Girl Power Moves from the Slum to Hospitals

Hospital Visits
Girl Power Club members from the Kibera Slums visited Mbagathi District Hospital which is Kenya's referral hospital for infectious diseases to spend time with people suffering from HIV/AIDS to help give them hope. 
Among the lessons the girls learned included the circumstances within which the patients contracted the virus, how it felt to be HIV positive, techniques on staying safe and free from infections, how to approach life after being infected and all the important home-based care norms.
Here is one of the girls in response to a question asked by Maxi Agusta, one of the Girl Power Program Assistants: "Its easier to talk about STIs and HIV/AIDS, but it is a different reality when you actually get to see the real picture.”

TUPE NAFASI TOURNAMENT GIRLPOWER RESULTS

NETBALL
Holy Unity once again proved their worth, taking the top award for the second term running, with a 6-5 score aginst Mashimoni.

TEAMS
Holy Unity, Chamrec, Buruburu, Nazarene, Mashimoni, Muslim
PRELIMINARY
Pool A
Chamrecc vs Buruburu  4 -6
Chamrecc vs Holy Unity 4 -2
Holy Unity vs Buruburu 3 -2

Pool B
Nazarene vs Muslim 4 5
Mashimoni vs Nazerene 5 3
Muslim vs Mashimoni 5 6

SEMIS
Buruburu vs Mashimoni
Holy Unity vs Muslim

FINALS
Holy Unity vs Mashimoni 6 5

Top Scorers
Debra Andisi scored 4 for Holy Unity
Faith Awuor 2 for Holy Unity
Justin Ngati scored 3 for Mashimoni
Rebecca Murandi scored 2

BASKETBALL
Basketball was the most popular, with four pools. Awards were divided into Clubs and Schools, mainly due to age variation. ANU won for Clubs while Buruburu Girls lifted the Schools Award
THE TEAMS:
Buruburu A and Buruburu B, Malezi, Africa Nazarene University (ANU), Kayole Academy,Safe Spaces A and Safe Spaces B, Ngara Girls, Precious Blood, Langata High, Jomo Kenyatta University (JKUAT), Moi Girls
PRELIMINARY
Pool A     
Buruburu B vs Malezi 8 to 10
Buruburu B vs Safe Spaces 10 to 9
Malezi vs Safe spaces 12 to 6
Pool B
Langata vs Ngara 12 to 4
Langata  vs Precious Blood 11 to 9
Ngara vs Precious Blood 5 to 9
Pool C
Buruburu  A vs Moi girls 15 to 7
Buruburu A vs Kayole Academy 10 to 4
Moi girls vs Kayole Academy 11 to 6
CLUBS
JKUAT vs Safe Spaces A 8 to 6
JKUAT vs ANU 15 to 12
Safe Spaces A vs ANU 12 to 10

SEMIS
Malezi vs Langata 12 to 8
Buruburu vs Safe Spaces 10 to 15

FINALS
Safe Spaces vs ANU 8 to 10 (clubs)
Malezi vs Buruburu 10 to 12 ( schools)

WINNERS CATEGORY
Clubs - ANU
Schools - Buruburu

RUNNERS UP
Clubs - Safe Spaces A
Schools - Malezi

SOCCER
Sadili Girls Club lifted the Soccer Trophy after beating Buruburu Girls 2 -1 in the finals

TEAMS
Buruburu, Sadili Girls Club, Holy Unity, Barcelona, Muslim, Chamrec.

Preliminary
POOL A
Buruburu vs Barcelona 2 to 0
Buruburu vs Holy Unity 1 to 1
Barcelona vs Holy Unity 1 to 2

POOL B
Muslim vs Chamrec 1 to 0
Sadili vs Muslim 2 to  0
Sadili vs Chamrec 1 to 0

SEMIS
Buruburu vs Holy Unity 1 to 0
Sadili Girls Club vs Muslim 2 to 1

FINALS
Buruburu vs Sadili 0 to 2. Sadiili Girls Club won the Match.

OPEN CONFERENCE ON THE KENYA CONSTITUTION

The Girl Power Clubs had a special opportunity to learn
about the Kenya's Constitution and how to take advantage of it, at an open conference for teenage boys and girls held at Sadili Oval Sports Academy.
The boys were also given the chance to speak out and be heard and in so doing, promoting gender sensitivity and equality. The conference also acted as a platform for the launch of the BOYS 2 MEN INITIATIVE which has recorded massive improvement in its registration since.

Participants learned about the work of the newly created positions
in the lines of the senate government and devolution, both new aspects that grace the pages of the newly enacted constitution. It is also important to note that the young enthusiasts in attendance
were also equipped with preparation skills in dealing with the coming general elections in 2013. Since the 2007 post election violence, when the country had been torn apart along ethnic lines, efforts towards national healing have always been pooled together among different social classes. This conference, which was held by Girl Power Clubs, in partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation's PLDP and Women Win, delivered much needed lessons in ethnic co-existence and national cohesion. The attendees who came from different secondary schools had their own unique stories with regard to the atmosphere surrounding the events during and after the elections, when the country was in the doldrums
All youth pledged to continue with the healing process in their communities and that each one will see the country hold free, fair and peaceful elections come 2012.
Special thanks go to Sadili Oval, the Girl Power Clubs, Women Win, PLDP and Dr. Liz Odera for bringing together the 46 boys and 62 girls in an interactive and highly informational conference.

