This past week has been the implementation portion of our sustainable projects aka the whole reason we are in Ghana. Last Monday we started working with 21 girls from SISS. The girls ranged in age from 17-29. I found the age of the girls, or women I should say, intimidating because most were around 21 and older than me. However, the women did not seem to care about my age. Each day my group taught various workshops to the women.
Day 1: Introductions and photojournalism
Day 2: Self-esteem and Beauty
Day 3: Reproductive and Sexual Health
Day 4: Goal setting
Day 5: Teamwork, conflict resolution, and leadership (my day!)
The first two days we were in the actual slums where the women lived, called Agbogbloshie. This was an eye opening experience. After two days, our professor visited the site we were conducting the workshops. She felt uneasy about letting us teach in the surrounding conditions. Because of her concern we worked out a plan to pick up the 21 women everyday and transport them to the SISS headquarters for lessons.
The girls on the bus going to the SISS headquarters.
Fruit stand where we got snacks for the girls.
The girls learning at the various workshop days.
Overall the workshops went smooth. The women were so engaged the entire time. I was quite impressed with their thirst for knowledge. All group discussions were lively and someone always had a question to ask.
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