One of the PED participants holds their Q&A card during the training.
The Eliezah Foundation Initiative (EFI) has successfully concluded the first phase of the Peer Education Drive (PED). This initiative is part of the Everyday Equality Strategic Programmes, which aim to engage young people in combating online and offline gender-based violence (GBV).
Eleven schools participated in the first phase, with several additional schools expressing interest in joining the drive. Coordination and communication with these schools are ongoing. Programme Manager Joyce Amanda has pledged to continue lobbying for resources to ensure that other regions can also participate in the programme.
PED is expected to directly reach over 16,000 students and more than 200 teachers with educational services and information on sexual and gender-based violence. The programme also aims to establish over 50 action groups and school clubs to address GBV issues in Uganda, benefiting more than 100 families.
