In month of November, Girl Power
Activities prepared for the workshop to be held between December 3rd
and 6th. It was to be our end
of year workshop and we are excited about it since we are going to have a whole
new group of girls join us this time from the community around . it is also an exam session therefore not
very many activities can be done nor sessions run as usual. However this being
our end of year workshop we are very excited to run it.
Visits for the month of November
Starays High School
Starays high school was visited
thrice this month. Twice the girls had been engaged in exam activities and in
the third successful meeting, we were able to meet the girls, talk to them and
re-introduce Girl Power to them and also explain our programmes and campaign
for the December workshop. From this meeting the girls did request to have a day
and come with us to Sadili so that they can know our physical location and
attend our workshop in December.workshop.
Starays at Sadili – 16th
The girls met Queen and Paullet the girls at Starays high school and came together
to the office in Sadili and showed them around
after which we had a girl power goal session on module one ‘’Be Your
Self’’ – non verbal communication, ice breakers, say it with silence and a
brief session on Digital Story Telling and Community Connect with coach Mary
Florence after which the girls were taken
to the Kibera office with Queen and
Paullete.
Nazarene Primary
At Nazarene primary we have had
one visit this month being the month schools close early, the country is in
exam mode and this ones in particular were closing earlier to allow for renovation.
We had an open session with the girls where the could ask us anything in a
closed room since outside was raining.
The girls had fun getting to know their project assistants better, their
interest, likes, fears and all. Present were, Susan, Queen, Paulette and
Jayoung.
Nazarene primary also made sure
that as an important part of their school community we did not miss their class
8 graduation that was held on Saturday 9th. This was a great show of
trust and confidence, friendship and acknowledgment of the role we play in
their school for their girls. Among the grandaunts were several members of girl
power who also personally requested that we must be present and be part of that
precious moment and important milestone in their life. The school has given us
one of the best cooperation ever. Much more interesting is their club is mainly
headed by a male patron assisted by two female patrons. However his role here
is more than commendable. None of the girls has ever complained, in fact Mr.
Charles has been very instrumental to ensure these girls get the best they can
from our programme. He is very enthusiastic and this plays a major role in
positively and directly impacting the lives of the girls he serves in his mixed
school. Further he being such a supporter of girl child mentorship,
development, empowerment…name it…and being male is very key indicator of change
to us that in small sure ways we are impacting and assisting in the change of
attitudes towards female empowerment from the male gender. Now, even his male
colleagues appreciate our work and rarely let us go without seeing the girls. 
Even when we were just passing on our way and dropped in to say hi and see how
things are running, this male teachers will be first to plead that ‘’……please
even just for a second, this girls have missed you since last week./last visit
Just say hallo to them and a word or
two…’’ and before we even finish explaining why exactly we passing or that we
rushing off to the next school, the girls are being assembled! Its always such
a joy to be part of such communities. The girls are amazing, the teachers are
supportive and the school is receptive! Further girls that are part of girl
power seem to excel even better in academics, perform much better as they
slowly improve, take up leadership roles and for us who have been much longer
on the ground working directly with this girls, seeing them graduate was such a
joy! And having them as part of our holiday programmes and other programmes
will e even much more reward , we can’t wait to see! The graduation was also an
opportunity for our project assistants to get introduced to some of their
parents. That is another major milestone! Parents getting to know some faces
behind great programmes that keep their daughters well occupied for a short
good holiday period and us getting to
know the faces of some of the parents we talk to on phone.
Holy Unity Primary & High School
Here the whole school was in an
exam mode however they were happy to have explain about the December workshop,
check on them and also give them letters that they could take home with to show their parents and also get permission
to come for the workshop. 22 girls from the primary confirmed attendance to the
December 3rd-6th workshop.
Huruma Girls
We had one visit this month of
November. However, we were not able to meet the girls this time. The school had
organised an ‘’all school must participate’’ programme for the day and
unfortunately we were not earlier informed of the change of programme and so we
only managed to speak to their chairlady and a brief of what we were to do and
what we expected from them.
Karen C Secondary School
Karen C will be rejoining us next year
however we did ensure that a message for
them is left through the teacher that was present. We couldn’t meet the girls
as exams were in session.
Olympic High School and Primary
The month of November has been tricky for the
primarians and they have not been participating much however we expect more of
them in the holiday workshops. The high school, have been very well dedicated
to their sports activities and have their football training every evening
except their Sunday rest days. We were able to watch them train for a few
minutes as their school principle and coaches proudly watched them play as they
corrected mistakes they saw. This group of girls have taken their sport very
seriously and have moved on to being champions in within Kenya in the
competitions they have played, in east Africa and even west as far as Nigeria.
This girls group would never miss upto 3 or 4 girls representing the rest in
the Kenyan girls national soccer team. Their coach would more often than not be
nominated as the coach for the national select team that will be going to play
in whichever designated country for whichever the competition. They girls are
very enthusiastic about it. They wake as early as 5 am to go jogging from
Kibera all the way to railways and back so they say, before they take a bath,
their morning porridge and go for class preps at 7 am then class between 8 and
4pm. Their sports discipline is admirable , their fitness unmistakable and
their skill is worth a watch!
Langata Barracks High School
This school had been dormant for
whole of term 2 because of school activities and engagement. However, this term
they are back with a bang! A new group of girls to join the older ones and ones
graduating .. The goal champions there
seem to be doing a good job and we expect them at the workshop in
December!
Malezi primary , Malezi secondary and Nairobi
Day School
The three schools have all been
engaged in the exams season for the month of November .They haven’t met as a
group however they will e attending the December workshop where we expect them
to be more engaged. Nairobi day is an active holiday group that in school term group.
Form four graduates
Girl power is giving an
opportunity to this special group of girls that are interested to work and
volunteer to send their applications to girlpowerclubs@gmail.com and copying it girlpower444@yahoo.com . they may also apply to be female gym
instructors at Sadili and be trained for the same. This is a very good
opportunity for this girls to be able to show , demonstrate the skills they have
learnt all through and practice them as well.
Girl power will also be giving
them a pool party and BBQ to celebrate the achievement on the last day of the
workshop as well as awarding them with certificates! For the pool party the
girls will be paying a small charge of ksh 300 and this is only for form fours!
December holiday workshop
3rd to 6th
December will be our end of year workshop at Sadili and we are very exited to
run it. Our target was 100 girls from the programme since its December and the
girls may e travelling to the country side as some had indicated. Now we have
over 110 confirmations of very new girls around and more are still confirming.
It will be interesting and we look forward to work with this girls! New
challenges everyday, more exiting programmes and we are up for the challenge!
Report compiled by,
Jayoung Naphtalie Margaret
Queen Gwen
Paullete Akinyi
Project Assitants,
Girl Power Clubs Africa
Sadili Oval Sports Academy
