Empowering Girls in School

Ntiibe, A fifteen year old JHS two pupil at Sang vigorously campaigned for more members for her club, when she requested to share her experience as girl’s club president with her colleagues on the occasion of community participatory review and reflection meeting at her community. She shared the benefits and importance of being a member of girls club and encourages colleagues to join in order to tap into the rich experience of girl’s club activities.  This is what   she has for her colleagues:

“I thank Songtaba for establishing and supporting   girls club in my school, I also encourage my colleagues to join the club due to the benefits it has for students, most especially girls. At first it was difficult for me to ask questions in class, because I always shivered in an attempt to ask questions in class, and believed it is a shame to make mistake before colleagues. Hence I always responded yes to every question posed by my teacher to confirm our understanding of a lesson delivered. These attitudes and behaviors in class affected my performance in both class and end of term examination. 

However, when I join the girls club at primary six, there were series of activities that made us to interact at the club level. These activities and other training from Songtaba has improved my performance, I can now ask question in class for clarity if I do not understand something in class. The training we had on leadership, rights and responsibilities of a girl child convinces me to contest and won the position of girl’s prefect when I was in class six. Now I am the president of girls club in my school, which I never thought was possible before joining the girls club. I therefore encourage my colleagues whether primary or junior high school to try and join the girls club, it builds our capacity to take up leadership position without being afraid.

Once again, I thank Songtaba and it donors for this wonderful opportunity in our school, may God bless them to continue supporting us.”

hello wonderful donors!

It is yet another exciting moment for Songtaba to update you on what has been happening in the project communities with the support of your donations. The activities of the girls clubs for the term came to an end during the end of the academic term. But the good news is that they were able to achieve a lot before breaking for the holidays. key among their achievement was the successfull launch of a campaign against child/force marriage. The campaign against child marriage was successfully planned and executed. The girls organised community outreach programmes where they visited market places and homes to educate parents on the dangers of marrying off their girl children at early ages. They also took turns to educate parents on the benfits of allowing their girl children to access formal education.

After a long vacation, schools are back to session and the girls are very excited to see each other again and also to continue their activities. They have started this term titling it as 'PLANNING FOR ACTION'. Rabiatu Alhassan, one of the girls clubs member in an interview on how she feel being part of the girls clubs had this to say, ' I fell very excited for being a member of the girls clubs, it is very educative and informative and i shall put all efforts in getting our action plans implemented for this academic term'.

As part of the action plans for this period, most of the clubs are doing restructuring and electing new leaders because some of their members who were leaders have graduated to junior high school.

Thank you for making time to read our update on Empowering Girls in School project.