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International Day of Older Persons 1 October
1 October 2017
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- Three E activity : Empowerment + Engagement = Equality on addressing the issue of ending discrimination and violence against girls, and harmful practices like child marriage. Children will take pictures in the frames of SDGs. Sessions will be organized with both boys and girls to raise their awareness on their rights.
- A workshop which will gather teachers, parent, doctors, psychologists and social workers, to share ideas on how to deal with child marriage issue. The specific objective of this activity is to raise awareness and to build bridges among key stakeholders to struggle against child marriage phenomena and how to officially address this.
- 60 second video as above:
How do people react about child marriage in Albania in comparison with their reaction in New York? We compare two famous stories the “Child marriage social experiment” of the 65 years old marrying 12 years old, and American people that tried to protect the girl. In comparison we bring the very strong reaction of Albanian people in social media but not in real life.
(Coordination with Act for Society and Y-peer, which will do an activityy in Librazhd. Filming can be realized in that area, to make the situation more mediatic). - Through this activity, adolescent girls are targeted to obtain general information on reproductive health, personal care, how to consult and benefit by health care centers as one of their basic rights. Girls will be equipped with a hygienic package on personal care as well. At the same day adolescents will have meeting with Social Services in Administrative Unit no. 2 to present their concerns related to lack of opportunities and information, how to improve these gaps in their community. The adolescents will disseminate information, leaflets in their community as well.
- Adolescent girls have the right to a safe, educated, and healthy life, not only during these critical formative years, but also as they mature into women. If effectively supported during the adolescent years, girls have the potential to change the world – both as the empowered girls of today and as tomorrow’s workers, mothers, entrepreneurs, mentors, household heads, and political leaders. About 30 Pupils (Girls) will participate in this activity.
- Promotion of Sexual and reproductive health through board game (“Mos u nxeh”/ “Do not get angry”). (jointly with Y-peer)
- Open brainstorming meetings with young people on SDGs and UN