Change the Story

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Key Information

Change the Story aims to ensure that 2,243 young mothers in rural Uganda are able to better support their children's wellbeing via behaviour change communication (BCC) programming around: a) health seeking behaviour and access to community-based healthcare; and b) a skill-focused literacy and numeracy programme focused on education about nutrition, childcare, and creating a learning environment at home. Through further BCC and life-skills activities with 2,025 young fathers and community leaders, traditional gender norms will be challenged and improved participation of women will be catalysed at community level.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Uganda

Activity URL

https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/projects/GB-CHC-298316-203559-218/summary

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

2018 - 2021

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

MannionDaniels

COVID-19 Response
Not changed
Geographic Scope
National
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
  • Primary enrollment
Other
  • Early childhood development
Other skills
  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Social and emotional learning
Skills
  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
Cross-cutting areas
  • Gender equality
  • Nutrition
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Mothers, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Pre-school
  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
Other populations reached
  • Community leaders
  • Fathers
Participants include
  • Adolescent mothers (pregnant or parenting)
Program Approaches Back to Top
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
  • Community mobilization
Health and childcare services
  • Maternal and child health services
Life skills education
  • Gender, rights and power
Social/gender norms change
  • Engaging parents/caregivers of students or school-age children/adolescents
Tutoring/strengthening academic skills
  • Literacy - outside the classroom
  • Numeracy - outside the classroom
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
  • Increased literacy
  • Increased numeracy
  • Increased school completion (general)
Cross-cutting goals
  • Improved critical consciousness
  • Improved maternal, newborn, and/or child health (MNCH)