Project Report
| Apr 15, 2024
Getting started in 2024
By Marlene Keller | Deputy Programmes Manager
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AFAWI Team with Founder/Director THC Foundation
In December 2023, AFAWI, in collaboration with The Good Roll Foundation and Nalú Care distributed 3600 sanitary pads to 41 female students at Bob School in Accra, in order to provide a lasting supply of menstrual products for adolescents in need. Our team further hosted training sessions on puberty and menstruation for boys and girls. As part of that, we explained the usage and availability of different menstrual products and spoke up against associated stigmatization. In the nexts months more training sessions and donations of menstrual products are planned.
The year 2024 has started and some amazing progress was made in the project. We received an individual donations towards the project, which will be used to purchase reusable sanitary pads for female students.
Furthermore AFAWI had an introductory meeting with the co-founder Josephina Ababio of the THC Foundation, our new partner for the Eccachild and Empowering Girls Project in Ashongman cluster of schools.
We are excited to start this new partnership and looking forward to support students at school!
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Dec 21, 2023
Review 2023 and Look Forward
By Marlene Keller | Deputy Programmes Manager
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In 2023, we were able to expand our Empowering Girls Project and established a Teen Club in the Ashongman Cluster of Schools. Our team is currently going to the school every two weeks to talk with around 100 students (girls and boys) about topics such as menstruation, puberty, sexual and reproductive rights and consent, career coaching, and mental health. Boys are an integral part of our training sessions on menstruation, puberty, sexual and reproductive rights and consent. We believe in educating everyone in order to foster structural change.
This year held 20 workshops in total. In December we also hosted a one day event in cooperation with the organization The Good Roll Foundation where we gave out 3600 sanitary pads to the female students of the Bob School in Accra. We also conducted a workshop at this school with 41 boys and 46 girls to talk about puberty and menstruation.
For 2024 we are planning to expand the project to 2-4 more schools in the Volta Region.
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Sep 5, 2023
Training Session with Students on Teenage Pregnancy
By Marlene Keller | Deputy Programmes Manager
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PROCEDURE
- 10:00 AM - DEPARTURE: Departure of AFAWI Team from Adenta, Ghana to Adenkrebi, Ghana (stopping in Oyarifa to meet Naa and Bright)
- 11:15 AM – TEAM ARRIVAL: The AFAWI team arrived at Adenkrebi school and greeted the students and staff members.
- 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM – Presentation: Kayla ran a session on teenage pregnancy with the assistance of Naa and Portia.
- 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM – PASSING OUT OF DRINKS AND SNACKS TO STUDENTS
- 2:30 PM – DEPARTURE: Departed Adenkrebi to return to the office
SUMMARY
Upon arriving at the school, Becky, Naa, Kayla and Bright waited for the students to finish their exams before beginning with the presentation. Once the students were ready, Kayla commenced with the presentation, assisted by Naa and Portia regarding teenage pregnancy and preventative methods. The students were very engaged and participative this session as well. They were all familiar with condoms, but were not necessarily sure how to use them properly and had a lot of questions. There were also quite a few questions regarding the different birth control methods. Students seemed knowledgeable of the risks and consequences involved with teenage pregnancies.
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