Category: General

This programme works to create an enabling environment around girls so they can flourish. This is achieved by directly supporting girls while at the same time encouraging community-wide consensus-building for adoption of social norms and attitudes that are more supportive of girls. A unique focus of the programme is the role of grandmothers as a reference group. The intervention creates space for dialogue in communities through a range of activities, of which you can find more detail in the link. In all of these activities, grandmothers are key actors. Along with other community members, they participate in dialogue and debate, and their involvement strengthens their capacity and commitment to lead positive change. Specific activities include grandmother leadership training; grandmother-teacher workshops; and “under-the-tree” participatory learning sessions” with grandmothers, mothers, and girls, which include a variety of activities using stories, songs, games, and discussion pictures to elicit dialogue and increase understanding between the generations.