It is a program that helps girls become educated, empowered and equal. It's a series of 4 weeks long trainings for girls aged 10-14 from rural schools of Nepal. They are lead by local female trainers and cover the issues of health, safety and leadership skills. At the end of the program the girls, with the support of the trainer, decide on and implement a community project.
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We’ve made it!
The first group of girls just finished Her Turn program! Way to go girls!! During their final week they implemented small projects around the school: fixing the toilets, installing locks, distributing drinking water jugs in the classrooms and forming a Committee. They elected a Girls Committee amongst themselves to address the issues that affect them most. It was an exciting 4 weeks. More to come soon! We've made it!! Read More
Her Turn News from Timbu
Her Turn’s first group of girls are half way through their program now! The project is going great and the girls recently had a brainstorming session on what community project they will be implementing during their final week. They had a lot of great ideas and in the end, they came to a consensus on what will become their Girls Projects. One group will be organizing waste disposal system in the school. The other group will be upgrading the school’s toilets to have...
Her Turn begins in Timbu!
The school in TimbuOur training of trainers is complete and this Monday marks the beginning of the first program. The trainers also received an additional one day orientation with Shakti Samuha, a Nepali NGO dedicated to combating girl trafficking across Nepal. The trainers leave tomorrow to head up to a rural school in Timbu, Helambu where over forty girls will be participating in the first two workshops of Her Turn’s four week long education and empowerment program. They...
Her Turn website launched!
Namaste! Just before Christmas, we are launching our website. You can find out what we are doing, why and how we are doing it. Please feel free to send us feedback, comments or questions! We are getting ready to start the first Her Turn workshop this January in a government school in Timbu, Helambu region of Nepal. We will have two local trainers and over 40 girls participating in the workshop. We will be updating this blog with the photos and news from the field – check...
Her Turn!
We are excited to be starting our project! We are currently developing curriculum that we based on field visits, focus groups and interviews with women and girls in Helambu. We aim at creating culturally-sensitive, appropriate, child centered and interactive curriculum. Its content will revolve around the issues of health, safety, confidence and leadership skills and including girls in the decision making processes. Read More