Stop the Violence: speak out for girls’ rights

1. Stop the Violence: speak out for girls’ rights Global Advocacy Campaign

2. Session Outline • WAGGGS Advocacy Programme • Global Advocacy Campaign • 5 pillars • Raising Awareness • Education Programme • Research and Policy • Lobbying • Action Plans • Nigerian Girl Guide Association • UN Women Representative

3. Advocacy We influence people to take decisions that will improve our lives and the lives of others

4. Vision All girls and young women are valued and take action to change the world. Mission To enable girls and young women to develop their fullest potential as responsible citizens of the world.

5. Advocacy Programmes • Global Action Theme • Millennium Development Goals • MDG 7 – Environmental sustainability • Post 2015 Agenda • Global Advocacy Campaign

6. Stop the Violence campaign • WAGGGS’ first Global Advocacy Campaign • Launched at 34th World Conference in Edinburgh, UK in 2011

8. The Campaign • Awareness Campaign • Education Programme • Research and Policy • Lobbying Agenda • Campaign Action Plans

9. 1. Awareness Campaign • ‘Add Your Voice’ • Advocacy Network • Website • www.stoptheviolencecampaign.com • Resources Action: - Promote Add Your Voice - Join Advocacy Network - Submit Website Stories and Events - Create national resources

10. 2. Research and Policy • WAGGGS is uniquely placed to fill the gaping holes in data on violence against girls • Reports and policy papers • Global research programme Action - Position Statements

11. 3. Lobbying agenda • International Events - CSW, UN Human Rights Council • International Action Days • 16 Days of Activism Campaign • Action: • Send delegates to UN events • Action Days • National Lobbying

12. 4. Campaign Action Plans • National and community campaigns will be launched in 55 countries by 2015 • Forms of Violence • Campaigning Activities • Action: • Use Campaign Action Plan toolkit • Attend ACTIVATE Training

13. 5. Education programme • Voices against Violence • Non-formal education curriculum • Co-educational • 6 week programme • 2012 pilot • By 2020 5 million girls and young women Action - Attend ACTIVATE event to roll out programme

14. START • THINK • IDENTIFY • SUPPORT • SPEAK OUT • TAKE ACTION

15. THINK Activity Puppets (Early and Younger Years)

16. Roll-out the curriculum • Expression of interest form • Consultation with WAGGGS • ACTIVATE event • Roll-out plan

17. Tejiri Okeregbe Nigerian Girl Guides Association

18. Nigerian Girl Guide AssociationPilot Camp – Stop the Violence19 – 25 April 2013Venue: Nigerian Girl Guides Association Headquarters, S.W. Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria

19. The journey so far........ April 2012: Stop the Violence: pilot training at Our Cabana, Mexico

20. Voices against violence curriculum - Pilot • After Our Cabana training – NGGA developed an action plan • May 2012: Briefing with Chief commissioner • Communication to Deputy Chief Commissioners of all zones notifying them of the pilot and NGGA’s Child Protection Policy • Appointment of zonal trainers and state representatives for the curriculum.

21. Voices against violence curriculum - Pilot June 2012: Meeting of national training team to produce NGGA Child Protection Policy Based on: - Nigeria Child Rights Act - WAGGGS Guidelines on Child Protection Policy formation

22. Voices against violence curriculum - Pilot July 2012: • Workshops on Stop the Violence for NGGA National and Zonal Training team • Advocacy action of the curriculum at the national training camp in Ebonyi state

23. Voices against violence curriculum - Pilot August 2012: • Advocacy action of the curriculum at the B zonal camp at Warri, Delta state • National Flag off of the STV campaign at the Grand finale centenary celebration camp, Anambra state

24. Voices against violence curriculum - Pilot October 2012 • production of NGGA Child Protection Policy November 2012 - Draft of Child Protection Policy is submitted to NGGA National Executive Committee Meeting March 2013: - Amendment and adoption of NGGA Child Protection Policy at the National Executive Council Meeting

25. Pilot Camp • April 17 – 20 2013 • NGGA Headquarters, Lagos • 112 Participants from 3 age groups • Chief commissioner • 15 Trainers and National Commissioners • 5 members of staff

26. Pilot in 3 parts • Pre-evaluation and personal development lectures • Voices against Violence curriculum • Street Campaign • Interview by guardian newspaper • Post-evaluation • Award of certificates • Closing cermony Course included: Decision-making, Sexuality and the law, Medical implications of violence and many more

27. Press Coverage • Publication of NGGA Voices against Violence pilot in the National Dailies • Sunday Guardian: ‘Girl Guides advocate law on violence against girls, women’

28. Conclusion • Active participation from the girls • Very successful • Goal orientated participants “The change in the girls was immediate. Their steps were surer and bold, their gazes steady and a new swing to their steps. They all went home renewed with a zeal to positively impact their community. “

29. Tejiri Okeregbe Nigerian Girl Guides Association

30. Guest speaker

31. Questions and answers