Girls Scholarship Program

Theory Of Change

Empower Maasai girls through education and sisterhood to help them rise out of poverty and become role models and leaders so that they can uproot child marriage traditions and instill new ideas of gender equality for themselves and other girls in their community.

Goals

1. Reduce the prevalence rate of child marriage in girls 8-14 years in Mlima Shabaha and Tindigani villages.

2. Provide at-risk child brides with a group home and scholarship program to fund their individual learning plans.

3. Equip scholars with knowledge and skills to obtain gainful employment and financial security.

Impact

The girls scholarship program currently supports 14 scholars, and has directly prevented 80 child marriages in two Maasai communities. All scholars have passed their national exams and half are in the top 10% of their class.

This program has empowered educators and mothers to identify and act at the local level to prevent child marriages and increase access to education for Maasai scholars. This is only the beginning.

Funding

This program is fully funded by individual donors and sponsors. Asanteni sana (many thanks) to our wonderful sponsors and donors; we are so grateful to have you all as members of the LFAS family!