Program Implementation

GRIT Lab partners with Energy In Action in implementing annual youth drowning prevention camps in Uganda since 2020. Each year, the camps provide public health education, drowning prevention, and learn to swim training to school-aged youth. Other partners include the Uganda Scouts, Uganda Lifesaving Association, and the Ugandan Red Cross.

The Kibera Women's Public Health Ambassadors program is a partnership between Project Elimu, Energy in Action, and the GRIT Lab. The program aims to support young women, mostly teen moms, in Kibera, to develop the skills needed to support their community in confronting persistent health challenges and successfully drive positive change.

The Youth Public Health Ambassadors program is a partnership between Children’s Chance International, Energy in Action, and the GRIT Lab. The program aims to support youth in vulnerable communities develop the skills needed to support their communities in confronting persistent health challenges and successfully drive positive change. Started in 2000 at the height of the CODIV-19 pandemic, the YPHA program has resulted in several outputs, including multiple peer-reviewed pub

GRIT Lab has been designing and implementing menstrual health workshops for over 5 years. This has included implementation of the various training sessions focused on sanitation and hygiene, RUMP construction, and period underwear distribution, as well as evaluation research.