GENDER EQUALITY

Gender equality and women economic empowerment are fundamental to Achut Foundation’s vision and dictate as they are core to which the Sustainable Development Goals are appreciated.

Through the gender equality and women empowerment programme, AChut Foundation aims to:.

• Increase the number of girls who access quality education and improve women literacy. Education plays a vital role in building a strong foundation in one’s life as it is one of the most effective ways to break the cycle of poverty and discrimination. Through the programme, girls and women are accorded equal opportunities to enroll in school and get quality education.
• Achut Foundation runs campaigns against harmful practices such as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and child marriages that have numerous adverse effects on the mother and baby.
• Increasing the participation of women in public decision-making and policy formulation at all levels as women are underrepresented. Achut Foundation aims to cooperate with stakeholders such as the government at both national and state levels, Non-Governmental Organizations and other social partners to achieve gender balance both decision-making processes and policy formulation.
• To strengthen women’s access to resources and opportunities that will foster their economic empowerment and promote poverty eradication.