Imagine Her (IH)

I will be joining brilliant minds to discuss African Youth Empowerment as we celebrate the African Youth Day. Imagine Her (IH) #youthempowerment #educationsystem #21stCenturyskills

We are looking for a #passionate and #skilled Knowledge and Impact Lead to join our team. If you’re ready to help us measure our impact and drive meaningful change, we want you on our team! Apply here: https://lnkd.in/dJ_izAvM #ImagineHer #Hiring #JoinOurTeam #JobsUganda #knowledgeandimpact

Join our team 😁 We're seeking a passionate People & Culture Specialist to shape our amazing work environment. ✅ Are you a people person with an HR background? ✅ Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment? Then we want to hear from you! Please refer to the following link for more information about the position: https://lnkd.in/dqcQSjcX. #ImagineHer #peopleandculture #hr #jobopening #companyculture #makeadifference

Today, we are spotlighting and celebrating Fiona Komugisha Esther, our co-founder. 🎉 Fiona recently graduated with an MBA in Social Entrepreneurship from Roxbourg Institute of Social Entrepreneurship under Kyusa Uganda. Adding to the excitement, she was one of the first four gold medalists in Uganda, well deserved!!! 🏅 We are incredibly proud of you, Fiona Komugisha, and even more thrilled that this achievement will further enhance our social entrepreneurship programs. 👏 #ImagineHer #SocialEntrepreneurship #MBA #RoxbourgInstitute #KyusaUganda #GoldMedalist #Uganda #AchievementUnlocked #ProudMoment

About 5 million girls in Uganda lose at least 18% of their annual school time each year due to a lack of access to sanitary pads during their menstruation period, as well as support from fellow learners and families. Our Becoming program in Luuka District empowers young girls to stay in school by providing important knowledge on #menstrual health management and social #entrepreneurship, supported by their teachers who are their closest and safest allies at school. This program is designed to improve school retention and academic outcomes for girls in sugarcane-growing communities. It does so through experiential learning, social entrepreneurship, and adaptive leadership training. It also aims to strengthen teachers' skills through project-based, learner-centric, and gender pedagogy training, and empower caregivers through livelihood improvement initiatives in the same communities. Over the past few months, more than 200 young girls have been equipped with essential resources such as making reusable sanitary pads and business skills. Additionally, over 1,000 learners and community members have gained knowledge to create a safe space for girls to thrive. Today, we are proud to be part of a world where women can reach their full potential while breaking down barriers around menstrual health. Together for a #periodfriendlyworld #MHMday #ImagineHer #womenempowerment #saynotoperiodpoverty

I'm super proud to be prepping my work station for the Be Leadership Ltd 14th BNP Social Enterprise Hackathon this week 💡 🔥 💫 . Together with our BNP Paribas Leadership Talent we are welcoming some super inspiring Social Partners, and will be immersing ourselves in meaningful work and learning. I also have the pleasure in working alongside talented colleagues Shannon Banks Sarah Jones Ed Williams Amy Moore Alain Dbjay and Isabel Langham. Imagine Her (IH), Football Cooperative, True Stories, Un Enfant Par La Main, Partners in Education Ethiopia I'm truly thrilled you are joining us, and let's do some great work together. #vseh #socialleadership

We've had an incredible week participating in the BNP Paribas Social Enterprise Hackathon. 🎊 This event allowed us to #collaborate with diverse #leadership talent from BNP Paribas, who helped us develop an outstanding #ActionPlan and #valueproposition to assist us in securing #funding from #corporatecompanies to implement our programs. We are proud of the value that the team added to our work. 😊 Shout out to Elizabeth Rushton the amazing coach, Maurizio Persico, Kate Lang, Florian MONTILLET, PRM, Elisa Strepparava, CFA, Joey Grashuis, CFA, and Poojary Rashi for the amazing #work and #commitment to solving this challenge, we appreciate you ❤ 🎉 And to BNP Paribas for this amazing platform to support social enterprises like us 🙏

Our Career Pathways Program fellows at Nsamizi Training Institute recently had an opportunity to participate in the inspiring "Uplift Her" program. This Initiative equips young women and youth with the tools they need to: ✅ Tackle challenges (problem-solving skills) ✅ Discover their strengths (self-discovery) ✅ Project confidence and communication skills(confidence-building sessions) ✅ Become agents of positive change in their communities (catalysts of change) Witnessing these young minds blossom as they learn to communicate effectively and express themselves with newfound confidence was truly rewarding. Big thanks to Juliette Alyce Engole for participating in this cause! Your contribution is greatly appreciated. #ImagineHer #Uplifther #empoweringthenextgeneration #inspiringyouth

Our Social Enterprise & Innovation program team has been holding selection boot camps for the next cohort of #changemakers in the rural communities of Luuka, Kabarole, and Wakiso districts over the past few weeks. It was inspiring to witness the enthusiasm and motivation of these young individuals to make a positive impact on their communities. The training they will receive will help refine and bring their #innovative ideas to fruition, and we are excited for the potential #impact they will have. For more information about the program, visit https://lnkd.in/dBPNYgbV. Stay tuned for updates. #ImagineHer #socialentreprenuership #ruralempowerment #youthempowerment

Two weeks ago, we at Imagine Her (IH) embarked on a journey to our partner primary schools in the sugarcane-growing rural communities in #Luuka district #Busoga sub-region. We are seeking answers to the question below; How might we improve academic #excellence, #retention and #completion, especially among girls in our partner schools? This is because, rural schools can only afford to get 2nd grades as their best in the national examinations, and girls drop out and marry by the time they reach P4-enrolment drastically reduces and the few make it to P7 and less than 20% graduate to high school Learners, teachers, and community members highlighted the following reasons-exacerbating poor performance and high drop rate; 1. Limited/no parental support to provide #feeding, #scholarsticmaterials, and #emotionalsupport among others 2. Limited #learningmaterials like #textbooks, #readers and #teachingaids 3. Limited/lack of infrastructure #changingrooms for girls-#MHM, shared #latrines between learners and teachers, #desks and #classrooms among others 4. Environment like quick money from #sugarcane activities, #peerinfluence and limited #rolemodels 5. High student-teacher ratios 6. Poor teacher motivation-This is subjective to what motivates one!! You might be out there with the ability to partner or support us to address some of these challenges. It would be great to connect and learn from you!! #MinistryofEducationandSports #academicoutcomes #MHM #MHH Imagine Her (IH)