What We Do
Empowering rural adolescent girls to lead, choose, and thrive.
Empowering the whole girl with her community
SHEEO empowers the whole girl by nurturing her potential while partnering with her community to build an environment where she can truly succeed.
The model invests in every adolescent girl as a whole person, combining individual empowerment with deep community integration to build a protective and proactive ecosystem that supports her at every turn.
SHEEO’s dual-track approach moves beyond traditional aid, turning individual growth into a shared community victory that creates permanent and scalable impact.
Holistic three-pillar empowerment model
Our programs support adolescent girls before, during and after formal education, including girls who are out of school.
Education, Well-being and Innovation Program
An integrated initiative improving access to quality education, strengthening girls’ participation in innovation and leadership, and promoting physical, mental, and social well-being.
Goal: To empower girls through inclusive education, innovation skills development, and well-being support so they can reach their full academic, social, and economic potential.
Girls’ Education Support & Safe Learning Spaces
- Provide scholarships or learning materials for vulnerable girls.
- Establish or strengthen girl-friendly school clubs and safe spaces.
- Conduct mentorship programs linking girls with female role models.
- Train teachers on gender-responsive teaching methods.
Innovation, STEM & Digital Skills Training
- Organize coding, robotics, and digital literacy workshops.
- Run innovation labs or girls’ tech clubs in schools.
- Support science fairs, hackathons, and project-based learning challenges.
- Provide entrepreneurship training and seed ideas for girl-led initiatives.
- Establish, equip and run information and communication technology training for girls in school and out of school.
Health, Well-being & Life Skills Empowerment
- Deliver sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), bodily autonomy and menstrual hygiene education and awareness.
- Provide counseling and psychosocial support services.
- Conduct life skills training on decision-making, self-confidence, and communication.
- Run awareness campaigns on gender-based violence prevention and reporting.
Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment Program
A practical program equipping adolescent girls with skills, resources, mentorship, market access, and startup support so they can transition into sustainable economic opportunities.
Goal: To empower girls economically by increasing their access to skills, resources, and opportunities for sustainable livelihoods and financial independence.
Skills Development and Vocational Training
- Provide training in market-relevant trades such as tailoring, hairdressing, agribusiness, ICT, and crafts.
- Offer digital skills training including computer literacy and online work opportunities.
- Conduct apprenticeship placements with local businesses and artisans.
- Organize career guidance and employability workshops.
Financial Literacy and Access to Finance
- Train girls on budgeting, saving, credit management, and financial planning.
- Establish or strengthen savings groups and VSLA models.
- Facilitate access to microfinance institutions or youth-friendly financial services.
- Promote mobile money usage and digital financial tools.
Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Support
- Support girls to develop business plans and start micro-enterprises.
- Provide seed grants or starter kits for promising business ideas.
- Organize mentorship programs with successful women entrepreneurs.
- Facilitate market days, exhibitions, and digital marketplaces for products.
Leadership, Advocacy, and Community Engagement Program
A community-focused program strengthening girls’ voice, agency, participation, and leadership while engaging boys, men, parents, and community leaders to support girls’ autonomy and rights.
Goal: To empower girls to actively participate in leadership and advocacy processes that advance gender equality and community development.
Leadership Development and Mentorship
- Conduct leadership and confidence-building training for girls.
- Establish girls’ leadership clubs in schools and communities.
- Pair girls with female mentors in leadership, business, and public service.
- Organize public speaking, debate, and dialogue forums.
Advocacy and Civic Engagement
- Train girls on human rights, gender equality, and civic participation.
- Support girl-led campaigns on ending child marriage and promoting education.
- Facilitate girls’ participation in community dialogue forums and local government meetings.
- Use media and digital platforms for girl-led storytelling and awareness campaigns.
Community Engagement and Social Norms Change
- Conduct community sensitization sessions with parents, leaders, boys, and men.
- Organize community dialogues on girls’ education, SRHR, economic empowerment, and leadership.
- Promote role model visits and intergenerational discussions.