By Kwagala Samantha | Fundraiser
Dear friends,
*THEME: FROM PEER PRESSURE TO POSITIVE PURPOSE: GUIDING TEENAGERS TOWARD BETTER CHOICES*
*REPORT*
*BACKGROUND*
- Many teenagers in slum face peer pressure
- Drugs, early sex, crime, dropping out
- No guidance = wrong choices
- We guide them to positive purpose
*OBJECTIVES*
- Replace peer pressure with peer support
- Guide teenagers to better choices
- Provide positive purpose through education
- Mentor & counsel youth
*ACTIVITIES DONE*
- Counseling sessions for 60+ teenagers on peer pressure
- Mentorship programs - older youth guiding younger
- Life skills talks: saying NO to drugs, gangs, early pregnancy
- Kept 80+ teens in school through fees & materials support
- Sports & talent activities to give positive purpose
- Home visits to families with at-risk teens
*ACHIEVEMENTS*
- Many teens left bad groups, joined school clubs
- Reduced dropout among teenagers
- Improved discipline & focus
- More teenagers dreaming of future, not street
- Parents report better behavior at home
*CHALLENGES*
- Strong peer pressure in slum environment
- Limited mentors & counselors
- No youth center / safe space
- Many teens still out of school
- Limited funds for youth programs
*WAY FORWARD*
- Build youth mentorship & safe space center
- Start peer support clubs in schools
- Expand counseling & life skills training
- Income skills training to give purpose
- Partner with more youth mentors
*CONCLUSION & APPEAL*
- Teenagers don’t need pressure, they need purpose
- Your support guides one more teenager to better choices
- Help us turn peer pressure into positive purpose
By Kwagala Samantha | Fundraiser
By Kwagala Samantha | Fundraiser
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