Empowering Girls in Adenkrebi, Ghana

Objective: To increase knowledge on the topic of puberty amongst the school girls in our partner school in Adenkrebi.

Venue: Adenkrebi MA School, Ghana

Team: Naa (Field coordinator, AFAWI), Risata Kufuor (Intern) , Isla Leckie (Intern)

Present: Mr Nutsugah (Headmaster), Girls club leader, students

Absent: N/A

I. Procedure

- 11:00 AM - DEPARTURE: Departure of AFAWI Team from Adenta, Ghana to Adenkrebi, Ghana

- 12:30 AM – TEAM ARRIVAL - The AFAWI team arrived at Adenkrebi school and met the headmaster, girls club leader and a few other staff. We asked the girls club leaders if in the future they have any suggestions about topics of the talks that we would like to hear their ideas.

- 13:00 AM - 14:15 AM – TALK BEGINS: We re-introduced ourselves and then began the interactive talk on Puberty (see content summary below), which included a lot of excercises. The students were very interactive and answered all our questions. Isla collected footage to use for fundraising and social media.

- 14:15 AM - 14:30 AM – VISIT THE FARM: We inspected the nearby school farm, assessing the progress since our last visit the previous week.

- 14:30 AM - 15:30 AM – TRAVEL: The AFAWI team made their way to Accra.

II. Content Summary

- Aims of the training: 

• Identify what adolescence is about and understand the physical changes involved
• Understand why adolescent can experience emotional stress
• Learning about the social implications and effects of maturation on adolescent girls

- Content: 

• Meaning of adolescence
• Physical changes during adolescence
• Menstruation
• Hygiene
• Emotional Stress