TEENS Clubs – Leadership & Life Skills for Youth
TEENS Clubs are school-based leadership initiatives designed to create youth-friendly spaces for:
- Health Education & Services
- Environmental Care & Life Skills Development
- Volunteerism & Community Engagement
Operating in primary and secondary schools across Kampala and Wakiso, these clubs equip young people with mentorship, WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) awareness, backyard gardening skills, and leadership training.
RUN for Girls – Advocating for Adolescent Girls’ Rights
As part of the Adolescent Girls’ Empowerment Program, RUN for Girls (Rights Uplift Nobility for Girls) is a campaign dedicated to:
- Promoting girls’ rights
- Keeping girls in school
- Addressing Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) challenges
By tackling educational barriers related to reproductive health, the initiative empowers young girls to stay in school and thrive.
Heritage Education Programme (HEP) Clubs:
Closure of the Street road at Luwum in Kampala
Heritage education ensure that the younger generations are encouraged and facilitated to play an active part in learning about their heritage and their cultural background through different heritage activities under various themes in our Heritage Tool Kit.
HEP clubs are run coordinated by TEENS with support from Cross Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) to engage young people in the promotion and conservation of their culture. These clubs are national in nature with participating school across regions.
Kimanye Health Vibes: This is a four (4) research project is a purely health focused projected supported by IPAS Africa Alliance targeting all women of reproductive age, professional Health workers, VHTs, youth, Government agencies in promotion of Comprehensive Health Care Service (PAC & CAC) and contraceptive use in Uganda.
Vijjana Generational Museum (VGx): This is the first youth museum in Africa (since 2015)and exists as a physical space and asset for the storage and documentation of culture affairs of youth to help them access, appreciate and conserve culture in Uganda. The museum is a work in Progress.
PREACH: The project has been implemented since 2014 by partner organizations including TEENS, CoU-TEDO and SOCADIDO in Serere District in eastern Uganda with support from the Inter-Church Cooperation organization for Development (ICCO). The project continues in Central Region to continue with the Promotion of Renewable Energy and Adaptation to Climate Change (PREACH) by TEENS training artisans (youth & women) on the installation of energy Saving Cook stoves, promotion of Solar (PV & solar lamps), training in simple energy audits and efficient building designs.