Teens given life-skills

| Wednesday August 13, 2014 14:29

Today, many young people are defying rules. They arrive home late, which cuts the amount of time parents spend with their children. As a result there is very little communication and sharing between parents and children.

It was in light of this that Jouerhall after- care and guesthouse decided to bring together teenage girls from around Gaborone for a transformative workshop.

According to the workshop organiser, Pearl Kgosiemang, it was intended to answer the many questions adolescent girls ask and empower with them with life skills.

The workshop explored challenging issues such as dating violence, bullying and the hurtful impact of gender socialisation faced by the girls.

“Participants were provided with effective methods, tools and resources to empower critical consciousness in adolescent girls. This workshop utilised role playing, media images, critical discussion and personal testimonies that highlight challenges facing teen girls on their journey to womanhood,” said Kgosiemang.

The girls were drilled on entrepreneurship, self- reliance, focusing on education, emotional awareness, integrity and spirituality among others.

Kgosiemang plans on providing ongoing workshops for both boys and girls at Jouerhall every Saturday.

“Today children are exposed to many social ills such as Facebook and other social media, so I decided to open Jouerhall which means play hall where children of different ages can spend time being empowered with life skills as it was important to groom them to become better people when they are still young.”