By Helina Ocran | project lead
1. Project Overview
During the reporting period, SCEF continued to advance its adolescent and youth empowerment agenda through the Girl Power (Empower Girl) Project, alongside strategic planning discussions under the CHAW Project. The focus remained on strengthening adolescent leadership, expanding life-skills education, and laying the foundation for youth-focused economic empowerment initiatives. These efforts aim to build confidence, participation, and long-term self-reliance among adolescent girls and young people engaged by SCEF.
2. Progress and Key Activities
Girls’ Club Formation and Leadership Development
As part of the Girl Power Project, SCEF successfully established a Girls’ Club comprising 15–17 adolescent girls. The club adopted a peer-led structure, with members electing two student leaders to coordinate activities. This approach is designed to nurture leadership skills, responsibility, and confidence among the girls.
The Girls’ Club holds regular meetings where members discuss issues affecting adolescent girls, including personal development, wellbeing, and social challenges. Through the active engagement and visibility of the club, SCEF was selected to nominate one adolescent girl to participate in the Adolescent Girls Summit, scheduled for 31st March to 3rd April in Côte d’Ivoire. This opportunity highlights the growing impact of the project and the confidence being built among participants.
Planned Youth Empowerment Initiatives under the CHAW Project
During the quarter, planning discussions continued for two additional youth-focused initiatives targeting young people aged 15–25 years:
Valora Programme:
A financial literacy and entrepreneurship programme aimed at equipping adolescents with practical money-management skills, entrepreneurial thinking, and self-confidence. The programme will cover basic budgeting, small-scale business development, teamwork, and presentation skills, culminating in a business pitch session. The pilot phase is expected to engage 10–15 adolescents and youth.
Hair Changers Project:
Planned in collaboration with The Hair Changers Project Partner (Netherlands) and Passion for Mother and Child Training Centre, this initiative aims to equip 15–20 young girls, including young single mothers, with practical hairdressing skills to improve employability and income-generation opportunities.
3. Challenges
Limited financial and material resources continue to affect the scale and pace of programme implementation.
Some adolescent participants face challenges balancing programme participation with school and household responsibilities.
The Valora Programme and Hair Changers Project are still at the planning stage and depend on finalized partnerships and funding availability.
4. Way Forward
In the next quarter, SCEF will:
Strengthen fundraising and partnership efforts to support programme expansion and sustainability.
Provide continuous mentoring and support to Girls’ Club leaders to ensure effective coordination and peer leadership.
Finalize programme frameworks and partnerships for the Valora Programme and Hair Changers Project to enable timely roll-out.
Enhance monitoring and follow-up mechanisms to support regular attendance and sustained engagement among participants.
5. Conclusion
The Girl Power Project continues to make steady progress in building adolescent leadership and preparing young people for future economic opportunities. Despite resource constraints, the establishment of the Girls’ Club and the selection of a participant for an international summit demonstrate meaningful progress. With continued donor support, the project is well-positioned to expand its impact and support more adolescent girls and young people toward confidence, independence, and self-reliance.
By Solomon Abbey | Child Rights Advocate
By Helina Ocran | Project Lead
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