Female Peer Educator Program in Freetown

Projektperiode:

07.12.2022 - 31.05.2024

Beviliget beløb:

498.641,- DKK

Samlet budget:

498.641,- DKK

Organisation:

Brighter Horizons

Partnere:

Brighter Horizons Sierra Leone

Pulje:

Civilsamfundspuljen

Indsatsområde:

Medborgerindsats

World goals:

Mål 1: Afskaf fattigdom

Mål 3: Sundhed og trivsel

Mål 5: Ligestilling mellem kønnene

Mål 10: Mindre ulighed

Mål 16: Fred, retfærdighed og stærke institutioner

Indsatser foregår i:

Sierra Leone

Resume

This intervention takes place in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The main purpose of this intervention is to educate and inform school students and teachers about reproductive health – with a perspective on adding incitement to prevent a further increase in teenage pregnancies and violent/sexual abuse thus impacting life circumstances, possibilities and aspirations altogether for young women in Sierra Leone. The target groups are young male and female pupils in 15 schools around Freetown. Over the course of 18 months, Sierra Leonean and Danish partner organisations will establish and educate 15 Peer Educator Groups conisting of 20 young female pupils. The groups are organised on democratic principles and will engage in activities in schools to foster democratic development, awareness raising on vital issues regarding women's rights and conditions in Sierra Leone. Each group will receive training on communication and presentation techniques alongside data to present to peers and teachers alike.