tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32191085413519401402024-03-07T22:13:01.385-08:00Change Starts With MeCentre for Girls Interaction and Participatoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02645585767191506164noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219108541351940140.post-5218546496566490182011-03-24T02:33:00.000-07:002011-03-24T02:33:32.820-07:00Empower of the School Drop out Adolescent Girls<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><strong><span style="color: blue;"> SEEKING FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND PARTNERS</span></strong> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Write to : <a href="mailto:cegimalawi@gmail.com">cegimalawi@gmail.com</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Centre for Girls & Interaction<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(CEGI) is a non-profit making organization, primarily concerned with creating access to information on girls<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and young women rights or related issues through interaction, advocacy, documentation, education, networking<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for positive change.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><strong>Background and Rational of the Project: </strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The recent needs assessment and community consultations shows that in Northern region 23% population is aged between 10-18. Among this group about 50% are girls’ child. Over the next decade these drop out Adolescent girl will enter their prime reproductive years. Northern region is a conservative region, where strong ‘traditional understanding’ influences the rural people. Here female suffers from discrimination throughout their life and adolescent girls suffer the most.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most families invest in male children, neglecting the girl children. Due to drop out from school the Adolescent Girl passing their time without work. They loss as well as higher education then<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>life-related knowledge like health, nutrition, child rights etc. The poor and illiterate parents think that they are burden in family and try to give early marriage. Sometime the School Drop out Adolescent Girl of poor family joins another family as maid servant. Due to poor knowledge on health issues and lack of knowledge sometime they are physical trafficked and abused by the family member. Moreover, now days, this type of girls are being suffering from teasing. As a result a number of adolescent girls commit get early marriage, abused by family or friends and sometime they think of committing suicide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keeping the view in mind CEGI is intended to undertake the above mentioned project to reduce the issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Title of Proposed Project</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Empower of 300 School Drop-out Adolescen</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">t</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Girl in selected districtS of northern of Malawi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Objectives:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The overall objectives of the project are: </span></div><div style="margin-left: 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">To raise awareness among </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Drop-out</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Adolescent</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Girl</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">s regarding their rights, health, social and environmental issue</span></div><ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">To develop School Drop-out Adolescent Girls leaders in the community</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">To empower School Drop-out Adolescent Girls through providing livelihood training and job opportunities</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">To reduce dowry in the community</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">To reduce early marriage in the community</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">To reduce gender based violence through information sharing</span></li>
</ul><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Project Implementation Area:</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Kawalazi, Kavuzi, Pundu, Malivenji, Enyezini, Matuli, Enukweni and Masasa villages in Nkhat bay and Mzimba Districts.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Project Duration:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">12 Months project</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The Major Activities of the Proposed Project</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Identification of School Drop out Adolescent girl</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Replacing in Training Centers</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Awareness Raising Activities </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Need Assessment / IGA Selection</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Provide Skills Training</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Provide IGA Support</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Providing Marketing support</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Follow-up & Monitoring</span></li>
</ul><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Total project cost </span></b></div><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><div class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: small;">US <span style="color: black;">$</span></span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> 22,668<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">MK 3, 400,250.00</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Potential partners</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'PalatinoLinotype-Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: PalatinoLinotype-Roman; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Community schools and Health Centers</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'PalatinoLinotype-Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: PalatinoLinotype-Roman; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">The school will host the workshop and help recruit participants, the health centre will provide support and workshop assistance. Both these partners see how this project benefits their organization and the community.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'PalatinoLinotype-Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: PalatinoLinotype-Roman; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Northern Youth Network (NYN)</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'PalatinoLinotype-Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: PalatinoLinotype-Roman; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Northern Youth Network will provide technical and fundraising support and identification of other needs</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'PalatinoLinotype-Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: PalatinoLinotype-Roman; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Contacts:</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'PalatinoLinotype-Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: PalatinoLinotype-Roman; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Pearson Malisau</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'PalatinoLinotype-Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: PalatinoLinotype-Roman; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'PalatinoLinotype-Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: PalatinoLinotype-Roman; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Northern Youth Network</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'PalatinoLinotype-Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: PalatinoLinotype-Roman; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Email: <a href="mailto:youthnetworking@hotmail.com"><span style="color: blue;">youthnetworking@hotmail.com</span></a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'PalatinoLinotype-Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: PalatinoLinotype-Roman; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.northernyouthnetworking.org/"><span style="color: blue;">www.northernyouthnetworking.org</span></a> </span><span lang="EN-US"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"></div></span></b> </span> </span></span> </span>Centre for Girls Interaction and Participatoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02645585767191506164noreply@blogger.com0