Happy October, GADsters!
The sweltering days of summer are behind us, and with the change of the seasons and the start of school come lots and lots of opportunities to implement GAD programs in your site!
We've heard from several PCVs who have used existing resources for GAD programs in camps over the summer: the sexual harassment toolkit and grant application, the GAD Camp Toolkit, or the "You Can Dream" video. Here are a few more ideas for GAD activities that you could consider doing in the fall:
- Start a girls' (or boys') activity at your Dar Chabab/Nedi/CSSP: GLOW Clubs, girls' basketball or soccer teams, running groups, dance nights - the possibilities are endless! The GLOW Manuals have lots of ideas for leadership programs that you can do with girls, not just in a big camp setting.
- Work with your local hospital/clinic to bring in a female medical professional to do programs about women's health. PCV Liz Chon put together an awesome women's health booklet in English, Arabic, and French that a female doctor/nurse could use as a basis for a program.
- Consider incorporating GAD into the English classroom. The Baccalaureate book that students use has an entire chapter on women and could be used as a springboard for great activities. Students could make posters or give presentations about famous women, or for more advanced English students, have a discussion together about gender roles.
- For a longer-term project, consider working with other PCVs to plan a GLOW camp or women's leadership workshop. Lots of great resources can be found here and here.
Whatever ideas you've got, the GAD Committee is here to support you and help in any way we can. So if you have ideas, questions, or resources that you'd like to see, please email us and let us know. We'll be meeting as a committee in mid-October to talk about plans over the coming months, so we'd love to hear from you!
