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WHAT WE DO
Af rica
Gender Equality
Aidlink and our partners are working to address the barriers that keep girls from attending school and flourishing in society. We are working to promote gender sensitivity and further rights- based education in communities. Students and teachers are trained to support a learning environment; communities are sensitised on the harm of cultural practices like early marriage and FGM. Through
our community volunteers, we are working to identify out-of- school children – particularly girls and children with disabilities – and support them to enrol back in school.
Education
Aidlink works to provide
better education and increase enrolment and retention in schools. There are a number of different reasons why children are not in school and we work to remove some of those obstacles.
We provide access to water
on school grounds or within walking distance so that thirst,
or the work required to fetch water, does not keep children from school. We build inclusive bathrooms with disability access and handwashing facilities, as well as changing rooms, and supply sanitary pads. We provide school meals to thousands of children, so that hunger is not a reason to miss class. We establish clubs that teach children
about their rights and sensitise communities on the value of education, and the harm of traditional cultural practices.
Livelihoods
Aidlink works to support families to develop sustainable agricultural practices. We work with pastoral communities who are smallholder farming families to ensure that they have the knowledge to produce and use plants for food, fuel and land restoration. We deliver training on business management, nutrition and finance,
as well as other skills key to sustainable agriculture.
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