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Life skills education for Out of School Young People In Swaziland-‐Ntondozi

Pilot

Table of Content

1. Background of LSE 2. Implementing the LSE manual Pilot 3. Workshop breakdown 4. Challenges experienced 5. Observation 6. Recommendations 7. Feedback from youth 8. Feedback and evaluation 9. Annexure Page

Ø LSE classroom Pictures Ø Recapping and evaluations Pictures Ø Community Event Ø Awarding of certificates Ø Group Photos (Partners, Speakers and Sponsors)


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1. Background on Life Skills Education (LSE) for out of school youth The purpose of life skills is to help young people find out who they are, where they are heading, and how to get to where they want to be. This curriculum for out-‐of-‐school has 11 units which are designed to help the youth

Ø Overcome challenges related to growing up Ø Help them develop positive relationships Ø Harness their sexual reproductive health Ø And improve their lives in their communities

Intellectual Foundations humbly thanks and appreciates the opportunity to be tasked to perform such great works. Thank You. This would not be possible without the sponsorship and partnership from UNFPA, FLAS and ENYC. 2. Implementing the LSE manual Pilot The LSE manual pilot was implemented in Shiselweni Region, by eSwatini National Youth Counsel (ENYC) and also at Ntondozi inkhundla, by Intellectual Foundations. This report will detail the work done by Intellectual Foundations in Ntondozi Inkhundla. 3. Workshop Breakdown In Ntondozi, Intellectual Foundations carried out 20 sessions of this workshop with the youth of that area. The youth in attendance were all out-‐of-‐school youth. The below information gives more details about the workshop:

Ø Implementation timetable The workshop was implemented in 20 days. The table below breaks down these 20 days Item No

Item Number of days needed

1 Introduction 1 2 Manual teachings of 11 units 15 3 Recapping and evaluations on topics/ units 3 4 Final Evaluation 1 Total 20


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Ø Gender breakdown

The class consisted of 15 (56%) females while males made up the remaining 12(44%). Out of the 15 females at the workshop, 3 of them came to sessions with their babies. During the sessions, these mothers would sometimes have to breastfeed their young ones. All 3 mothers never missed any of the 20 sessions.

Ø Workshop Attendance per day

From the graph above, it shows that attendance varied from day to day. 13 days out of the 20 days had an attendance of 25 or above. The remaining 7 days had an attendance of 24 or less. The lowest attended session stood at 21 youth while the highest was 27 youth. 4. Challenges faced when implementing the workshop

Ø Attendance not constant. Ø Late attendance to sessions causing delays of up-‐to 20min. Some youth

claim they are late due to family commitments while others stated that they travel long distance to attend the sessions.

Ø Some units needed more time than that allocated.

56% 44%

Gender Breakdown

no' of females

no' of males

27 24

21 27 27

23 26

22 27

23 27 26 27

23 24 25 26 25 27 26

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

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Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

Day 8

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Day 10

Day 11

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Day 20

Workshop Attendance per day

Number of Attendance


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Ø Some youth lack confidence to speak in front of peers. This was evident during the feedback and recapping sessions. They were able to write down what they learnt but struggle to communicate it verbally.

5. Observations

Ø Youth were eager to learn Ø Manual material was easy to understand Ø Youth would report when they couldn’t attend sessions Ø Youth found the topics exciting.

Especially unit 5: planning for the future Unit 4: Gender roles and equality Unit 8: Pregnancy 6. Recommendations

Ø Unit 5: Engaging Unit 5 earlier helps guide the workshop better. It became easier to reference all the other units as direct influencers to their present and future plans.

7. Feedback from Youth

Ø More time is needed to really go deep in into a topic Ø It helped me stay busy instead of staying at home doing nothing. Ø I am going to share this knowledge with others. Ø Feedback sessions also helped me know how to talk in front of others. Ø I like that I was taught that it’s ok to say no and not feel any guilt. Ø I like that this workshop is meant for young people, therefore we are free

to fully express yourselves. Ø I didn’t like that some people said things that made me feel

uncomfortable. Ø I am glad I was told about the social media rules because I was aware of

the impact social media could have in my life. Ø Now I understand why it is important to set goals.


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Annexure Page

(See the work that was done through Pictures)


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Ø Classroom Picture during the LSE workshop

Class Group Photo

Class Taking notes

Discussion notes


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Ø Recapping and evaluations Pictures Youth had to present to the whole class what they learnt through group work and individual work

Facilitator dividing the topics between the youth

Students doing group work:

Another group discussing before presenting


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Youth ready for Presentation. First preference was given to youth that were fearful of public speaking. This exercise was to help them gain the necessary confidence.

Group 1: Presentation




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Group 4 Presentations The youth was given a challenge to do as a group. They had to pick one unit then do an activity to showcase they understanding of the unit. They decided to do Unit 4: Gender equality. They decided to host a birthday party for everyone. This would symbolize that both males and females are equal. A cake was bought and they all celebrated their birthdays as equals.

Youth standing in front of their cake.


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Youth excited about their cake. They ate it as equals!!!!!!!

Ø Community Event The community event was done to showcase the work done by the LSE students to the community. It was also a day to see the practical side of what was taught in the workshop session. Professionals from different sectors (Business, institutions, health, NGOs) were asked to come share their experiences with the youth on the units embedded in the LSE Manual.

Intellectual Foundations’ representative during his speech to the youth. He told about the importance of setting goals. This formed part of Unit 5: planning for the future


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A representative from Inyatsi Construction talking to the youth about how they should behave in the work environment. He explained that there are values that are necessary in the workplace. This is part of Unit 1 of the manual (Values and rights)

A representative from Sebenta Instituation talking to the youth about how to apply for enrolment at the instition. Sebenta schools both literate and illiterate people of any age.


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A representative from FLAS talks to the youth about Sexual Reproductive health. She touched on pregnancy and sexual transmitted infections (including HIV AND AIDS)

A representative from ENYC educating the youth about TuneMe

A representative from Intellectual Foundations demonstrating how to use the youth personal development portal called Mzala


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A representative from Academic Achiever talks to the youth about writing work CVs and preparing yourself for job interviews

Facilitator of the LSE in Ntondozi sharing with the community what the workshop was all about. Many youth wanted to be part of the next workshop.

A community youth asking about the selection criteria for being part of the LSE workshop.


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Limkokwing university student, who was given the opportunity to be the MC of the day, addressing the youth.

Entertainment of the day provided by the youth of Ntondozi


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A youth representative who was part of the LSE workshop thanking Intellectual Foundations for choosing their community and also thanking the facilitator for the good sessions.

Ø Awarding of Certificates to Youth that were part of the LSE Workshop by eSwatini National Youth Counsel


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The students who received their LSE certificates

LSE students with Intellectual Foundations team


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Time for eating


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The Teams that made it all possible

Representative of ENYC, Intellectual Foundations, Inyatsi Construction, Sebenta Institute

Representative of FLAS, Intellectual Foundations, Academic Achiever, Limkokwing events management students

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