Life Skills Program

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

Life skills is a preventive approach that focuses on the development of social and emotional skills; the development of the whole person, including comprehensive sexuality education. Life skills is often called the missing piece in education and is part of our comprehensive approach to fight against youth unemployment. It does not only aid the individual development and prevents problematic beha- viour, it helps building a positive community. It helps build resilience and prepares the youth to be successful in their lives and careers. We equip trainers with the competencies to create a safe learning space, and the skills to use creative and participatory methodologies to teach life skills.


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya

Government Affiliation

Unknown

Years

Not applicable or unknown

Partner(s)

Wilde Ganzen; Stichting Buru Nyakwere; Stichting Pamoja Child Foundation; NairoBits Trust; Stichting Rutgers; Pamoja Child Foundation; Ujima; Kenya Limited; Icco

Ministry Affiliation

N/A

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other skills

  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Social and emotional learning

Cross-cutting areas

  • Emergencies and protracted crises

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

Not applicable or unknown

Other populations reached

  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

  • Displaced/refugee - External (from other countries)
  • Displaced/refugee - Internal (from other areas of the same country)

Program Approaches Back to Top

Life skills education

  • Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)
  • Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)
  • Social and emotional learning (SEL) skills building

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
  • Reduced absenteeism

Cross-cutting goals

  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • Increased employment/job-related skills
  • Increased knowledge of HIV, puberty, and sexual and reproductive health