2014 annual report - safigi outreach foundation
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2014 was the year of Share Your Care for SAFIGI Outreach Foundation LTD aka Safety First for Girls. Download or click to read on what we achieved in 2014 and find our SAFIGI Volunteer Alumni, highlighting all our present and former volunteers.TRANSCRIPT
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FOREWORD
SHARE YOUR CARE
If one takes time to look around us, it is evident that there are more
marginalized girls in society than girls with equal opportunity for
self -development through education, sanitary living, safe shelter and
access to clean water.
For the latter mentioned reasons, 2014 was themed SAFIGI’s year of
‘Share Your Care.’ in which ten multi-cultural volunteers joined to
create handmade goods to distribute to 30 lacking girls during the
festive season.
The ‘Share Your Care’ project was our pilot initiative as SAFIGI
Outreach Foundation LTD (Safety First for Girls) was registered as a
Not For Profit Organization in Lusaka, Zambia on 18th July 2014
by PACRA Zambia. This was a proud achievement, solidifying us as
a Non Profit, after our work which begun on 9th May 2012.
Our passion for safety continued with us sharing interactive safety
education workshops with children at Srupeer Village in Bangladesh,where beautiful empowering songs where sang after each session.
In addition to these and more grassroots projects, we continue to
work tirelessly to put useful information on the internet and social
media, that will act as a guide for girls going through various life
situations regardless of their livelihood.
Our vision to raise a generation where girls are empowered,
equipped and fulfilled in every aspect of their life for the
development of the entire world, is starting to take shape. None of
which would have been a reality without our over 40 volunteers fromat least 18 different countries of origin, all coming together to join
the cause of safety education and girl empowerment.
SAFIGI’s objectives this year aligned to the Global Sustainable
Developmental Goals in ending poverty, inequality, illiteracy, and
diseases such as HIV/AIDs.
For details on what we’ve achieved, read our Annual Report 2014,
where we see evidence that safety education, empowerment, social
projects, and creativity coupled with volunteerism is the way to go if
we are to achieve the SDGs within the set timeframe.
We may not accomplish everything in one day, but at the very least,
we are on the right path.
“The engagement I had
with SAFIGI was great.
I have to admit that
working with them was
well timed and I was
given a quick response
with enough guidance
throughout my working
time. It was flexible and
I was confident in
proving my worthy in
working as an artist for
them.”
- Thomas Ngede -
Kenyan
(‘Share Your Care’Artist)
Pictured: Hadassah Louis
- Hadassah Louis -Operations irector
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CONTENTS
EMPOWERED .p5
.p8 EQUIPPED
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SAFIGI’s Founding Year
Share Your Care Campaign
Blogging for Safety Education
Girl Safety Signs Booklet
Body Safety for Children
Volunteer Alumni 2014
Srupeer Village Bangladesh
SAFIGI Kit Plan Initiated
Self Defense Training
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SAFIGIs Founding Year
E M P O W E R E D
SAFIGI Outreach Foundation(Safety First for Girls)
Registered by PACRA Zambia
Registration Number 124336
Dated: 2014/07/18
Lusaka, Zambia.
[email protected]+ 260 97 619 0123
www.safetyfirstforgirls.org
100% Volunteer led.Local Touch. Global Outreach.
Mission Statement
To raise a generation where girls areempowered, equipped and fulfilled in
every aspect of their life for
the development of the entire world.
SAFIGI Outreach Foundation LTD, aka, Safety First for Girls, was founded to answer to the need of spreading knowledgeon Safety Education. i.e. skills and knowledge needed in daily life that are not taught in schools. What started as a simple
blog on Blogger is becoming a full fledged Not for Profit Outreach to marginalized girls on a local and international scale
through safety projects, social projects, safety education, workshops, social media and volunteerism.
All SAFIGI activities are guided by EEF Principles. This code is SAFIGI’s guideline that ensures that all our projects are in line to
Empower, Equip and Fulfill the lives of all participants.
SAFIGI is registered in Zambia, Africa. In 2014, all our projects were funded through Fundraising by selling our handmade products.
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The Share Your Care
initiative by SAFIGI saw
us having the youngest
volunteer who was only 9
years old at the time,
draw a beautiful picture
for the Share Your Care
book after being encour-
aged by her teacher.
This campaign is proof
that anyone of any age
can successfully
volunteer and positively
contribute to society.
We also had a majority of
local volunteers from the
local university who hand-made the freely distributed
products.
International volunteers
were all involved via UN
Online Volunteering
Service.
This creative project
helped to give back tothose who had no gifts
during Christmas.
For a list on all volunteers
involved, see page 13.
