Rise Young Women’s Clubs
The RISE Young Women’s Clubs programme seeks to build social cohesion, self-efficacy and resilience through: creating a space where young women can support each other, encouraging young women to work as a group to undertake projects in the community and, ultimately, preventing HIV, mitigating its impact and enabling safer choices
The Rise Clubs started in 2014 both in and out of school and are in 15 high HIV burden districts.
The vision of the club is to have YW&G achieve their full potential by;
Staying healthy
Getting a good education
Becoming strong leaders
Accessing equal opportunities
Creating innovative solutions
Having a voice
"the ability of the club model to foster social connectedness is crucial to the clubs’ success. One club observed that they “experience unity, sisterhood and deep friendship” and report that the club provides an environment that is supportive, non-judgmental, and creates a space in which they can help improve each other’s moods and attitudes"