 Programs
Equal Chance programs are designed locally by the members of the communities that we serve. Our programs respond to the lack of opportunities for young people of poor families to continue their Education or to receive Skills Training for Employment – a primary cause of systemic poverty.
Educational Assistance for Secondary School
This Program is specifically aimed at providing an otherwise non-existent opportunity for brilliant and talented young people from poor families to attend Secondary School. Equal Chance assistance consists of Financial Aid based on family income, Career Counseling exploring the possibilities of future employment, and Empowerment Support helping the young people to realize their potential and their power to effect real change upon not only themselves and their families, but also their communities. Current support is being provided to five extraordinary members of the Songornya United Youth Club.
Skills Training Assistance for Employment or Income Generation
For young people of extremely poor families, there is sometimes no money to support the young person to learn a trade (paying the training fees and supporting the young person during the duration of her/his training). Equal Chance supports selected young people in this situation with Financial Aid based on family income, with Career Counseling including financial bookkeeping and discussion of the marketability of the trade being learned, and with Empowerment Support to promote self-confidence and self-sufficiency.
 Support to Vulnerable Girls in Need
Young girls from poor families without education or skills for employment usually have little to no income and live without their basic needs being met. These girls are too often sexually exploited by older men who give them money and promise them support. This increases the rates of teenage pregnancy, HIV infections and continued poverty among young girls. Equal Chance supports these girls with Skills Training to help them gain financial independence and with Counseling to help them avoid trading sex for financial support.
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