IWD targets different categories with tailor-made interventions, with suitable curricular for specific target groups. Our curriculum for young people targets adolescent boys and girls within learning institution as well as their out of school counterparts, with the aim being to arm them with essential life skills, and equip them with valuable knowledge on reproductive health and sexuality for positive attitude and behavior, and social norms transformation that will lead to a better quality of life for them and their peers.
It is aimed at instilling necessary skills that will enable them overcome the myriad of challenges that most young people face when it comes to assertiveness and boundary setting, peer resistance and decision-making.
Our team of highly knowledgeable and experienced facilitators has strong analytical skills and often draws from their personal experiences to enrich learning in a fun-filled and non-threatening manner.
Our Target Population
IWD primarily serves marginalized and vulnerable groups, including women, youth, the elderly and low-income communities affected by GBV and gender inequality. Our interventions also focus on men, including those in positions of authority, and boys as allies in efforts which are aimed at preventing SGBV and VAC and promoting gender justice and equality.
Our Key Interventions
- Awareness Creation and Sensitization: Organize workshops, seminars, and community outreach programs to enlighten the public about gender equality, masculinities and femininities, GBV, HIV & AIDS and their impact on the realization of gender justice and human rights.
- Assertiveness and Boundary Setting Training: Train on basic principles of Assertiveness and Boundary Setting, including verbal/physical self-defence techniques in order to cub rape and defilement.
- Economic Empowerment: Provide skills training in areas such as financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and vocational skills to promote economic independence.
- Advocacy Initiatives: Engage in policy advocacy efforts to strengthen laws and protection against GBV and VAC, promote gender justice and equality and human rights.
- Survivor Support: Support and facilitate survivors of SGBV in accessing comprehensive services, offer psychosocial support and organize legal aid referrals for survivors of SGBV, ensuring they have access to necessary resources, create awareness, share information and experiences on GBV and VAC.
Partnership and Networking: Collaborate with like-minded stakeholders in form of learning institutions, health services, and law enforcement agencies, among others, to create a comprehensive support system for all individuals including vulnerable populations.