Copyrights of the tool: The tool was developed within confines of the EU programme
Description: This Handbook is in the form of a conceptual framework with provided guidelines. It’s main aim is to empower young girls/ women and gives special emphasis on the role of professionals in fostering empowerment to the specific group. To address this point of view, the Handbook proposes a variety of group activities for young girls. The programme is divided in the following 8 core pillars: Getting started, girls and gender equality, Sexual and reproductive rights, Gender based violence and violence against women and girls, Identity, Self-image and self-evaluation, Social relations, Emotional competences, Wrap-up and evaluation. It can be used in residential care centers grounds in order to empower and educate girls in the aforementioned notions. The recommendations and activity programmes can be also utilized with some adaptations with refugee and migrant women.
Learning objectives
- Information about different types of violence and abuse against women in order for them to be in a position to identify and prevent relevant undesirable incidents and/or behaviors;
- Insights into perceptions of gender roles and intimate relationships of young girls;
- Awareness on "intercultural approach" and cultural differences in this context and
- Information and motivattion to professionals regarding their role in educating and empowering young women.
Duration: 30 minutes
Type of document: Link