Girl & Women Empowerment in Zambia

What is the Girl & Women Empowerment in Zambia all about?

Join our Zambia project to assist those who don’t have access to education and are wanting to make better futures for themselves and their families. Beneficiaries hope to learn to read and communicate in English, to gain business skills to increase their family’s income or to support their children with their studies. Discussion groups are organized for girls and women to focus on things such as their life paths, emotional and social issues, sexual and reproductive health, personal safety and women’s rights. Sports activities are also encouraged to engage the girls. Other areas where volunteer support is required, include: improving adult literacy, completing manual work to refurbish community areas, working to provide education access for all and helping alleviate the challenges faced by Zambian teachers.

The local community is very excited about this program and, even though it was only launched in early 2016, it is already proving to be a success. Women are developing sewing skills and girls are participating in an after-school rugby club. Additionally, English levels have been improved. The hope is that once sessions for women and girls are more established, activities for boys and men can be added as well.

Why choose this Girl and Women Empowerment Volunteering programme in Zambia?

You will gain insight into the impact of reduced access to education, healthcare, work opportunities and rights for women and girls around the world. You will learn about approaches to empowering disadvantaged females, which you will surely find use for at home as well. It is a fabulous chance for students studying women’s empowerment, community work and social work to gain front line experience.

Role of the Community volunteer

You will be involved in a variety of interesting activities to help the women and girls in the community. These include:

• sports activities with girls, aged 12-14
• teaching adult literacy for beginner and advanced students
• farming activities with girls and women
• running women’s awareness and reflection sessions on subjects such as: women’s rights, safety, self esteem and making a living
• running girl’s awareness and reflection workshops on subjects such as: menstruation, early pregnancy, safety, girl’s rights and sexual health

Those that have areas of speciality may be asked to run focused sessions during their time.

What skills do I need to be a Girl and Women Empowerment Volunteer?

You should be compassionate, friendly and willing to get involved where needed, as this is a varied placement. If you have a particular experience or skill set that you can share, please tell us and we can certainly see how that can be applied to your placement. Highly sought specialities are teachers, social workers, youth workers, community workers and health workers – but all are welcome. You will be asked to send your CV/resume as part of the application process for this project.

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