Girls' Clubs (Batonga Foundation)
- P Project/Program
? Activity Status: Unknown
Key Information
Batonga’s SONAFA clubs provide young women and girls with access to a weekly girl-only safe space in their own community, where they gain the support of a local, female mentor; physical and emotional security; technical and life skills; as well as a sense of importance and belonging to their community. The new skills acquired through our clubs enable girls to lead healthy, financially independent and empowered lives.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Government Affiliation
Non-governmental programYears
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Partner(s)
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Ministry Affiliation
UnknownFunder(s)
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COVID-19 Response
UnknownGeographic Scope
Global / regionalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Other skills
- Financial literacy
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
Cross-cutting areas
- Empowerment
- Gender equality
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
Program participants
Target Audience(s)
Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth
Age
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School Enrolment Status
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School Level
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Other populations reached
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Participants include
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Program Approaches Back to Top
Life skills education
- Gender, rights and power
Mentoring/psychosocial support
- Adult (non-teacher) mentors
Reducing economic barriers
- Financial literacy training
Social/gender norms change
- Group activities with students or school-age children/adolescents
Women's empowerment programs
- Empowerment training
- Self-help groups (non-financial)
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Improved critical thinking
- Increased school completion (general)
Cross-cutting goals
- Changed social norms
- Increased agency and empowerment
- Increased employment/job-related skills
- Increased knowledge of rights
- More equitable gender attitudes and norms