In general, people are motivated to do better when the efforts they have made are affirmed and they are given clear feedback about areas where they might improve. So it is with the 40 FutureLife-Now! Phases 1 and 2 schools, with the in-country team, collaborating with the Ministry of Education and Training, conducting principals’ progress sharing meetings during the schools’ winter vacation in July.
The team held four separate meetings, one in each of the four districts (Berea, Leribe, Mafeteng and Maseru) where the FutureLife-Now! programme is implemented. The meetings’ objectives were to ensure that the principals fully “own” the programme. As Kuleile Rantsane, the country manager notes, it surely shows something about their commitment that all 40 principals attended. The meetings provide a platform not only for reflection on how the programme is running, but also an opportunity for principals to collaborate and to share on progress made, best practices and lessons learnt.
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Inspired by the words of Nelson Mandela, “Everything seems impossible until it’s done,” the training then shifted towards building self-confidence, with participants embracing their potential through interactive sessions. “The sessions were empowering. I feel more confident in my abilities.” These words of Exilda Gondwe, FutureLife-Now focal point person and government leader, summed up the group’s experience.
Another key theme was “resilience”. Inspired by CS Lewis’s insight that “hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny,” participants were urged to transform challenges into growth opportunities. “I now see challenges as opportunities to grow,” Thandiwe Banda, a Grade 12 Pupil from Kabulonga Girls Secondary School commented.
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In a powerful demonstration of its commitment to youth empowerment and cultural preservation, FutureLife-Now! Zimbabwe, in partnership with Campaign for Female Education (known as CAMFED), successfully conducted Ubuntu Leadership Training sessions from 17 to 28 June.
FutureLife-Now! conducted the training under the auspices of the Girls Education Accelerator (GEA) programme in 35 districts and reached an impressive 1 092 teachers and senior education officials, but importantly, also about 2 000 exceptional young women leaders—including junior parliamentarians, head girls and prefects.
The training kicked off with a train-the-trainer workshop that focused on the five pillars of Ubuntu—Self-Knowledge, Self-Confidence, Resilience, Empathy, and Service—all of which resonate deeply with the values enshrined in Zimbabwe’s new Heritage-Based Curriculum.
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Stop the rape culture. Stop sexual harassment. Stop gender-based violence. Stop it, and stop it now! Mundra Kulele, GBV activist
Gender-based violence, or GBV, has long been a scourge in our societies, so the FutureLife-Now! Programme welcomed the opportunity to organise a GBV Awareness Open Day on 30 May at Mkwichi Secondary School under the theme: Harnessing the inequalities and injustices faced by young people and finding ways to end them.
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Climate change and poverty exist in a vicious cycle, especially for the most vulnerable people. The effects of climate change lead to food and water scarcity, lost livelihoods, increases in gender-based violence, and lower education levels. This last part is especially worrisome, as education is one of the greatest tools people have to escape the cycle of poverty. UNICEF reported that half of the world’s 2.2 billion children are at “extremely high risk” for climate change, including its impact on education. Here’s why.
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19 June 2024, Johannesburg – SECTION27 released a new report titled, “Climate Change as a Human Rights Risk: A Resource for Health and Education Rights Activists in South Africa.” The report focuses on the impact of climate change on children’s access to healthcare and basic education.It explores the current state of children’s rights in the context of climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts and examines policies aimed at protecting children’s rights in a changing climate.
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