The Ixpiyakok Women’s Association brings together 30 groups of Maya women in Chimaltenango to improve local food security and nutrition through organic family farms and seed banks. Originally launched as a credit and savings program for local women, the association has expanded into health and education service provision, as well as advocacy for women’s rights. The association supports the creation … Read More
Asociación Consejo Pro-Desarrollo Comunitario | ACPDC
ACPDC, the Association for the Pro-Community Development Council, seeks to promote the community organization, community participation, alternative education, health, and the empowerment and advocacy of the local population. ACPDC por parte de las mujeres indígenas para promocionar la educación sexual con relevancia cultural. Aunque ha habido avances políticas en el tema de la educación sexual, los derechos del pueblo indígena … Read More
THE POWER OF YOUTH
Rise Up Together Girl Leader Achie Gezahegne Gebre talks to UN Foundation President and CEO Kathy Calvin about the power of youth to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Sub-Saharan Child and Community Development Trust | SACCODE-Trust
The organization’s mission is to mitigate the poor economic conditions of vulnerable people in targeted Sub-Saharan regions of Africa. In collaboration with Let Girls Lead, SACCODE-Trust worked in the Ntchisi District Council to improve adolescent girls’ access to education in collaboration with adolescent girls themselves and development partners in the education sector.
Nkhotakota AIDS Support Organization | NASO
The organization’s mission is to facilitate behavioral change that supports positive sustainable change in norms, attitude, and individual household practices.
Girls’ Empowerment Network | GENET
The organization’s mission is to promote and advocate for economic, social, and emotional well-being of girls and young women and to influence positive social transformation. GENET’s pioneering approach has successfully advocated for the passage of local bylaws prohibiting child marriage, and the implementation of stiff penalties for those who perpetuate the practice. The organization has also been active in developing … Read More
Foundation for Community Support Services | FOCUS
The organization’s mission is to improve the sexual and reproductive health of youth, women, and other vulnerable groups, including commercial sex workers. In collaboration with Let Girls Lead, FOCUS works to lobby members of parliament in Karonga District to raise the legal marriage age from 14 to 18 by revising the Marriage Act.
The Ecumenical Counselling Centre
The Ecumenical Counselling Centre works to improve the psycho-social wellbeing of vulnerable groups such as persons living with HIV/AIDS, orphans, women, and elderly. It provides psychosocial support through training, counseling, and advocacy which empower and enable people of these vulnerable populations to make their own decisions, rather giving them specific advice in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Development Broadcasting Unit of Malawi Broadcasting Corporation | DBU / MBC
DBU is a semi-autonomous arm of the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation that focuses on development communication. Their major role is to contribute to the national development through a participatory communication approach with the goal of ensuring national dialogue around development issues, including issues related to HIV and AIDS, and emphasizes behavior change.
Creative Centre for Community Mobilization | CRECCOM
CRECCOM is based in Zomba City in the southern region of Malawi. The organization’s mission is to empower individuals and mobilize communities so that they can advocate for their human rights, particularly focused on young mothers returning to school.
