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WHAT WE DO

Project activities

* Leadership and Mentors,

- To change attitudes and systems, women and girls must be leaders - In protest, advocacy, representation and mobilization TitIs includes providing young women with important leadership and mentoring opportunities. Sheeting and hearing from role models that girls can relate to is invaluable in sparking their Interest in various careers. We invite female who are professionals to share information about their career paths, professional and personal Ilfe, and why they think their careers ere Interesting. This discussion is done in small groups, inspirational talks or round table discussions. We try to avoid Ieturing and let girls ask questions freely.

* Career Skills Development

Girls are stalled between school and productive work: more than a third-34%-of young women In developing countries are Jobless-out of the labor force and not In school (World Bank 2014). Although the gender gap in school enrollment has been closing, the gender gap in labor force participation is on the rise. Reaching girls during adolestent is citical-decisions made and behaviors established during this period affect their horizons later in life. During this formed. period in their lives it is important to provide adolecent girls with the tools they need to become economically empowered young women. Achievers Cameroon teaches deprive gids in batik tie & dye, liquid soup making, bead making painting etc. in order to be

* Comunity advocacy

Achievers across communities in Cameroon have long been advocating tor more protections to prevent adolescent girls from being forced to get marled before they are ready Fundamentally, child marriage is a violation of human rights. It's also a harmful practice that drags down communities and economies. When girls are safe, healthy, educated, and empower., research has shown that they help have.

* Education and scholarships

Using a variety of educational approaches to build knowledge, skills, and self-confidence. The lop priority of Achievers, providing funds for school fees, books and uniforms. The level of funding support is decided after certnaln selection criteria are met for each girl Girls of basic School age are favoured to maximise long-term impact. The progress of each girl, Including grades and attendance ore regularly evaluated.

* Technology

Using technology to advocate, connect, and increase awareness of key issues affecting girls and to support girls In slum communities that are constantly leaming, mobilizing and evolving. And also to inspire, educate and equip a girl child In a slum community with the computing skills. Achievers Coding and ICT program Is providing unparalleled computer science education to girls at the community level - giving them the hard and soft skills needed to become the technologists of tomorrow. We don't lust offer exposure to technology, we train tomorrow's engineers. We believe that more girls exposed to computer science at a young age will lead to more women working in the technology and engineering fields.