SAFIGI Founder holds a SYC handmade book. 2014/10
Share Your Care
The Share Your Care (SYC) Kit included a whistle, a handmade book,
handmade bracelet and a bag. All resources, funds and products were
made by ten volunteers for thirty marginalized girls between the ages of
8 and 15 in a period of 3 months leading to Christmas 2014.
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Safety Education is crucial for
informed living because it teaches
young people on issues that are not
covered in classes at school.
SAFIGI saw a need for content
online that would help answer any
girls question. Through our interna-
tional volunteers, we are steadily
covering every topic affecting the
life of the average and marginalized
girl.
SAFIGI first began as a blog and thus,
even though we are slowly reaching out
on a grassroots level, we still under-
stand how online media is effective in
spreading education to girls in different
cultures and various livelihoods.
All articles published on our website
aim to educate, empower, and inform,
for the sake of personal growth for
girls, which in turn leads to world
development.
For a full list of volunteers, see pg. 13.
Pictured on left. SAFIGI bloggers Karin, Stefani and Diana. 2014.
Blogging for SED
As of 2014, SAFIGI’s website www.safetyfirstforgirls.org had over 50,000
unique page views. We had the most diverse readership with the majority of
our readers coming from the United States of America, closely followed by
India, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Germany, Thailand and Zambia, to name a few.
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The internet has opened
many windows of oppor-
tunity for development.
One such opportunity wasthe two interactive sessions
SAFIGI had with Srupeer
Village in Bangladesh via
Skype in November 2014.
Srupeer Village is the
cradle of hope for the
marginalized in Bangladesh
to learn skills that will helpthem build a life in society.
It was SAFIGI’s privilege
to host a Skype session to
educate children between
the ages of 8 - 15 on
importance of safety, how
to identify danger and
how to report it when they
encounter it.
The students were very
excited to participate in
these lessons, and thus,
each session was closed
by a song for SAFIGI ‘s
workshop facilitator, and
she would return the favor
and close the class by
singing as well.
Srupeer Village gifted
SAFIGI with some of
their handmade products.
Safety Workshops
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Pictured below: A class being supervised by Srupeer Village class coordinator Shudha Ayen.
Main Picture: A group of students listening actively to the lesson as Hadassah Louis (insert picture) gives the lesson.
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The SAFIGI Kit will be a revolutionary set of tools to equip marginalize girls with
useful items that will help them be safer, empowered, and fulfilled, in key aspects of
their life.
In a committee that consisted of seven volunteers of both genders and from diverse
countries, we were able to pinpoint safe tools that could help improve the lives of
girls.
What we intend to go for are tools that are non-harmful and yet can still be a useful
self defense and health tool. The SAFIGI Kit is like the First Aid tool box for the
marginalized girl for use in her every day life.
For the full list of volunteers involved, go to page 13.
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SAFIGI KIT — Plans
The SAFIGI Safety Kit is a utility package that will be
distributed to marginalized girls. It will include:
A whistle.
First Aid Practice Book.
Disinfectant tissue.
Cotton Wool.
Flashlight.
Water purification tablets I Filtration Bottles
Self defense tool. Etc.
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Self Defense Training
On December 10, a group of student volunteers in Thailand gathered to shoot an educational video on
basic self defense tips. In one interactive session, we went through basic training on how to escape
dangerous situations, defend one self against an attacker and how to build confidence in difficult
situations.
This was our first training video as an organization and so, with the help of media students we
managed to conclude the lesson with a photo-shoot to display what had been learnt during the day.
The activity was done outside a national stadium and the photoshoot and training done within a
skateboarding range with beautiful graffiti on the walls to match. This was the first of many more self
defense trainings to come.
For volunteers involved, see page 13.
EQUIPPED
Pictured: (L-R) Augustine Efosa, Amy Chang, & Hadassah Louis
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In stories ranging from surviving
an abusive marriage, stopping
discrimination, eradicating child
abuse and ending illiteracy in
Zambia, we captured the essence
of what women want the future
to be, and what evils need to be
rid of if that reality is to be
achieved for todays generation.
There are billions of survivors in
the world whose stories are never
heard. These stories have the
capability to empower and
change lives, therefore, SAFIGI
took the initiative to spread
empowerment stories in our ‘Girl
Safety Booklet’ which is an
online magazine that was printed
and sent around the world.
In a compilation of 10 stories andadditional safety articles, we also
inform the reader on tips for self
defense as well as how to
empower oneself in any situation.
For a list of those involved, go to
page 13.
Pictured: Extracts of the Girl SafetyGirl Safety Signs
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BODY SAFETY
for Children
A Secret Safe to Tell - Children’s Story Book
The need to teach children about safety, especially
when it comes to the right they have over their own
body is crucial. However, some parents and educa-
tors may feel uncomfortable when it comes to teach-
ing children the truth about their bodies.
