Peace Education In Kennedy And Moriba Town Communities Kakua Chiefdom
Movement towards Education and Youth Empowerment-Sierra Leone in partnership with Young Peacebuilders have synergize their efforts with an overall mission of embarking on peace education and intensive leadership training interventions in schools and communities in helping to turn the trend that often makes many youths and children involved in violence, drug abuse etc. Our interventions have been empowering youths and children to promote peace and non-violence, support success, and or be part of transparent and credible leadership formation in their communities. This project have been designed in using the strongest societal problem-solving strategies such as education, advocacy, sensitization and awareness raising campaign programmes to reach out, mobilize, re-orientate and build the capacity of youth, children in and out of schools by setting up peace clubs in schools to capacitate them on the issues of drug abuse, alcohol and rudiments of peace, mindfulness, good leadership and non-violence, emphasizing on the need for them to be fully involved in the entire process of actualization of this goal in Bo and Sierra Leone at large. The peace education project started operations in two schools, United Brethren in Christ which is in Moriba town and the Aladura Junior Secondary School which is in the Kennedy community in Kakua chiefdom.
Eight Entrepreneur Students Graduate from Our First Cohort Entrepreneurship Training Course
In the bid to mitigate the high rate of poverty and youth unemployment in Bo city and Sierra Leone at large, Movement towards Education and youth Empowerment-Sierra Leone (MEYE-SL), has synergies efforts with Planetstartup Entrepreneurship Academy, a registered International Organization in the Florida/USA to mobilize vulnerable youths within Sierra Leone to partake in their online entrepreneurship and mentorship training sessions in helping to build the knowledge base of youth within Sierra Leone in Entrepreneurship and project management. We have been working together in mobilizing committed youth through connecting them with Planetstartup via skype to give out entrepreneurship training, mentorship, and business coaching services. This first training programme lasted for three (3) months, and it geared towards transforming the mind-set of participants to change their thinking, rather to develop thinking on new jobs inspired by these emerging technologies and also start thinking about entrepreneurial creativity, so as encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship to be a top priority for them concerning the potential for jobs creation and a source of boosting up their self-reliance capacities. The training concentrated on strengthen the participants to be change ambassadors, working to step down to them the message of job creation, productive skills, innovation, social entrepreneurship and peaceful co-existence and supporting good leadership and helping to advocate for creation of policies that encourage widespread involvement of our youth in the promotion of economic empowerment and participating in poverty reduction within our community. The training programme concentrated on topics like leadership in project management, business plan writing, crowd funding opportunities, strategic operations, business ethics, marketing, innovation and technology, emerging markets and risk analysis, strategic business planning, and corporate social responsibility.
Six Entrepreneur Students Graduate from Our Second Cohort Entrepreneurship Training Course
Partnering with Planetstartup Entrepreneurship Academy, Movement towards education and Youth Empowerment-Sierra Leone, organized a second major graduation event for the second cohort of entrepreneurship grandaunts from our Entrepreneurship and Project Management Training Course. The graduation which was attended by press representatives and some notables who spoke to the students on this very important day. Through our partnership with Planetstartup Entrepreneurship Academy we have been engaged in helping to mobilize unemployed youth, adults, or those with interest in using innovations, entrepreneurship to unlock unemployment, improve self-reliance capacities and boost up economic growth within Sierra Leone. In this regard we have been helping potential participants in our course training with innovation and entrepreneurship training, mentorship and coaching services to help them set up and run their own local business, Internet-based companies as well as connecting them with partners to help them succeed. We believe talent and initiative are distributed equally over the planet; however, opportunity, technology, as well as access to capital, payment platforms, and markets are not, and we are helping to fix that.
School Sponsorship Implementation in Kori Chiefdom, Moyamba District For 2020/2021 Academic Year
With support from Young Peacebuilders of Northwestern Michigan (Woodland Young Peacebuilders) and our network members through their kind donation to our September Global Giving Accelerator Online Fundraising Competition help in supporting our School Sponsorship Support Programme for 2019 – 2020 academic year. This year’s project benefited 15 (7 Males – 8 Females) vulnerable children across seven vulnerable villages in Kori Chiefdom. These beneficiaries’ children were supported with school logistics which entails, a pair of uniform, a pair of shoes, a dozen of notebooks, a dozen of pens, pencils, mathematical set, sharpeners, erasers.
