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TO YOUR 5th MONTHLY PROJECT REPORT

AUGUST OVERVIEW

August saw the programme take big steps forward with the mobilisation of the girls in their respective communities. Under professional supervision the girls have been taking what they have learned into other schools and districts to act as ambassadors for the programme. The results have been very positive and the girls are continually growing in confidence.

Below we have a video of some of the girls on our programme who are now sharing their knowledge as peer to peer educators. 8 months ago none of these girls would have dreamed of speaking up in class, to their communities and certainly not to a camera about these sensitive issues. This video is testament to their bravery and hard work.

August Highlight Achievements:

- Celebration of International Youth Day 2018.
- Monthly meeting of Peer Educators.
- Monthly meeting of Advisory Committee.
- Completion of Girls Friendly Toilet in two schools and monitoring.
- Printing of GMP materials.
- Peer Mobilisation and Community Orientation.

Celebration of International Youth Day (IYD) 2018

International Youth Day 2018 was celebrated on the 11th of August in Barchuli Secondary School, Devchuli Municipality. An interaction programme was held with the theme “Creating Safe Spaces for Girls”, adhering to this year’s theme for the IYD, “Safe Spaces for Youth”.

In total 40 participants were involved in the programme, including the peer educators, local child and youth rights activists, CFLG Activists, child and youth club graduates and members, and representatives from the GEP Advisory Board.

International Day of Girl Child (IDGC) and Provincial level girl summit.

For the purpose of celebrating IDGC 2018, Kanallan has been coordinating with various organisations such as JCYCN, UNICEF, DFID, Girls Kick, CARE Nepal and others.

To build up to the National event for the IDGC on 30th September, we are going to organise a Joint Province level Girls summit of Province 4 and 5 in Devchuli Municipality.

Key Points:

-Province level girls’ summit of Province 4 and 5 will be held in Devchuli Municipality, on 21st and 22nd of September.
-Kanallan and JCYCN will collaborate with UNICEF, and other organisations for the Provincial Girls summit.
-The theme of the Girls Summit will be “Stop Child Marriage”

Monthly Meeting of Peer Educators

On 11th of August a monthly meeting of peer educators was held in Devchuli, facilitated by the Programme Coordinator Ms Shraddha Verma where she gave the peer educators an orientation on individual and peer outreach. The peer educators shared their reports and activities that they conducted the month prior and shared their experiences in conducting those events.

Monthly Meeting of Advisory Committee

An advisory Committee meeting was held on 31st August in Devchuli Municipality, and facilitated by the District Coordinator, Mr Deepak Sharma. The agendas for the meeting were as follows:

-Reflection of the progression of the project
-Declaration of Devchuli as CFLG Municipality
-Discussion for the upcoming Girls Summit
-Discussion on ensuring girls protection
-Sharing of the plans for coming month

In the discussion the programmes carried out in August were studied and plans for September were shared. The committee expressed that they were happy about the provincial level Girls Summit being held in Devchuli Municipality and that the collective effort had come to fruition as Devchuli Municipality was soon to be announced as a municipality with Child Friendly Local Governance (CFLG). The committee expressed their willingness to ensure that the declaration would remain intact in the coming years and also ensured that Devchuli would be a safe municipality for adolescent girls.

Monitoring of Girl Friendly Toilets

The construction and maintenance of girl friendly toilets in all ten selected schools are being regularly monitored. These buildings are vital for the girls in order to have privacy and to give them confidence to come to school and have access to support and advice whilst advancing into their adolescent years. Two schools; Kalika Secondary School and Shree Sakala Devi Secondary School have completed the construction.

Peer Mobilisation and Community Orientation

With professional support the trained peer educators are now organising events in their respective wards and schools. They are organising sharing sessions, training, inter school football competitions and orientation programs for peers, focusing on Girls Empowerment, Self Defence, Sexual & Menstrual Health, and Leadership.

Printing of GMP Materials
1600 copies of notebooks with information and messages about girls’ empowerment have been printed. The notebooks will be disseminated to the targeted population.

Media Mobilisation
Regular broadcast of PSA, Jingle and Awareness Programme is being carried out in Happy FM. The PSAs and the Jingles are aired everyday while eleven episodes have been broadcast so far.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The programme continues to run on plan and within budget, please click below for full budget report: