Sitina Harun, a 24-year-old who is considered a role model. Members also undertake back-to-school campaigns aimed at out-of-school children.Įach club has a teacher coordinator, and for Shawe Primary School, is Ms. They offer extra-curricular activities such as life skills education, menstrual support for girls, and group discussions on how to prevent and respond to gender-based violence and child marriage. Gender clubs are mandated by the Government and established to empower girls and boys with life skills and support their enrolment in school.
All the girls attend Shawe Primary School in Harana Buluk Woreda in Oromia Region, and all are active members of the school’s gender club.
How did these five girls come to know their rights and feel emboldened to stand up for themselves, especially in a region where as many as 48 per cent of girls are married as children? One answer can be found in schools.
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