Girl Power Clubs Start Business Competition

Girls listen attentively

The noblest of all ideas to have ever come into reality in the Girl Power Program is the Entrepreneurship vision, with initial support from Women Win and Platinum Credit, in what is a trial run. The business competition was initiated with an aim of teaching and instilling self financial sustenance within young girls and at the same time have entrepreneurial skills embedded in the minds of the young girls. Platinum Credit was on hand, led by their CEO, Brette Sievewright to offer financial advice and teaching to the young entrepreneurs. Out of the 12 schools that handed in and defended their business proposals, 9 schools won cash loans to facilitate start of their businesses.

Platinum CEO, Mr Brette Sievewright

1. Universal Primary– proposed opening a snacks shop received ksh. 7000.00
2. Karen C’s beadwork,crotchet, cardmaking and poultry keeping proposal received ksh. 7000.00
3. Holy Unity– Proposed selling stationery and received ksh. 7000.00
4. Maono Educational Centre– received ksh. 5000.00 for selling sanitary towels, stationery,snacks and soft drinks
5. Malezi Secondary school received Ksh. 5000 for their idea involving the selling of confectionery and snacks
6. Huruma High School received Ksh.7000.00 for their venture in beadwork and card– making
7. Malezi Middle School-proposed a confectionery and stationery business and were granted ksh. 5000.00
8. Shalyne Academy– proposed a unique groceries venture and won ksh. 3000.00
9. Muslim Girls Secondary School received ksh. 5000.00 to start a juice making and confectionery business

It is worth reporting that the projects are growing to fruition as some schools have been able to return the wholeamounts loaned to them. An indicator of flourishing business.

Top Quality Play at Girls Basketball Challenge

Sadili Oval Sports Academy hosted the Girl Power Basketball Challenge on the Saturday 23 October 2010. The teams that participated for the tournament were Loreto Convent Msongari, Ngara Girl’s High School, Safe Spaces, Malezi High school. Each school had 2 teams, system played was a round robin of 4 games where we had two pools. Malezi High School displayed one of the most exiting matches that left the cheering squad wanting more, they played against safe spaces but they lost to settle for second position .Ngara team were third position then Safe Spaces “B” while Loreto Msongari were the fourth.  The action filled event ended at 4 with all respective teams getting their prizes.

Loreto   vs    Malezi      04/12

Ngara   Vs     Safe Spaces B  06/04

Safe spaces B  Vs   Malezi    11/08

Safe Spaces A  Vs   Ngara   37 /07

Safe Spaces   Vs  Loreto    18/04

Safe Spaces C  Vs Ngara    15 /00

SEMI FINALS

Safe spaces C vs Ngara   15/00

Malezi  vs Loreto  14/04

FINALS

Malezi met with safe spaces in the finals

MALEZI   vs SAFE SPACES ‘C’    10/18     Safe Spaces won

OVERALL the scores in the finals were:

Ang’eth scored 08 points while Jackline added the 4 points for the winner team Mbithe scored 10 points

Most valuable player PRISCILA MUTIE from Safe Spaces

Most defensive player AGETH DEINTIEL from Malezi School

Most improved team MALEZI SCHOOL

Most disciplined team LORETO CONVENT MSONGARI

The event aims not only improving sports standards within the players but creating awareness to life skills. Among the issues taught by professionals were time management, discipline, proper dress code for sports, personal hygiene, and teamwork. All members of the press, well-wishers, sponsors and the general public who were invited left satisfied. For more information contact immaculate girl power 0729644522

Netball Challenge

The 2010 Girl Power Month Netball Challenge kicked off on a high note yesterday with more than 11 teams braving the rather unlikely and unpredictable weather to come and play quality girls’ netball. With the level of organization depicted by organizers and the level of discipline shown by the players-all from Kibera schools, the event was fore-seen to be a very successful event. We all understood the need for the girls to converge and play netball, but our main aim was to instill life skill lessons into these young and ambitious players who also double up to be the soon to be leaders of tomorrow. The best part of the event is when we have the girls being taught on how to maintain hygiene, understand their rights and also understand what proper sexual behaviour entails. Rehema Akinyi who is a tennis coach at Sadili and a major organizer of the girls’ events took the girls through the best of guidance and counseling during the entertaining unique netball event. The event viewed by many girls as the platform to air views and prove their worth is here to stay judging with the level of competition shown by some girls’ schools. Major favourites Mashimoni squatters always found themselves on girls have the receiving end falling short of glory in both categories. We understand that the a lot to show within this month, our prediction is that we will have improved attendance in the girl power workshop to be held at Sadili sports Centre on 23^rd October 2009 and even better girls in society by the end of this year.

