all subscribe to the need to have Equal access to Education by all Children.
Community leadership
These are the Power holders in the different fishing Communities.
Religious Leadership
The keepers of religious guidance and hold a key position among people.
Cultural Leadership
The Buganda Cultural Leaders from the village to the Saza level.
WHERE BOYS HELP
The Team
Leadership
Team Leader & Co-founder
With his mother being the biggest inspiration, he thought that having Men and Boys at the Center of Engagement for Girls' Education was a timely need.
Gender Equality Passionate Individual
Magezi Bashir
Chairman Boad of Directors
He believes that all children deserve the right and Quality Education. Would love to see a world where religion isn't a used concept to deny children this right.
Kalangala Muslim District
District Khadhi
Head of Programs
He would like to see his children grow up in a better lifestyle than he had, & not only his children but also children that his own call friends and grow up with too.
Change Starts with me & Now
Sekamwa Hussein
ITS TOUGH TO WORK ALONE
Partner with us
Lets work Together
We believe that without the partnership and working together of different players in several fields and diversities of work, it'll be pretty hard for us as a small community based organization, please lets work together to Promote Education in the Island Fishing communities.
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Habitable islands of the 84 total.
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Education Completion rate in the District.
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Fishing Villages that we work with.
SEE WHAT WE DO
Our Programs In Action
AllChild MarriagesClimate ChangeEngaging Men & BoysGender-Equitable EducationSRHRTeenage Pregnancies
LETS MAKE CHANGE TOGETHER
We can't make much impact without You:
LETS MAKE CHANGE TOGETHER
We can't make much impact without You:
OUR OFFICES
Get in Touch
Feel free to reach out to us at any time! Whether you have questions, suggestions, or just want to connect. You can contact us through email, phone, or social media. Don't hesitate to get in touch – we're looking forward to hearing from you!
OUR OFFICES
Get in Touch
Feel free to reach out to us at any time! Whether you have questions, suggestions, or just want to connect. You can contact us through email, phone, or social media. Don't hesitate to get in touch – we're looking forward to hearing from you!
Address
Kachanga, Buvu Island. Kalangala District.
Call us
+256 757 948 121
+256 787 955 469
+256 787 955 469
Email us
info@gisinitiative.org
magezi@gisinitiative.org
magezi@gisinitiative.org