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This programme will build leadership capacity, mentoring and provision of sub-grant to undertake social action on VAWG. We will expand to university students to establish a FORWARD University Ambassadors programme. They will conduct their social action projects within academic spaces.
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Situation
This project will address multiple challenges faced by BME young women linked to gender discrimination, social norms and practices that make them vulnerable to VAWG, anxiety, racism and identity issues. This results in low confidence, mental health trauma and stifles opportunities and leadership options. Timely support is critical. A FORWARD study with young women found sisterhood networks, participation in social activism, and access to safe spaces makes them feel valued, heard and powerful.
Solution
The TuWezeshe leadership project will support 50 young women aged 15-30 years, by equipping them with knowledge,feminist leadership skills, mentoring support and safe networks to develop social action on VAWG and rights advocate . The 10-year review of FORWARD's young women’s programme found life changing impact and acted as a springboard for young women's leadership. We will work with partners to foster an environment that nurtures young women as change agents and build inclusive communities.
