
In 2019, EDOU was one of the three principal promoters of Girls Flourish (GF), a non-profit and girls empowerment movement in Uganda that worked with UN Women Uganda and Ministries of Gender and Education to develop and implement top-of-the-mind awareness campaigns for the empowerment of the girl child in Uganda. With support from the Embassy of Sweden in Uganda, GF organised the Girls Flourish Awards, the first national awards in Uganda that identified, recognised and celebrated communities, brands, organisations and individuals that have not only transformed yesterday’s girl child into today’s great woman but tirelessly working towards ensuring that today’s girl child becomes tomorrow’s woman of influence. GF brings a unique approach to promoting girl child empowerment. The Award winners do not only mentor the next generation of women of influence but go on to influence their respective spaces for the empowerment of the girl child.