ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE FOUNDATION

Life is full of experiences. While some are great, others are not and eventually the experiences shape who we become. Some of the experiences are hard to be told not because they are such long stories but because not everyone can fathom the effects or scars left behind by their happening.

Knowing this, My Experience Foundation then sets out in unselfish devotion to improve life for those who have not had it easy. Particularly the underprivileged especially women and the girls that have been forced into child marriages chaperoned by parents, are teenage mothers or have been sexually abused through our bi-monthly and annual donation activities where we provide basic needs for them and also keep them in school by providing their school dues so that they could be able to attain an education.

With all that we do, we put emphasis on giving opportunities so that the children (particulary the girls as earlier on mentioned) and women can re-write their stories – A second chance to get back on their feet and live a life they deserve because we believe everyone has the right to be completely in charge of their future.

We took the obligation upon ourselves to ensure that we promote the rights and wellbeing of the children, especially the girls and the women and in so doing, we give them a new opportunity to re-write their stories. This has enabled us to  offer them rehabilitation services, promote and facilitate their well being by providing nutrition supplements and basic needs as well as provide school dues so they can be able to attain an education.

WHY WE EXIST?

Every day, tens of thousands of girls and women have their health, rights and futures snatched. Some are denied access to quality education. Some are destined to uneducated fate as they are under privileged with families battling poverty  Some are forced into “marriages” as children, some are sexually abused and still, others are neglected or starved, simply because they are female. Being a female is proving to become a basis for oppression especially in low developed countries like Uganda where law enforcement is still lacking, something that underpins their potential. Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is undeniably one of the most common forms of human rights abuse. In Uganda, it affects 1 in 5 women aged 15-49 (UDHS, 2016). GBV takes many forms: physical, sexual, psychological, and economic – but physical and sexual violence carried out by intimate partners interfere more with women’s full and equal participation in society.

We believe every girl has the right to go to school, be sheltered  from violence, access health services, and fully participate in her community and we know for certain that women are the primary caretakers and that when well equipped bring high returns in terms of educating the nation, breaking cycles of poverty, improving survival rates, deterring child marriages and early pregnancies.