AMPLIFY GIRLS

Congratulations to Linda Kamau, the ED of our partner organization, AkiraChix, for being one of the recipients of Segal Family Foundation's 2024 African Visionaries award.🎉🎉 Linda is the award winner of The Angel for Africa category which acknowledges leaders who build partnerships and continually serve as a resource for others. 🔗: https://lnkd.in/dZ8FSyes #AMPLIFYHer Akili Dada WomenStrong International Women Deliver Girl Up Initiative Uganda Dandelion Africa The Action Foundation

ICYMI! In our most recent partner blog highlight we spotlight the holistic interventions implemented by our partner TAYONEHO ORGANIZATION in breaking menstrual health stigma and preparing their community to respond effectively to challenges that hinder girls’ access to education and opportunities. Read here: https://lnkd.in/diuCm5Hd #AMPLIFYHer Msichana Empowerment Kuria Akili Dada UN Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI) Plan International Women Deliver

In August, we held an in-person meeting with partner CEOs in Nairobi. On the first day of the conference, we brought our partners together for a cultural networking dinner. At the event, we were also joined by friends and representatives from the development space and civil society. Here is a highlight video from the event. Watch out for more highlights from the event. #AMPLIFYHer She's the First FEMNET - African Women's Development and Communication Network CREAWKenya UN Women ActionAid TechSoup Kenya Segal Family Foundation Hivos Komera Girl Up Initiative Uganda Reach A Hand Uganda The Action Foundation Msichana Empowerment Kuria Riley Orton Foundation Org

Congratulations to these girls! On Saturday, our partner Our Sisters Opportunity-OSO in Rwanda held a graduation ceremony for 95 students from their vocational and livelihood programs. Thank you to our partner OSO for empowering the girls to be entrepreneurial leaders, armed with the skills, tools and resources to shape their future. We also thank Fidele and Jean Claude from our partner organizations GURD- Rwanda and Learn Work Develop, for joining OSO and representing the network at the graduation. #AMPLIFYHer Akili Dada Impanuro Girls Initiative (IGI) UN Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI) Reach A Hand Uganda Girl Power Foundation Uganda Girl Up Initiative Uganda WomenStrong International Women Deliver

On Day 2 of our one-on-one technical support and coaching with Youth Changers Kenya, the team concluded the coaching with training on Theory of Change, Documenting Impact and Report Writing. As a follow up to the in-person training, for the next few months, AMPLIFY Girls will continue to support partners participating in this year's individualized support through virtual one-on-one support. #AMPLIFYHer Akili Dada Winnie Nyabenge Gloria Micheni Impanuro Girls Initiative (IGI) Reach A Hand Uganda Girl Up Initiative Uganda UN Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI) WomenStrong International

Our support team, led by Winnie Nyabenge with support from Gloria Micheni, is conducting a 2-day technical support and coaching session on monitoring and evaluation and program design for our partner Youth Changers Kenya. This training marks the end of our in-person training for partners selected to go through the AMPLIFY Girls' 2024 needs assessment and institution improvement plan. Thank you to our partner Akili Dada for hosting the session in their offices and joining us. Here are highlights from Day 1 of the training. Watch out for more highlights from the training. #AMPLIFYHer Girl Up Initiative Uganda Impanuro Girls Initiative (IGI) Msichana Empowerment Kuria Reach A Hand Uganda

#Throwback to the two most significant times we've brought our network of partners in-person this year. The Girls Agency Research Symposium brought together our partners and other stakeholders to refine the Adolescent Girls Agency Survey (AGAS) and the In-Person Partner Meeting in Nairobi focused on co-creating strategies towards a thriving network. These were also the most defining moments for the network as we work towards the release of the AGAS tool that will be used by community-driven organizations to measure the impact of their programs on girls' agency. #AMPLIFYHer Reach A Hand Uganda Girl Up Initiative Uganda Akili Dada The Action Foundation Komera Msichana Empowerment Kuria UN Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI) CAMFED - Campaign for Female Education AGE Africa: Advancing Girls' Education Global Partnership for Education Echidna Giving

Such an exciting time for these girls! Following her visit to our partner AGE Africa: Advancing Girls' Education last year, Michelle Obama reconnected with some of the girls she met ahead of their graduation. Watch the heartwarming reunion: https://lnkd.in/dFTRSxM8 #AMPLIFYHer Girl Up Initiative Uganda Girls Empowerment Network (GENET) Malawi Akili Dada Obama Foundation UN Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI) Women Deliver WomenStrong International

Adolescent girls continue to be uninformed and unprepared for menstruation and this lack of knowledge becomes a barrier to girls' education and agency. In our most recent partner blog highlight, TAYONEHO ORGANIZATION sheds light on the issue of girls’ school dropout caused by lack of access to menstrual health education and services in the rural, Lake Zone Regions of Tanzania. Read🔗: https://lnkd.in/diuCm5Hd #AMPLIFYHer Akili Dada Women Deliver WomenStrong International UN Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI) GLAMI - Girls Livelihood and Mentorship Initiative Girl Power Foundation Uganda Msichana Empowerment Kuria

Our partner Girl Up Initiative Uganda 's Big Sister Camp 2024 begins today! The week-long camp engages adolescent girls in various sessions on leadership, team-building, sexual and reproductive health, creative arts, and much more. Follow their pages for updates on their exciting time with the girls this week. #AMPLIFYHer UN Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI) Akili Dada WomenStrong International Women Deliver