Environment campaign, Food & Nutrition and SRHR Awareness

Name of Organisation: Shines Children’s Foundation

We also organized an Environment Day activity through “The Dream School Programme,” promoting environmental conservation and sustainability. This included environmental awareness messages, sensitization about gender-based violence, tree planting, and distribution of tree species.

Additionally, we conducted sessions on Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR), assessing participants’ knowledge on topics like consent, menstruation, and family planning.

A food and nutrition component with cooking demos was also part of the program, focusing on community members’ nutrition needs, particularly teenage mothers.

These activities empower girls and young women, reducing vulnerabilities to early marriages and teenage pregnancies. We also convened an older girl sports camp, promoting girls’ empowerment through sports and building confidence, teamwork, and resilience.

Our education project provided continuous education and scholastic materials to less privileged children, supporting their continued education and reducing vulnerabilities to child marriage and teenage pregnancy. By sponsoring more kids, we’re committed to creating a supportive environment for girls to thrive.

Other work areas:
b) Social livelihoods economic empowerment
c) Environmental conservation and protection
d) Health and nutrition awareness
e) Digital literacy

Outcomes:
– Increased awareness about environmental conservation with approximately 120 participants sensitized.
– Four (4) government primary schools were supported with 80 tree seedlings (20 for each school) to contribute towards shines Dream School Programme and increase collaboration.
– 75 tree seedlings were also provided to other participants including the church institutions.
– Interactive and engaging SRHR and nutrition sessions were successfully conducted with 26 participants.
– 28 participated in the older girls sports camp, which facilitated effective learning and participation.
– Four (4) cooking demonstrations were conducted.

Overall challenges:
– Poor time management by the participants during the sessions surrounded by overwhelming expectations.
– Resistance of the participants especially the young girls to open up during the SRHR session.
– Limited funding basket for activity(s) implementation vs the short time frame.