Girl-Centered Program Design: A Toolkit to Develop, Strengthen and Expand Adolescent Girls Programs
Publisher: Population Council
Date Published: 2010
Languages: English
The toolkit is a collaborative effort that draws on the experiences and expertise of programs working with adolescent girls. It aims to provide insights, successes, and challenges to enhance the quality of programs dedicated to serving vulnerable adolescent girls.
Main Contribution
The toolkit is a compilation of experiences from numerous programs working with adolescent girls, aiming to provide valuable insights, successes, stumbling points, and expertise in the field.
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The toolkit is designed for individuals and organizations involved in adolescent girls' programming. It emphasizes the commitment of the Kenya Brain Trust members and other contributors to reach vulnerable adolescent girls with high-quality programs.
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The toolkit is designed to be a practical resource for those involved in adolescent girls' programming. It likely includes guidance, best practices, and strategies based on the shared experiences of various programs.
GBV Prevention
The toolkit mentions the importance of reaching vulnerable adolescent girls with high-quality programs, suggesting an implicit focus on preventing gender-based violence (GBV) through adolescent girls' programming.
Creating Normative Change
The toolkit suggests incorporating games as a strategy to build trust and foster a conducive environment for normative change among adolescent girls. These games serve a dual purpose of establishing trust and comfort within the group while contributing to emotional and mental safety. The emphasis is on creating a supportive atmosphere that facilitates the development of social networks, friendships, and the crucial skill of learning to trust one another. The toolkit recommends these games as versatile tools, suitable for use as icebreakers or energizers at the beginning of a training session or as positive, team-building activities after a group meeting. The intention is to enhance openness, encourage sharing, and promote collective growth among the girls involved.
How it could be adapted to the communities
The collaborative nature of the toolkit and its grounding in the realities of adolescent girls indicate a potential for adaptation to diverse community contexts.
Keywords
Building trust, normative change, adaptation, girls' committee, user-friendly design.
