Livelihood, Empowerment, and Advocacy Program
The Livelihood, Empowerment, and Advocacy Program (LEAP) will be expanded to reach marginalized women and girls in 25 districts. The livelihood interventions include facilitation of Self-Help Groups (SHGs), Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLA), and Technical, Vocational, Education, and Training (TVET) support programs at the community level. The TVET program particularly links adolescent girls who are school dropouts or who have become vulnerable as a result of pregnancy to financial and business advisory services as well as opportunities for re-entry into formal school or employable skills. Adolescent girls and women are organized in SHGs for the purposes of gaining physical, emotional, and financial support as well as knowledge sharing.