Our Priority Areas
Advancing Girl’s Leadership
Girls’ rights and gender equality Challenging social norms and attitudes to achieve trans-formative change for girls and their communities. Globally, one in five girls are … Read More
End Harmful Practices
Harmful practices, such as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and child marriage are violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms. What are harmful practices? ‘Harmful practices’ … Read More
Mentor a girl close to home
The Power of Mentorship SCOEN works to counter the social pressures that discourage girls in under-resourced communities by combining multi-generational group mentoring to build a … Read More
Support girls and women in crisis
Millions of girls are subjected to abuse, child labor, trafficking, child marriage, and other offenses. Your gift will go where it’s needed most, protecting girls … Read More
Prioritizing adolescent health
We believe that upholding adolescents’ rights to sexual and reproductive health reduces gender-based sexual violence and improves health. Improving children’s sexual and reproductive health and … Read More
Provide the ticket to education: clean water
Clean water, sanitation, and hygiene education are basic necessities for a healthy environment and a productive life. When people have access to clean water and … Read More
Violence Against Women
By cultivating an understanding of violence against women, we seek to transform the way power is used between men and women in society. A collective … Read More
Ending Child Marriage
Nearly 1 in every 2 girls in Uganda is married before the age of 18. DRIVERS In Uganda, child marriage is often a result of … Read More
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Why partner with SCOEN? With our experience in the field, we are one of the world’s leading independent organisations for children. We work side-by-side with … Read More
Our Strategy
We want to fulfil the promise of the 2030 Global Goals and strive for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. Our strategy … Read More
From Our Supporters
I didnot know how useful giving inkind was! not until i gave basic items to SCOEN Uganda for the children inneed and the photo excited … Read More
I didn’t know how many people work at SCOEN, so I drew a lot to show how much SCOEN programmes means to me!
A thoughtful and kind individual in my team wanted donation to this charity instead of receiving wedding presents. She connected me to the charity and … Read More
From Our Blog
Periods don’t stop during a pandemic, and neither do we!
There are millions of girls affected by the COVID-19 pandemic having been used to accessing sanitary towels in schools,” Grace, SCOEN Program Manager says
Girls’ education during the COVID-19 pandemic
Our identify and respond to girls’ needs – have some invaluable insights into the impacts of the pandemic and how it is affecting girls around the world. They also have some innovative ideas about how to put girls at the centre of the response.
Roles for local leaders in ending early marriage and leading to prosperity
Religious leaders are in a prime position to protect young girls and take a stand against child marriage. With courage and firm action on their part, child marriage could quickly—and finally—be ended all over the world.
Girls Parliament to end child marriage in Uganda
SCOEN proposes to advance girls’ leadership by facilitating girls’ parliaments through which girls and women can advocate with key stakeholders like police, clan-local, church leaders, and child protection units to end child marriage at the community, sub-county, and district level.