Health
Health & wellness is deeply ingrained in our work at Gejja. We are dedicated to promoting good health and creating awareness in schools through sexual health talks to empower the Girl Child, Women Wellness
Safe Girl Reusable Kits
Uganda has one of the youngest and fastest growing populations in the world. More than 70% are below the age of 30 years. Women give birth to 5.6 children on average. Many of them are single mothers or teenagers, who face challenges to sustain themselves and their families due to structural inequalities. In addition, 84% of Uganda´s population resides in rural areas instead of developed urban cities. Traditional roles and values, high gender inequality and little economic possibilities in the rural environment limit the capabilities of women and girls to finish school, engage in formal employment and unleash their potentials. To correspond to prevailing gender roles, women do the majority of domestic labor, such as cooking, cleaning and fetching water, leaving little time to earn an income or engage in higher education.
Boosting on the nutrition of women and girls
Some parents believe that educating their daughters is a waste of time and resources, sending them into early marriage to gain lifelong security. Also, engaging in sexual relationships or pre-marital pregnancies are associated with embarrassment and disgrace, leading to abandonment and rejection of girls from the family and community. Consequently, women and girls are strongly dependent on the decisions of their family or husband, unable to have control over their own time, body and life. Often suppressed, undervalued and undermined, life as a woman in rural Uganda is difficult and strongly impacts their future.
Boosting on the nutrition of women and girls
Some parents believe that educating their daughters is a waste of time and resources, sending them into early marriage to gain lifelong security. Also, engaging in sexual relationships or pre-marital pregnancies are associated with embarrassment and disgrace, leading to abandonment and rejection of girls from the family and community. Consequently, women and girls are strongly dependent on the decisions of their family or husband, unable to have control over their own time, body and life. Often suppressed, undervalued and undermined, life as a woman in rural Uganda is difficult and strongly impacts their future.
SRHR Training
Uganda has one of the youngest and fastest growing populations in the world. More than 70% are below the age of 30 years. Women give birth to 5.6 children on average. Many of them are single mothers or teenagers, who face challenges to sustain themselves and their families due to structural inequalities. In addition, 84% of Uganda´s population resides in rural areas instead of developed urban cities. Traditional roles and values, high gender inequality and little economic possibilities in the rural environment limit the capabilities of women and girls to finish school, engage in formal employment and unleash their potentials. To correspond to prevailing gender roles, women do the majority of domestic labor, such as cooking, cleaning and fetching water, leaving little time to earn an income or engage in higher education.