Using Sports & Arts to Empower Girls: September 2024 Featured Grants
Discover how featured grants are funding projects that utilize sports and arts to increase girls' agency, addressing global issues, showcasing grantees, and tackling life challenges faced by women in Uganda. Learn how a $50,000 project grant will support a Sexual and Reproductive Health program for girls at risk, along with the detailed budget breakdown.
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September 2024 Featured Grants Using Sports & Arts to Increase Girls' Agency 1
About Featured Grants Featured Grants fund: direct services new projects expansion of existing projects general operations capacity building 2
The Global Issue Using Sports & Arts to Increase Girls' Agency Girls who play sports: more likely to stay in school & delay pregnancy gain confidence and skills gain resilience & empowerment can have safe space to address sensitive or taboo subjects 3
September Featured Grantee: MindLeaps Creates educational paths for at-risk children and youth through creative arts & skills built on data-driven metrics Attracts girls to safe spaces through interactive dance classes connected to social-emotional learning outcomes Exceeded goals for 2019 Together Women Rise grant 4
Life Challenges of Women: Uganda Gender inequality Instability houses 1.4 million refugees Gender-based violence, trafficking Limited formal schooling opportunities for girls 5
How Our Grant Will Be Used $50,000 Project Grant Funds Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) program for girls dropping out of school due to pregnancy and lack of social- emotional care Works with the girls mothers in small-scale savings and loans programs 6
Budget Item Description Cost Training specialist in SRH program MindLeaps SRH Coach (leading 4 hours/week for 50 girls in Year 1) MindLeaps SRH Coach (leading 8 hours/week for 100 girls in Year 2) SRH Program Personnel $20,116 Project Coordinator (50% of time for 24 months) Local Accountant for Financial Reporting (10% of time for 24 months) Country Director (15% of Country Director's cost for 24 months) Staff $11,384 Snacks and water cost of $1 per girl per session, two sessions per week Supplies for SRH Sessions $10,400 M&E Tracker SEL (social-emotional learning) measurements, monthly self-assessments $4,000 Home/School Visits By Coaches Monitoring girls progress $2,500 Additional supplies SRH materials, certificates of completion $1,600 Total $50,000 7
September Featured Grantee: Moving the Goalposts Links gender-based violence, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, & economic empowerment within youth sports programming Engages girls in football (soccer) Offers leadership opportunities, peer education Resources for girls to continue education & find income- generating activities or employment 8
Life Challenges of Women: Kenya Patriarchal society Early marriage Adolescent pregnancy rate among highest in the world Gender Inequality FGM/C still continues 9
How Our Grant Will Be Used $50,000 Project Grant Funds Binti Breaking Barriers Project Tackles systemic barriers to gender equality Psychosocial support for teen moms through football Safe spaces for education: sexual and reproductive health and rights, FGM/C, women s rights, & economic empowerment 10
Budget Item Description Cost Monthly meetings at the nearest health facility; participants receive information on SRHR, infant nutrition, back-to-school opportunities, and entrepreneurial skills; psychosocial support. Facilitated by MTG staff and qualified health care provider Teen Mothers Support Groups $17,143 Staff Staff and administrative costs $13,613 Scholarships $13,179 Supporting 100 girls with education scholarships Peer Program Training Community Savings Groups Training of youth peer providers and peer educator $2,393 Implementation through quarterly sessions, including savings and business skills $2,186 Duty Bearer Sensitization Quarterly duty bearers meetings facilitated by MTG staff to discuss progress, challenges, and support requirements $1,486 Total $50,000 11
