The baseline Survey

Data collection used a mixed-methods approach combining structured individual surveys and
Focus Group Discussions (FGDs). Respondents included adolescent girls (both in-school and
out-of-school) and their parents/caretakers. All data collection will be conducted in strict
adherence to grant’s safeguarding, informed consent, and data protection protocols.
Enumerators enumerators applied trauma-informed and age-appropriate approaches throughout, ensuring
girls felt safe, respected, and heard.
The collected data shall be used in designing a programme report and long-term grant proposal
that best fits adolescent girls in Mbikko.

Baseline Survey Objective;
The main objective of the Baseline Survey data collection was to collect data on study respondents’
(adolescent girls and parents’) attitudes and behaviours related to abuses that girls face in their
communities, identify the current status of adolescent girls, and learn about their social networks.
This will generate important information that will help the cluster plan for future activities and
further assessment of the impact of the project.
The exercise will enhance a deeper understanding of adolescent girls’ issues in Mbikko, Njeru
Municipality, Buikwe District by collecting both Qualitative and Quantitative data from the
perspectives of adolescent girls in and out of school, as well as community members (parents and
caretakers of the adolescent girls).