Slum Girls Initiative

SGI seeks to &confidence through the creation of a better world for girls, youths, women, and marginalized areas by advocating for transformative change to protect and empower them. VISION
SGI’s vision is a society in which adolescent girls, young mothers, and women at large:
• Have better health and social welfare through provision of sanitary pads, menstrual education, supporting education through sponsorship programs, and empowering women through income-generating activities; and Have their human rights respected and protected

MISSION
SGI’s Mission is to improve the lives and protect the rights of slum girls, young mothers & women at large. OUR GOALS
Actively participate in empowering, improving the lives, and protecting the rights of girls, young mothers & women at large. To increase access for adolescent girls to adequate sanitary facilities and hygiene products to manage their menstrual cycles in a safe and healthy environment.
 To sponsor, facilitate and finance the acquisition of sanitary towels, reusable sanitary towels, pants, soaps, wash bags & towels for girls and young women.
 To provide reproductive health education to adolescent girls and young mothers and women at large.
 To provide the right information to young mothers on family planning.
 To educate, build capacity & raise awareness amongst teachers, students &community members (including men and boys) on menstruation
To provide access to clean water in communities to ensure better health and social welfare of women and girls in general. To support girls’ education through sponsorship programs (primary, secondary and tertiary levels)
To educate the community on the dangers of drugs use and abuse (including school children)
To empower women through income-generating activities

CORE VALUES
• Compassionate
• Confidentiality
• Integrity
• Teamwork
• Professionalism

WHO WE SERVE
• Adolescent girls and boys
• Young mothers
• Children 3 to 5 years