Education Protects Girls From Harmful Practices
Many of the girls we reach have never sat in a classroom.
We help them catch up with peers and stay in school.
Two ways we get kids into school
Community-Based Accelerated Learning
Through our Nabulaa Accelerated Learning Program (NALP), we partner with local governments to open classrooms inside public schools for kids aged 10–14 who have been out of school or never attended, using a proven accelerated curriculum and learning model to help them catch up in just one year.
- Guaranteed admission to the public school in Grade 3
- We pay teachers, provide the curriculum and supplies, and get the birth certificates girls need to enroll
- We keep track of every girl so she stays in school and isn't married off
- 70% girls, 30% boys - supporting the children in most need, and promoting whole-community engagement and transformation
Long-term Transformative Education
Girls arrive at our Safe Home having never attended school. They have experienced, or were about to experience, cutting, child marriage, beading or other exploitation. When it isn’t safe for them to stay at home, SGF provides safe shelter and education from preschool through high school or college, or even graduate school.
- Accelerated remedial education at the Safe Home in her first year, enabling her to catch up with peers and not face the embarrassment of sitting in a classroom with 5 year olds
- The English and Swahili she will need in mainstream schools
- Supporting high quality education as far as she wants to go
- Educated survivors go back to their communities with the skills, confidence and respect to help their families and change the culture
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The community is not a recipient of this program. They build the program with us.
We open a classroom inside the public school she should have attended.
1
We sit down first
With the Chief, the Headteacher, parents, local leaders and the County Education Office, before a girl enters the classroom.
2
The community chooses
A local committee forms and selects a local, credentialed teacher for the Accelerated Learning Classroom.
3
Everyone contributes
The school gives the classroom and daily lunch; families give uniforms when possible. SGF pays the teacher and brings the books, school supplies and curriculum.
4
Twelve months
The class covers pre-primary through Grade 2, with regular check-ins and social work support to keep girls safe and in class.
5
Grade 3
The following school year, the children walk into Grade 3 in the same school.
712
Children
In 2026, we educated 712 children through this program. They are now advancing to Grade 3.
Over 500 girls are in school right now because we:
Pay their teachers
Local, credentialed teachers chosen by the community
Provide a proven curriculum
Pre-primary to Grade 2 in one year
Buy supplies
Books and materials for every classroom
Get birth certificates
Required to enroll in school
Keep track of every girl
So she remains in school and is not married off
If a girl is not attending school, a team member goes to her homestead to find out why.