In a bid to raise awareness on the importance of safe-
ty education for children in regards to their body, SA-
FIGI is actively looking for and sharing information
on the right books, videos and content that educa-
tors, guardians and parents can use to safely share
with children around them about their bodies in a
child-friendly manner.
Through social media outreach, we have been able to
share helpful reviews on children illustration
books, such as ‘A Secret Safe to Tell’ by Naomi
Hunter and illustrated by Karen Erasmus.
And in our ‘Girl Safety Signs’ Educational Booklet
we shared an article about Body Safety for Kids
from the author of the book ‘Some Secrets Should
Never Be Kept’ by Jayneen Sanders, and illustrated
by Craig Smith.
These two children books are exemplary in showing
how easy and beneficial teaching children about the
right to their bodies and saying no to improper touch
can be done in a safe, effective and fun way.
WWW.SOMESECRETS.INFO
WWW.NAOMIHUNTER.COM.AU
FULFILLED
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BRAINSTORMING FOR SAFETY KIT
Activity supervised by Hadassah Louis
Volunteers involved (alphabetical order):
1.
Anmol Varma-
India
2. Christopher Kujat - Germany
3. Itzel Cruz - Mexico
4. Mane Mohamed Abdillahi - Djibouti
5. Natalia Walker Saez - Spain
6. Richa Jairaj - India
7. Zhenrui Wu - China
Activity supervised by Hadassah Louis
Volunteers involved (alphabetical order):
1. Deborah Mwema - Zambia
2. Grace Ruane - USA
3. Kat Uytiepo - Philippines
4. Lia Perez - USA
5. Moe Pwint - Myanmar
6. Nang Hla Khin - Myanmar
7. Nang Shwe Yin - Myanmar
8. Thomas Ngede - Kenya
9. Wassana Payungsakul - Thailand
SHARE YOUR CARE BRACELETS & KIT
This activity was organized twice on:
Thur, Nov 6, 2014 & Sun, Nov 16, 2014 by:
1. Shudha Ayen - Bangladesh
2. Hadassah Louis - Thailand
Activity supervised by Hadassah Louis
Volunteers involved (alphabetical order):
1. Bwalya Chibale - Zambia
2. Buumba Malambo - Zambia
3. Deborah Mwema - Zambia
4. Jayneen Sanders - Australia
5.
Jamie Sumers- Canada
6. Lela A. Albert - USA
7. Moondo Lee - USA
8. Pat Brennan - UK
9. Sharlene Ferizi - USA
10. Sontia Levy - USA
Activity supervised by Hadassah Louis
Volunteers involved (alphabetical order):
1. Deborah Mwema - Zambia
2. Gargi Sharma - India
3. Wajeeha Kanwal - India
4. Sarah Kristine - Philippines
5. Shucheesmita Simonti - Bangladesh
6.
Susana Feliz- Canada
Activity supervised by Hadassah Louis
Volunteers involved (alphabetical order):
1.
Adedayo Emmanuel- South Africa
2. Alexandra Baltaretu - South Africa
3. Diana Huaman - Peru
4. Eren Ergin - Turkey
5. Emeperu Albert - Nigeria
6. Ginger Kadlec - Australia
7. Isabelle Pan - France l UK
8. Karin Phillipczyk - Germany l France
9. Mary Mwema - Zambia
10. Rachel Rivers - USA
11. Ronke Ojoikere-ikoro - Nigeria
12. Stefani Marjanovic - Bosnia & Herzeg
13. Zenith Chua - Singapore
Volunteer Alumni
2014 SAFIGIANS
SAFETY EDUCATION SKYPE CLASS
SRUPEER VILLAGE
BLOGGING FOR SAFETY &
EMPOWERMENTTSAFIGI KIT PLANNERS
GIRL SAFETY SIGNS BOOKLET
SOCIAL MEDIA ADMINISTRATORS
SELF DEFENSE PHOTOSHOOT
Activity supervised by Hadassah Louis
Volunteers involved (alphabetical order):
1. Amy Chang - China
2.
Augustine Efosa- Nigeria
3. Sai Min Zaw - Myanmar
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Thank You
for a Wonderful Year.
2014
“I really liked writing for this organization.
All the responses came quickly and they
had an immediate answers for all my
questions and concerns.”
- Karin Philippczyk -
German-French
(Blogging for Safety & Empowerment)
“It was a great experience working with
the organization (SAFIGI) as it gave me
an opportunity to learn and contribute inwhatever way I could.”
- Richa Jairaj -
India
(SAFIGI KIT Planner)