Educate young Moldovans in personal health

Dear Supporter,

The summer saw the end of the latest Y-Peer programme where between 35 and 40 young people had gone through a series of 10 workshops across the academic year.

At each of the 3 centres where your support has enabled the workshops to take place, the young people reflected on the experience of being part of the programme. They reviewed “Me Before and After Y-Peer Moldova” and “The Y-Peer Influence on My Life”.

For these young people it is not an over-exaggeration to say that their lives have been transformed. Let’s hear it from them:
“I learned to leave my comfort zone and to express my opinions”

“I have learned to live without prejudices, to love my body and to be careful about what is happening around me”

“I will miss Y-Peer workshops because they were able to bring us useful information through interactive methods”

“When I grow up I will apply for Y-Peer trainings in the capital”

As Y-Peer themselves note, every end is a new beginning. The activities will have a huge impact on young lives and society.

And now, so long as the funding continues to be available, we prepare for the next cohort of young people. We hope that you will wish to be part of continuing to change lives so dramatically.

Dear Supporter,

The Y-Peer programme, introduced into Esther House and two other children’s centres in rural Moldova, has exemplified how positive young people can be amongst themselves and to the wider community.

The most recent Y- Peer workshops have looked at:

-how to identify violent action and how to prevent violence and bullying

-promoting respect and tolerance amongst young people.

-helping teenagers to elaborate their CV and to know secrets of successful interviews for volunteer work, jobs or extracurricular activities in school.

- road safety education.       

- using social theatre for addressing health issues and youth problems.

“The Y-Peer program in our village was very beneficial and had a great impact on children at the Centre. Topics discussed here were often not discussed by parents and teachers. Because of this, children may have been shy, but the information received was very well accepted by children who understood how important these things are to their health. We would like this program to continue because, as we have said, children are not very informed about such things, but they are important and necessary. Thanks for working with Y-Peer Moldova.” Manager of a participating Children’s Day Centre.

A couple of contests were also held , one in writing an essay entitled ‘Say thanks to a woman in your life’ and the other involved taking a photo that described to the participants ‘What does a beautiful love relationship look like?’

Some feedback from the young people include:

“I understood how important it is to write a project and to change something in our locality”

“This contest reminded me how much my mum means to me. I gave her the essay and she was crying during reading it. ’’

Thank you for being part of this wonderful project that helps young people, your support makes this possible and we and the young people are forever grateful.

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