School Sponsorship Programme Implementation in Kori Chiefdom, Moyamba District For 2018/2019 Academic Year
In our actions and commitment in working towards Sustainable Development Goal four (4) and thus the successful continuous implementation of a planned School Sponsorship Programme for vulnerable children. Earlier in 2017, just after the baseline survey on out of school children in Kori Chiefdom, the organization introduced a school sponsorship, and started with ten (10) vulnerable children, who were selected across seven villages across Kori Chiefdom, Moyamba District. The School Sponsorship Programme provided the beneficiaries with access to school and learning materials which involve a pair of school uniform, a pair of shoe, a dozen of notebook, a school bag, a dozen pens, and pencils in helping to aid their learning process. The project also focused its activities on spreading awareness and motivating parents across the Kori Chiefdom on the importance of early childhood education, especially girls, facilitating and supporting the model of child friendly education system to create interest amongst vulnerable children towards the formal education system. At the end of 2016/2017 academic year, the project beneficiaries were evaluated to know their impact in the School Sponsorship Programme. Out of the ten (10) beneficiaries that were selected for the 2016/2017 academic year, upon evaluation our assessment proves that these beneficiaries’ performance increases greatly towards their schooling and social life. The performance of these vulnerable children and the positive response of the parents, school committees and stakeholders towards the project helped us to achieve a success rate of 85% impact upon evaluation in the first year. And the intervention of our project further helped to ignite much interest amongst other vulnerable children and community members towards the formal education system across Kori Chiefdom. This has been a very important step in achieving the goal of the project which focuses on helping vulnerable children to access better education, to armed them with the courage and self-confidence to better themselves, families, communities, and ultimately their next generation. For 2017/2018 academic, the organization continues with the same selected children, by further helping them with access to learning materials like, a pair of uniforms, notebooks, a pair of shoe, a school bag, pens, pencils, eraser and sharpener. We further had engagement meetings with their various schools and parents regarding how they will continue monitoring these children and helping them to study during their leisure time at home so as helping to maintain their stay in our School Sponsorship Programme.
School Sponsorship Implementation in Five (5) Schools In Kori Chiefdom For 2017/2018 Academic Year
With respect to reinforce vulnerable children’s rights in having a vision of a world where all children will have equal opportunities to access quality education to escape from poverty and fulfill their dreams. Movement towards Education and Youth Empowerment-Sierra Leone (MEYE-SL) on the 10th August, 2017 conducted a two days baseline survey on out of school going children in seven (7) villages, Kwella, Foya-wulleh, Largo-Kawelma, Toobu, Njolorhun, Mogbodo, Mambayema across the Kori chiefdom, Moyamba District, Sierra Leone across the Kori chiefdom, Moyamba district. This action was because of fulfilling our commitment in working towards promoting sustainable development (4) goal and thus the successful implementation of a planned School Sponsorship Programme. According to the baseline survey, fifty (50) vulnerable children were targeted right across the seven villages in Kori Chiefdom in which the organization was only able to select and budgeted for the ten (10) most vulnerable children. These beneficiaries benefited from the School Sponsorship Programme with incentives like, school fees, school uniforms, shoe, notebooks, pen, pencils. We sure this helps to aid their learning process.
MEYE-SL Conducted a Two-Day Baseline Survey on Out School Children In Kori Chiefdom, Moyamba District
The number of school age children in Kori Chiefdom, Moyamba district, Sierra Leone has been increasing, but very few of the children attend school and even worse off many of the girls never completed their primary school education before they are forcefully married out. Even though the government plays a significant role in the payment of primary school fees, especially for girls, there are other school needs, which are preventing many underprivileged rural children from attending school. In addition, many children remain out of school because they lack access to school uniforms, bags, shoes, textbooks, notebooks etc. and other necessary learning materials for their education. This makes them feel inferior to others and leads to their dropping out of school. Some parents and children are also not aware of the rights to access education. The poor state conditions in Kori Chiefdom, Moyamba district, Sierra Leone has been a serious obstacle to her socio-economic development, thereby lowering the standard of living. With the respect to reinforce children’s rights with a vision of a world in which all children will have equal opportunities to access quality education so they can escape from poverty and fulfill their dreams. Movement towards education and youth empowerment-Sierra Leone engaged in a survey titled: “Out of school children” which aim to figured out the most vulnerable children who are been deprived from education in Kori Chiefdom so the organization can engage in helping to improve access and the right of these deprive children with quality education through the empowerment of these vulnerable children by striving to support them with school fees, school uniforms, bags, books, pens and other school learning materials in helping to aid their learning process on a yearly basis. The organization will also engage in spreading awareness and motivating parents in targeted locations on the importance of early childhood education, facilitating and supporting the model of Child friendly education system and to create interest amongst the children towards the formal education system. The survey lasted for two days across (7) underprivilege rural communities, (Kwella, Foya-wulleh, Largo-kawema, Toobu, Njolorhun, Mogbodo, Mambayema, Konibortihun) in Kori Chiefdom, Moyamba district. This action was because of fulfilling the organization’s commitment in working towards Sustainable Development Goal four (4) and thus the successful implementation of a planned School Sponsorship Programme in Kori Chiefdom. The programme unit of MEYE-SL were able identified large number of school age children found in Kori chiefdom; the survey was conducted for the basic following reasons. The survey generally covers access to quality education (including provision of learning materials like school fees, uniforms, bags, shoes, textbooks, notebooks, pens etc.) Spreading awareness and motivating parents in target locations on importance of early childhood education, facilitating and supporting the model of child friendly education system and to create interest amongst the children towards formal education system.
