Project Update: Project N.E.W. Hosts Peer Pressure Training

The CYFI Education team entered its sixth week of activities, as their Project N.E.W. held another training with students at Ikeja Senior High School.
The team writes:
We had another opportunity to hold our mentoring session with the students on Wednesday, June 20, our 6th week with them. The topic for the week was 'Handling Peer Pressure.' We discussed how dealing with peer pressure appropriately can help them stay focused on achieving academic success. Four of the students participated in a role play to illustrate how they can say no to peer pressure. The students submitted their write-up on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, which was the activity for week 5. Students were picked randomly to verbally share what they learnt from her story and the responses  were impressive and encouraging.

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Project Update: Education Team Hosts Trainings, Parent Forum

The Education Team sends the following update:

The Education Team poses with their mentees at Ikeja Senior High School.

"First session was an opening ceremony which was held on May 18, 2012 at the school ICT hall. The CYFI Team had an ample time to interact with young people, sharing the aims and objectives of CYFI and holding a mentoring training session. It was a good beginning.
May 23 was another exciting day to meet with parents and guardians of young people. We, the CYFI Education team, were invited by the High School Authority to address the parents/guardians of the students on the collective roles and responsibilities of everyone towards the resurgence of our education sector and inform them of the mission and vision of the Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative and Project N.E.W.

On May 25, we had our second training session with the students. One team member spoke extensively on the essentiality of having a mission and vision as a youth. At the conclusion of the session, many students asked questions on career choice and related topics.

On June 1, we held another insightful session. Another team member spoke on the “10 tips for Student Success.“ She summarized these tips as follow: attend classes, be organized, use a daily planner, prioritize your responsibilities, use of school resources, take care of your health, get involved in school activities, keep your eyes on the prize etc. after the training session, those students who could intelligently summarize what they learnt from the session were awarded a motivation book, titled: making the most of life."

CYFI Education Team fellow addresses parents of the students that the fellows will mentor.

Put your hands together for educational empowerment!

Education team members meet with parents and school administrators.

CYFI Education Team fellow speaks to students about the necessity of vision and mission in life.

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Project Update: Health Team Makes Contacts in Community

The CYFI Health Team has been working to lay the groundwork for the project in their target community, Ilaje.

CYFI Health Team meets with community leaders in Ilaje, Lagos.

In their own words: "We have made an adjustment in our project due to a need in the community that affects our project. We realized that the community had no women association whatsoever and to reach the women every time we would have to keep going through the various associations. With the full support of the Baale and chiefs in the community, we will be helping them start the Ilaje Women's Association to make it easier for health, empowerment and government aid to get to the women of the community.
We held our first meeting/outreach with the leaders and women in Ilaje community. We have also fixed the date of our next meeting. We have been promised a much larger crowd and the presence of more elders and chiefs in the community. We have confirmed one school, St Luke's, and will be starting our health initiatuve with them in June.
On a better note, HACEY's Health Initiative and Beyond the Classroom will both be increasing the scope of our final event. It is set to hold on the 11th of October, International Day of the Girl. Preparations are already on the way for the event."

The health team connects with local women and community leaders.

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