Training for Chongwe Basic School Mentors

CAMFED in conjunction with TAAAC under the Safe Spaces Cluster organized the Chongwe Basic School Safe Spaces mentor's training.  Participants comprised of 6 Student Mentors who were all grade 9 pupils from Chongwe Basic School, 2 Chongwe Basic School Teacher Mentors, 8 Mother Mentors, and 3 Cama Mentors.  Facilitators included Mrs. Hope Kasese Khumalo from WLSA, Mrs. Shupe Makashinyi, the Project Coordinator, Mrs. Nancy Mukupa from Population Council, Ms. Stephanie Musenge, a private resource person, Ms. Regina Lialabi, CAMFED Senior Program Officer and Ms. Pamela Mwiinga Hamweemba, CAMFED Programs Manager, Young Women Empowerment.  The training took place from September 17-19.

The objective of the training was to introduce the Safe Space Curriculum to mentors who were expected to implement the Safe Space Coalition interventions targeting 100 girls at Chongwe Basic School.  The activity was sponsored by the UN Trust Fund through Equality Now.

Training topics included: human rights, relationships, reproductive health and contraceptives, life skills, HIV/AIDS and STI's, gender, financial education, and substance abuse.  They also went over policies and how to use the printed forms in the packets presented.  There was a time for questions to be answered at the end of the training and then participants evaluated the training.

Student mentors in a Reproductive Health session facilitated by Ms. Pamela M. Hamweemba from CAMFED.

Mrs. Shupe Makashinyi explaining a point to student mentors.

Mrs. Shupe Makashinyi facilitating a session on Relationships.

Five mentors are given a chance to explain their point of view.

Mrs. Hope Kasese Khumalo from WLSA, facilitating a sesion in Human Rights.

On her right are mentor students listening attentively.