{"id":462186,"date":"2018-02-07T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T10:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/07\/sixty-adolescent-girls-to-receive-training-to-prevent-school-drop-out\/"},"modified":"2018-02-07T10:00:22","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T10:00:22","slug":"sixty-adolescent-girls-to-receive-training-to-prevent-school-drop-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/07\/sixty-adolescent-girls-to-receive-training-to-prevent-school-drop-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Sixty adolescent girls to receive training to prevent school drop-out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday,  7 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>ghananewsagency.org<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-07<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/11917317.295.jpg\" alt=\"Adoolescent Training\" title=\"Adoolescent Training\" width=\"295\" height=\"442\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The training seeks to empower girls in the society<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1517997622_817_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">More than 60 adolescent girls and parent peer counsellors within the Kochem, Ngogu and Bogunaayili communities in the Northern region, will receive training on community response and accountability strategies to reduce the school drop-out rate among adolescent girls. <\/p>\n<p>This is part of a series of trainings and support seminars being organised to empower the girls, parents and community leaders. <\/p>\n<p>The programme, \u2018Investing in Adolescent Girls Strengthens our Community,\u2019 will also equip at least 30 local leaders from these communities (religious and traditional leaders, school administration, and business leaders) with similar strategies. <\/p>\n<p>The project is being led by Danielle Taylor, the founder and Executive Director of a non-profit organisation, \u00d2man Baako. It is being carried out in collaboration with two local development organizations.  <\/p>\n<p>The communities requested the project be carried out there to reduce the number of adolescent girls who drop out of school shortly after entering Junior High School. <\/p>\n<p>This worrying development is common in many rural villages of northern Ghana where girls desert their communities to hawk along the streets of Accra. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the launch of the project, Ms Taylor described the impact of the abandonment of their education and homes as \u201cimmediate and profound\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt reduces their critical thinking skills, their future earning potential and their capacity to contribute to their community\u2019s well-being\u201d, she lamented. <\/p>\n<p>She further explained that members of these communities felt \u201cexisting social norms contribute to gross gender inequity that leaves girls ill-equipped to seek and take advantage of opportunities that would increase their physical, social, and economic security and welfare\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>The approach being used by \u00d2man Baako is to work collaboratively with and through diverse segments of communities\u2019 members and leaders, to build a more equitable community that celebrates and elevates the contributions and inherent human rights of its young girls. <\/p>\n<p>By doing so, the community is better positioned to tackle a variety of interconnected Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u00d2man Baako translates into \u201cOne Community\u201d in Twi. 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