OCTOBER NETBALL CHALLENGE RESULTS

UNDER 15 RESULTS

	HOLY UNITY	ZELYN ACADEMY	NAZARENE	UJAMAA
HOLY UNITY	█	0-8	13-5	1-5
ZELYN	8-0	█	21-5	3-0
NAZARENE	5-13	5-21	█	0-12
UJAMAA	5-1	0-3	12-0	█
	6points 18 scored 14 conceded	0 points 5 scored 32 conceded	6 points 46 scored 10 conceded	3 points 4 scored 17 conceded

	MASHIMONI SQUATTERS	AYANY PRIMARY	IMANI JERE	CHAMRECC
MASHIMONI SQUATTERS	█	1-3	8-12	1-1
AYANY PRIMARY	3-1	█	7-5	3-14
IMANI JERE	12-8	5-7	█	4-15
CHAMRECC	1-1	14-3	15-4	█
	7 points 16 scored 10 conceded	3 points 20 scored 3 conceded	6 points 30 scored 19 conceded	1 point 8 scored 30 conceded

UNDER 15 SEMI FINALS

MASHIMONI V/S HOLY UNITY  10-11

 NAZARENE V/S IMANI JERE 11-10

 UNDER 15 FINALS

 HOLY UNITY V/S NAZARENE  11-10

 BEST PLAYER UNDER 15- ELIZABETH OCHIENG- AYANY PRIMARY SCHOOL

 UNDER 18 ROUND ROBIN DRAW

	HOLY UNITY	IMANI JERE	NAZARENE	MASHIMONI	CHAMRECC
HOLY UNITY	█	5-8	9-8	5-8	7-8
IMANI JERE	8-5	█	8-2	8-8	3-5
NAZARENE	8-9	2-8	█	7-4	0-8
MASHIMONI	8-5	8-8	4-7	█	0-7
CHAMRECC	8-7	5-3	8-0	7-0	█
	9 points 32 scored 26 conceded	4 points 20 scored 27 conceded	9 points 29 scored 17 conceded	7 points 27 scored 20 conceded	0 points 10 scored 28 conceded

 WINNERS U/18 – HOLY UNITY

 RUNNERS UP U/18- NAZARENE

 BEST PLAYER UNDER 18- JACKLINE AUMA- NAZARENE PRIMARY.

Teachers Preparation Workshop

Letters had been sent to about 18 schools two  weeks prior to the day of the workshop and frequent follow ups were being done, through personal visits to the schools and phone calls. On the day of the workshop, teachers began trickling as early as 8am, and by around 9.30, a reasonable number had turned up.

TEACHERS PRESENT	SCHOOL
Majourie Ingati	Huruma Girls
Mary Musyoka	Maono educational Center
Miriam Sogo	Karen ‘c’ Secondary
Catherine Wambui	Zeylnn Academy
Christine Achieng	Holy Unity Academy
Minica Amimo	Universal Primary
Cylvia Lyavule	Shalynn Academy
Eunice Lukeya	Shalynn Academy
Christine Odhiambo	Malezi  Middle School
Lillian Okiya	Baptist School
Everlynn Muhonja	Mashimoni  Sq. primary
Jacklinne Mukhwana	Chamrecc  School
Amagove Edith	Ujamaa Christian Based school
Lydiah Awinja	Imaani Jeere Primary
Adhiambo Julie	Nazareene Primary

TEACHERS ABSENT WITH APOLOGY	SCHOOL
Mrs. Muriuki	Parklands Arya School
Jalia MbogO	Buru Buru High school

The workshop was officially opened by the Project Manager of the Girl Power clubs, Dr. Liz Odera, who welcomed the guests to Sadili Oval. Dr. Odera laid out the agenda for the year 2010, and what the programme hoped the Girl Power Clubs in the respective schools would achieve.

AGENDA

·         The Patrons of the Girl Power clubs in each school were to be chosen.

·         Registration of the school clubs, where we would collect and record personal information on each student from each school.

·         Initiate a project each term for the girls, where they would be able to meet at least once a week, to discuss topics of importance, which adversely  affect them in society.

·         Choose a sport for each school, to try develop the already existing ones, initiate new ones and encourage the girls to participate.

SPORTS SELECTED:

·         Soccer

·         Basketball

·         Netball

·         Volleyball

·         Lawn Tennis

·         Select a championship day where the girls from the various girl power clubs would have the opportunity to meet, socialize, and compete. The patrons would agree on the dates more convenient for all of them and one final date would be set.

·          Organize a leadership training camp for the Girl Power club Patrons. Proposed dates were 7^th and 8th April 2010.

Topics Discussed at the workshop:

·         3 Things that only feel like love.

·         Tips for staying safe while having fun.

·         Virginity –fact or fiction.

·         How to know if you are really in love.

·         How to say NO to sex.

·         True love waits.

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