Girls4Girls: Inspiring women across the world
Strengthen your student’s global outlook, whilst making a difference to women
and girls across the world
Summary:
Inspire Worldwide currently work with nine partner charities in sub-Saharan Africa and India
to set-up and manage link partnerships and visits
between donor schools in the UK and their partner
communities overseas.
Girls4Girls takes this model and tailors it specifically
to women and girls from both the UK and overseas
to demonstrate that all women are connected and
share an important role in the future of our
globalised world.
Structure:
Each trip links up a girls-only school with one of
Inspire’s community partners in Africa or India. In these semi-rural communities a specific
group of girl’s (e.g. Guides, a Youth Group or a Women’s Group) are selected as partners
for the UK school.
Before the visit takes place both groups send and receive simple information about
themselves, including their age, background, what they hope to achieve in the future and the
barriers currently stopping them from achieving this.
The Girls4Girls programme focuses around a combination of workshop sessions and a joint
women-focused community project.
The workshops involve both groups and are
facilitated by the Inspire Team Leader and the
Charity Lead Partner. The teams discuss
issues which affect women in their communities
(both the UK and Africa/India). Each workshop
has a different theme e.g. aims and ambitions,
barriers to achievement, building confidence
and leadership.
The group will also work together on a specific
community project which will help to empower the girls in the host country. This will
depend on the needs and requests of the partner community but could include setting up a
women-run income generation project such as pig farming or fuel-efficient stoves, improving
toilet facilities for girls at a local school or developing educational materials on women’s
rights for use in school.
At the end of the project the whole group take part in a joint visit, typically a safari.
Benefits:
The aim of the Girls4Girls programme is to ensure that all the girls involved;
- Better utilise every level of their education
- Feel confident to lead in school, the workplace and within their communities
- Enhance their communication skills
- Share their new found skills and voice with other young women
- Understand their true value and potential
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Example Itinerary
Girls4Girls Tanzania
Date
Day
Sat
0
Location
Depart
UK
Activities
Sun
1
Arusha
Mon
2
Babati
Arusha - Charity Hotel and Cultural Centre Visit.
Transfer to Babati and accommodation within the village. Host partners
welcome ceremony and meal.
Tue
3
Babati
Workshop: Introductions and Plans for the week.
Wed
4
Babati
Community project AM Workshop ‘Aims and Ambitions’ PM.
Thu
5
Babati
Community Project AM Visit to host partners local household PM.
Fri
6
Babati
Community Project AM Workshop ‘Barriers to Achievement’ PM.
Sat
8
Babati
Leadership and Teamwork Day.
Sun
9
Babati
Community Day; Church visit, sports, lunch with group at Lake Babati
Mon
10
Babati
Community project AM Workshop ‘Building Confidence’ PM.
Tue
11
Babati
Community project AM Workshop ‘Leadership in your Community’ PM.
Wed
12
Babati
End of Project Celebration Day. Reflections, Presentations, Speeches
Thu
13
Tarangire
Joint Safari - Tarangire National Park. Overnight Twiga Guest House..
Fri
14
UK
Lake Manyara Safari AM, depart for UK/Babati PM
Depart UK
Training & Support
All girls in the UK receive the following training. The girls overseas receive similar training incountry before the UK girls arrive so they are also prepared.
Session 1:
Women and Development: Gender discrimination and the Feminisation of Poverty.
Making an impact: Empowering yourself and others,
developing self-confidence and introduction to the
‘Girls4Girls’ workshops.
Session 2:
Pre-Trip Training: Cultural Awareness, Travelling
Responsibly, Kit and Equipment, Vaccinations/Health.
Taking Part in Workshops: Managing Expectations,
How to get the most out of the sessions.
During the trip:
The group is fully supported by an Inspire facilitator
and a local partner from the link charity, who are based with the group 24 hours a day. The
team are also accompanied by teaching staff from the UK. This leadership team facilitates
the workshop sessions and joint activities and ensures the safety and well-being of the girls
at all stages.
Cost: Costs vary depending on group size but range from £1,150pp - £1,350pp + flights.
This cost includes all food, accommodation, transport, activities, pre-departure training,
workshops and Inspire Leader, It also includes 2 teaching staff to support the trip.
“Educate a girl and you change the future.”
Rania al Abdullah, Queen Consort of Jordan and prominent women’s rights activist
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