YOUTH SATURDAY MEETINGS:
The youth department had one youth Saturday meeting on the 6th August 2011 where Eric Sakala talked about the new program called Speech Mastery. Speech mastery is a new program that will be implemented in the youth department to aim at training the youths with leadership skills and presentation skills. Interested youths are free to register.
AGRICUTURAL SHOW:
The youths participated in the exhibition at the Agricultural show with partnership with Action Aid under Activista program. Astecy Chilongo, Raymond Havwala, Shekinah Mutiti, Christine Mwila and Brenda Mwiinga Chishala were on the exhibition table during this activity.
Brochures’ and fliers were distributed during this time.
Information was collected from Zambians on what Zambian Women Farmers want.
WORLD HISTORY MARKERS:
YWCA went to give a talk on Child Abuse cases at fly angles community school in Ngombe which is under World History Makers Organization. This is an NGO that aims at building capability in children to take up leadership roles. Brenda and Astecy gave a presentation and after that children opened up and reported a total number of five cases of child abuse.
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS
YWCA Lusaka Branch Youth chairperson Esther Shawa and National Youth Chairperson Nancy Kapembwa also shared about their trip to Switzerland. Esther Shawa was nominated to represent YWCA Zambia at the world council while Nancy won a Mary Ribbons award. The two youths thanked YWCA for the support and encouraged general membership to start applying for the next world council which will take place in 2015
ALL YOUTHS ARE FREE TO COLLECT FORMS AND APPLY FOR INTERN PROGRAMS
FACILITATION: 4TH – 5TH August 2011
Brenda Mwiinga and Debbie Kangombo facilitated a two days workshop on Advocacy at SOS Village from 4th August to 5th August 2011. The workshop was very successful and SOS wrote to National Office to thank YWCA for the good facilitation and requested for certificates.
YOUNG WOMEN LEADERSHIP TRAINING: 7th – 13th August 2011
Youth Vision Zambia conducted training for feminist from 7th to 13th August. Astecy Chilongo, Nalwende Namfukwe and Biance were the three youths who were selected to participate in this training that took place at Roma Lodge. The training helped them learn about young women taking up leadership roles.
PARA – LEGAL REFRESHER TRAINING: 8th – 12th August 2011
Cindy Mwila, Eric Sakala, Richard Nawa and Brenda Mwiinga attended the refresher training for para legal which took place from the 8th to the 12 th August at Blue Crest lodge. The training aimed at sharing experiences from various organizations and new information on the laws. One common challenge raised was on the adjournment of cases in courts which is due to a number of factors such as the witness not appearing before the court, the prosecutors also having their own programs as a result they adjourn cases.
The other common issue was about the challenges organizations are facing in handling cases of early marriage especially when the child was married off under customary law, the Customary laws continues conflicting with the statute laws.
EXCHANGE PROGRAM: 9th August to 29th August 2011
Shekinah Mutiit was nominated to participate in an exchange program to Denmark on youth leadership. She travelled on the 9th August for this program.
SAFE SPACE TRAINING: 10th – 12th August
Esther Shawa, Lizzie Chihana, Alita Banda, Celina Gwaba, Inu Nonse Ngwenya, Barbra Chiko, Anastacia Konga and Gladys Mupemo attended three days refresher training on Safe Space program which is being implemented at Kamwala. This was an opportunity for mentors to share their experiences and challenges faced during the implementation of the program and identify areas that needed improvement.
Brenda Mwiinga, Mubita Simonda, Mrs. Irene Nkhunda and Mrs. Lucy Lungu and Mr. Daniel Mwansa facilitated the training.
JUNIOR MENTORS TRAINING: 15TH – 18TH AUGUST 2011:
10 new junior mentors from Kamwala were trained in Safe space program from the 15th to 18th August at YWCA.
YOUTH RECRUITMENT BRAII:
Youths had a successful recruitment braii which took place at YWCA on 27th August 2011, where 100 youths attended. National Office Programs Manager Mrs. Royter Phiri gave a word of encouragement to the youths. The senior regional coordinator also attended this braii, which was very encouraging to the young people.
The braii was under the theme” Create an economy, successful and empowered Zambian Youth”
It aimed at recruiting new youth members, sharing experiences and interaction.
DROP IN CENTRES:
The centre continues offering peer to peer counselling services and legal advice to boys and girl between ages of 17 – 25years. Some of common cases reported in the month of August are:
Relationship Problems
Drug Abuse
Rape
Child Support
DIVERSION:
The centre has continued offering counselling services of juvenile sexual offenders referred by the Courts.
CHILDREN IN CRISIS CENTRE:
The centre has continued with the provision of shelter to children who are abused and in danger, and providing psychosocial counselling to the abused children and preparing them for court sessions. This centre receives cases of ages 0 to 16.
The common cases recorded in August were:
Incest
Defilement
Early Marriage
Domestic Worker
Abandoned by Parents
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