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GIRLS NETWORK MALAWI
GIRLS NETWORK MALAWI AT A GLANCE
Here at Girls Network Malawi, we focus on keeping the girl child in school by addressing the challenges they face in acquiring education.
ACTIVITIES
Making A Difference
ACTION PLANNING WORKSHOP
Girls and the Global Goals
The "Girls and the Global Goals” Action Planning Workshop trains young leaders to understand the 17 Sustainable Development Goals - with a special focus on the important role of women and girls in meeting each goal - and to take action in their communities to build a more sustainable future.
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GIRLS MENTORSHIP
Mentor Me
Through the Mentor Me program, successful women are paired up with our girls to provide mentorship, career guidance, menstrual hygiene management, sexual and reproductive health education, and to act as role models for our girls.
SANITARY PAD MAKING
Menstrual Hygiene Management
We know that periods are keeping girls out of school, so we are teaching girls how to make their own reusable sanitary pads, while discussing menstrual hygiene management and sexual and reproductive health.
Meet the Team
The Girls Network Malawi team is made up of passionate volunteers.
You are a child of the universe
Your opinions matter, speak out
Your dreams are worth pursuing
So reach for the stars and beyond
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Early marriages will only enslave you
And drown you in a lifetime of misery
Cripple your bright future and
Hold you bondage in the throngs of poverty
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Teenage pregnancies will thwart your dreams
Replacing them with regret and heartache
Joys of motherhood will be tainted with
Grumbling tummies and parched lips
It might seem impossible right now
But know that it can be done
With long nights glued to your books
Determined to make it in the end
Despite the 4 uncomfortable days each month
Wishing absenteeism was alright
Trying to find a smooth stone for a chair
While unwillingly basking in the heat of day
Of waking up at the break of dawn
As all the household chores await
Then rushing along to cover those miles
In that worn out shoe and torn dress
Keep on, it will be worth it one day soon
So never doubt your capabilities
Dare to dream and strive to achieve
Because you can and surely will!
To The Girl Child
Written by Ulala Kondowe Kandeya
Founder and Executive Director, Girls Network Malawi
CONTACT GIRLS NETWORK MALAWI
+265 999 65 43 11
