Peer led health project
MTG has 30 trained peer educators who hold sessions with girls at football fields and with players in schools. The aim of the programme is to provide up to date and accurate information so that girls can make informed decisions about their lives. It equips girls with information and peer support to promote safe and fulfilling relationships. The peer educators are trained as facilitators so that the sessions are interactive and provide a safe environment in which girls can ask sensitive questions. The peer educators have developed standard sessions which include knowing about:
- MTG,
- adolescence,
- menstruation,
- girl child rights,
- decision making,
- goal setting,
- self esteem,
- communication skills,
- relationships,
- HIV/AIDS,
- voluntary counselling and testing (VCT),
- antiretroviral drugs (ARV),
- sexually transmitted infections (STI),
- rape,
- incest, and
- unsafe abortion.
Public performances and taking part in local events
The peer educators also take part in local events, such as during World AIDS Vaccine Day. A group of girls who are trained in drama recite poems or play skits in order to disseminate information.
