The Productive Organization for Women in Action, POWA gave certificates to 48 adolescents for completing the POWA youth empowerment program in Dangriga. Correspondent Ifasina Efunyemi has more in this report.
IFASINA EFUNYEMI
“During the past five weeks, the participating youths were involved in several 3-hour sessions that covered the topics of self-esteem, healthy relationships, teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections including HIV. The sessions were done with boys and girls separately and involved mini lectures, group discussions and role play. Women Development Officer for the Stann Creek District, Michelle Irving explained that popular music videos were also used as a teaching tool in this program such as Vybz Kartel, Teenage Pregnancy to capture the youth attention and engage discussions about social issues impacting youths. The participants who received certificates on Friday in Dangriga at the Dangriga Community Care Centre at the New Site Area were 25 females and 23 males. This was intentional because gender and relationships was the major theme of this program which taught both female and male participants to be responsible for their behavior. The Power Youth Empowerment Program was done in collaboration with the Women’s Department and the WDO, Michelle Irving told Love News that the youths who participated have agreed to meet once per month to continue dialogue about community issues; she hopes this follow-up meeting would result in a leadership program in which the participants can become care leaders.”
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