By Comfort Ikpi | Project Leader
The weekly lesson is a core program of the organization. This is targeted at adolescent girls aged 10-18. The aim of the weekly lessons is to increase leadership and life management skills through providing a forum and safe space for girls to exchange ideas, acquire knowledge/information on their sexual reproductive health and rights as well as seek solutions to their problems and receive support to develop while transforming into healthy adults.
For the 2014/2015 session that started in September 2014 spilled over to 2015, this was held regularly within the period under review. The major aim of this activity is to empower adolescent girls of 10 -18years with factual information on challenges of growing up, gender, life management skills, sexuality and reproductive health and rights.
For the session, a total of 31 sessions were held. Data on registration and promotion are presented below.
Number of girls registered 370
Number of girls promoted to level 2 105
Number of girls promoted to level 3 55
Regular attendance for all levels 209
The GPI 19th Graduation/Public enlightenment program ceremony was held on 22nd August 2015. In attendance were GPI girls, parents and guardians, representatives from NGOs, and representatives from Ministries. Data on graduates is given below.
Number of GPI girls – Weekly lessons 52
Number of girls – Entrepreneurship skills (Batch 3) 25
Number of girls – Media academy 15
Weekly sessions for 2015/2016 commenced on 6th September 2015. A total of 15 Sundays were observed and 13 weekly meetings were held while 2 Sundays were open days where all the girls gathered together to showcase their skills and talents while they interacted amongst themselves
Data on registration and promotion are presented below.
Registration and Promotion
Number of girls registered 266
Number of girls promoted to level 2 131
Number of girls promoted to level 3 76
Impact
Girls’ self-esteem improved thereby making them believe more in themselves
Girls taking informed decisions which foster the reduction of conformity when pressured by friends negatively.
Girls have enhanced their public speaking skills so well that some are taking up leadership roles in their various schools and worship places.
Most of the impact was accessed during the end of year day-out for beneficiaries of the program. Some responses are as follows:
“I now tell our family doctor I have an STI with full confidence. On like before I will shy away and say something else and get a wrong prescription. I am so happy for this confidence” - Faith F.
”I now know what my rights are as well as doing all the corresponding responsibilities to help me enjoy my full rights” – Abasi-ifreke E.
Challenges encountered
o Political unrest that hindered girls regularity
o Natural disaster (E.g flood, weather, persistent rainfall)
o Relocation (relocation of parent/guardians, change of schools)
o Transportation hike
o Insufficient space to accommodate girls in some groups made groups rowdy and uncomfortable to some
o Girls engagement in Church activities and running errands for parents/guardians on Sundays when lessons are held
Gaps
o Limited number of facilitators for groups
o Inadequate space to accommodate some large groups eg. Shining stars, pearls etc,
Opportunities:
o Trained GAA members on internship filling gaps on limited number of facilitators
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