What We Do
Activities and Programs
Our Initiatives
How We Create Change
At Stand With Her Worldwide, we work to create opportunities that enable women and girls to thrive. Through Community Outreach and Social Support, Women Empowerment Challenge (WEC), Skills Development Programs, Startup Capital Support and Micro-Enterprise Development, Mentorship and Leadership Development and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL). We believe lasting change happens when women have access to the knowledge, resources, and support they need to shape their own futures.
Community Outreach and Social Support
Stand With Her Worldwide conducts regular community outreach programs across Uganda to:
- Identify and support vulnerable women, adolescent girls, and single mothers in underserved communities.
- Provide counselling, mentorship, and referrals to appropriate psychosocial and social support services
- Deliver awareness and sensitization sessions on gender-based violence (GBV), sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), financial literacy, leadership, and life skills.
- Collaborate with community leaders, local authorities, and other stakeholders to promote women's empowerment and social inclusion.
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Skills Development Programs
Stand With Her Worldwide delivers market-driven skills development programs designed to enhance the employability, entrepreneurship, and self-reliance of women and girls through:
- Vocational and technical skills training, including tailoring, hairdressing, crafts, agribusiness, and other income-generating trades.
- Digital literacy and online work readiness to equip young women with essential ICT and remote work skills.
- Entrepreneurship development, including business planning, bookkeeping, market research, innovation, and enterprise management.
- Life skills training covering communication, financial management, problem-solving, negotiation, leadership, and personal development.
Women Empowerment Challenge (WEC)
The Women Empowerment Challenge (WEC) is a flagship innovation and entrepreneurship program designed to identify, nurture, and support women with promising business ideas and innovative solutions through the following process:
- Women submit applications outlining their business ideas, social enterprises, or innovative concepts.
- Selected participants take part in intensive entrepreneurship, leadership, and business development training.
- Participants present their business ideas to a panel of business leaders, investors, and industry experts for evaluation.
- Outstanding participants receive startup capital, mentorship, business incubation, and ongoing enterprise development support to help launch and grow their ventures.
Startup Capital Support and Micro-Enterprise Development
Following skills training and participation in entrepreneurship programs, Stand with Her Worldwide supports women to establish, strengthen, and expand their businesses through:
- Vocational and technical skills training, including tailoring, hairdressing, crafts, agribusiness, and other income-generating trades.
- Digital literacy and online work readiness to equip young women with essential ICT and remote work skills.
- Entrepreneurship development, including business planning, bookkeeping, market research, innovation, and enterprise management.
- Life skills training covering communication, financial management, problem-solving, negotiation, leadership, and personal development.
Mentorship and Leadership Development
Stand With Her Worldwide will establish a strong mentorship network comprising experienced professionals, entrepreneurs, community leaders, and accomplished women who will:
- Mentor and guide young women and girls in their personal, academic, and professional development.
- Support career planning, entrepreneurship, goal setting, and purpose discovery.
- Develop leadership skills and inspire women to become confident leaders and positive change agents within their communities.
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Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)
Stand With Her Worldwide will implement a comprehensive Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) system to:
- Track the progress and outcomes of beneficiaries across all programs and interventions.
- Measure the impact, effectiveness, and sustainability of organizational activities.
- Document success stories, lessons learned, and best practices to support continuous improvement.
- Prepare periodic monitoring and evaluation reports for donors, partners, and other stakeholders.