Major Newspaper Covers One of Our Graduations as youth participants Celebrate
This Newspaper article covers one of our entrepreneurship youth empowerment graduation ceremonies in the City of Bo, Sierra Leone where the guest speaker Mr. Augustine Paul Tucker in his keynote address expressed his concern at the high rate of youth unemployment within Sierra Leone, which according to him, scared away several investors. He recommended that self-employment was the best option for members of the young generation that want to distance themselves from corruption. He congratulated and guaranteed the participants that, with their success in the MEYE-SL/Planestartup entrepreneurship online course, they were on the right path to contribute to personal, community, national and global development. As he ends by saying that he is sure that skills learnt will help the participants in strengthening them to develop socio-economic knowledge in catering, build-up-resilience to ownership and self-employment to businesses within Sierra Leone.
How ICSW Empowered Me To Become A Better Activist
Name: Augustine Macarthy Last month, I had the opportunity to attend International Civil Society Week 2019. It was a turning point for me, as my participation gave me the opportunity to share experiences and ideas with brilliant civil society representatives from every corner of the world. It built my skills and gave me access to tools and resources that will effectively steer my future work. This year’s theme, “The Power of Togetherness,” helped me better understand the relevance and impact of collaboration. Building alliances with other civil society actors, stakeholders and community members which will contribute towards a sustainable civil space and strengthen our interventions. Collaboration and co-creation are key in responding to some of the pressing challenges we face as activists. Firstly, ICSW 2019 helped me understand the scope of the challenges facing civil society and the increasingly restrictive civic space. Activists have it harder than ever: according to the CIVICUS Monitor, nearly six in ten countries globally are severely impeding on people’s freedom to protest, engage in activism and defend human rights. In this context, collaboration is key. Working together will be essential in ensuring respect to civic space. This event has inspired me to keep the momentum and continue promoting civic freedoms. Human rights are fundamental and universal, and defending them is crucial in order to initiate changes and address social issues. One of the most inspirational stories I heard came from Dessy Aliandrina, Executive Director at Sociopreneur Indonesia. Dessy uses entrepreneurship and innovation to boost the creativity of the young generation in Indonesia. Through education and experimentation, her organization fosters an environment where future entrepreneurial leaders can thrive and create the jobs that are required to solve people’s problems. This is a fundamental undertaking: not only does Dessy help ensure the availability of crucial skills to tackle important challenges, but she also plays an important role in training Indonesian youth to boost their self-reliance and realize their potential. As per the sessions, one that turned out to be particularly useful for me was organized by Bridge47. Under the title “Global Citizenship Education: the Power of Sharing Power,” the event inspired me with new ideas and resources for collaboration. Moreover, this session introduced me to the concept of Global Citizenship Education, a transformative approach meant to develop the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes needed for a more just, peaceful, tolerant, inclusive, secure and sustainable world. Since I am involved in an education, peacebuilding and youth organization, becoming acquainted with this concept has been a crucial development, and I will definitely use the learnings from this session to improve our strategies. Furthermore, my organization Movement towards Education and Youth Empowerment-Sierra Leone was one of the six partners that helped plan the Youth Assembly, which took place the weekend before ICSW in Novi Sad, Serbia. As a planning team member, I had the privilege of working for four months with a group of very bright youth leaders from across the world. We were tasked with designing a program that would strengthen young activists’ skills to become resilient against threats and more effective in responding to other challenges. This not only gave all of us the opportunity to share ideas ahead of the event, but it also enhanced my ability to take action, use my creativity, and improve my communication skills. As a young changemaker, I will employ all this knowledge and skills and I will tap into the networks I contacted during the event. My community is experiencing pressing humanitarian crises, and the strategies we develop to respond to them will be largely informed by learnings from ICSW 2019. If you would like to connect with Augustine, you can find him on Facebook.