WITU is a for impact company that connects young women from underserved communities to dignified and meaningful employment and economic opportunities. We elevate the social and economic status of young women across Uganda by helping them develop relevant, quality skills for the future of work and linking them to job opportunities , provide them with quality business and vocational skills and linkages to financial services so that they can start and run successful businesses Mission: To empower young women to become innovative technologists & entrepreneurs equally influencing Africa's economy. Through a training institute, women focused on business accelerators, STEM and Vocational education and digital jobs centers. offering tools, resources and opportunities that allow them to thrive. WITU aims at Empowering, Inspiring and Training the next generation of Uganda female leaders, business women and technologists. Our holistic theory of change looks at a girl or young woman's life in a 360 angle, offering Personal development, Leadership, Life skills, Health, Computer Science, entrepreneurship & business skills and job linkages or smart loans. In the long run, this creates a community of exemplary women ready to take on careers in technological fields therefore reducing the gender gap and business women creating strong and growing SMEs. WITU has established itself as an environment to inspire, train, mentor and share ideas for all budding women in technology to realize the vision. We opened the first women focused tech and business hub to support early stage and growing women SMEs.
Uganda
Fundraisers
Fundraiser by Barbara Mutabazi
On-Site Baby Care to Keep Mothers in Training
We are raising funds to set up on site baby care spaces at our learning centers(3) to ensure that young mothers can participate fully and consistently in our training programs. Many of the young women we serve are eager to learn, but they face a major barrier because they have no one to care for their babies while they attend classes. As a result, they often drop out, miss sessions, or struggle to concentrate since they are worried about their children’s safety and well being. The on site baby care spaces (3) will address this challenge by providing a safe, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate environment for their babies throughout the training day. Trained caregivers will offer attentive supervision and early stimulation activities, which will allow mothers to focus on their coursework, build skills with confidence, and complete the program without interruption. By removing childcare as a barrier, this initiative strengthens retention, improves learning outcomes, and ensures that young mothers, who are among the most vulnerable in our programs, can fully benefit from the opportunities we provide. This is not a shift away from our mission. It is an essential addition that supports women’s participation, dignity, and long term economic progress.
- Raised
- $5,250
- Goal
- $36,000
1 supporter
DonateElevate Women
I am passionate about women's economic empowerment. WITU supports women from underserved communities to start their own businesses by teaching them how to start, run and manage a business and a small micro loan as starting capital for the business. Milly Alum started an affordable pay as you go daycare in her community to support other low income moms who cannot afford traditional daycare. As a result, Milly herself has an income doing a job she is passionate about and other moms can now go to work knowing their babies are in a safe haven.
- Raised
- $50
- Goal
- $10,000
Donors
Mukul Agarwal We wish you all a bright future! Keep working towards your goals and you will achieve them.
Anita Manwani-Bhagat Inspired by Ansh Sheth's amazing work with this organization
Garima Thockchom This is very noble cause!
-Garima and Gautam ThockchomMonisha Sundararajan Rachna Aggarwal Anil Aggarwal1 Purvi Janardhan Chitra Gurjar Panav Gogte Preetha Basaviah