In most traditions in Africa, the girl child is presumed to be the weaker sex and she must always be submissive to the male counterparts. Most of the girls are not allowed to go to school and are ordered by their parents to stay home and trained to become housewives, prone to early marriages, denied access to school and viable to early pregnancies. This tradition is unfortunately widespread in Ghana, especially in the rural areas where the female child is deemed socially inferior to the male child and are not allowed to express themselves among the males. With this project, the organization aims at building their confidence, provide them with education and develop their leadership skills.
Majority of women in remote or rural communities faces great deal of social inequalities that lowers their self-esteem, an aspect that this project is bent on alleviating through providing education to improve their English and practical skills. This aims at developing their leadership skills and improve their self-esteem.
As organization, we also have skills training centers set up where majority of these women and young girls who want to learn a skill is given the opportunity to do so. This project does not require previous teaching experience to participate since the local team will help the volunteer with lesson planning and topic formulation. However, volunteers for this project should be compassionate, have a good knowledge of the English language and can communicate well with adolescent girls and women. By being there to offer care and compassion, volunteers are making a huge impact on the lives of these wonderful teenage girls and young mothers and assisting care givers and staff.