This activity aimed to enhance the educational experience, promote health and overall well-being of students in the community. Activity Objectives Activities conducted The BLI team conducted a thorough assessment of the school’s existing infrastructure including access to clean water and sanitation facilities. The team identified specific challenges and opportunities for improvement. The BLI team implemented an interactive session on…
Launch at Kireka Rehabilitation Centre Written by Stella Baliliya (regional Program Coordinator East Africa) On the 16th February, 2023, BLI Global’s team was at Kireka Rehabilitation Center to launch their wonderful project Pepr Campaign with Pepa which is a menstrual hygiene management awareness campaign. We decided to engage persons with disabilities in our launch because we realized this group…
OVERVIEW Research has shown that girls face a number of challenges in managing their menstruation hygienically, both at home and in school. These challenges range from continued lack of knowledge, myths, and beliefs about menstruation due to lack of adequate water and sanitation facilities and access to affordable and hygienic sanitary materials which often leave girls to manage their…
Due to the popularity of our summer Climate Reading Room sessions in Uganda, we decided as a team to bring back the reading rooms one last time before the close of the school year. We are deeply moved by the level of impact this project is having on children and we plan on renewing our commitment to making these…
It’s been two years since we launched the first children’s climate book with Rural Environment Sustainability Initiative (RESI Africa). Since then, the pandemic hit, and all our plans to start physical reading rooms ground to a halt. In 2021, after discussions with our partners, we came up with the idea to host virtual reading rooms instead (read about it…
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