EDUCAPODER: EDUCATION THAT PROMOTES EMPOWE… BLOG
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Day 2 in Ecuador!!!
by Kelsey R. on June 03, 2011
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MEET THE CP
About Me: Hi my name is Kelsey Roof, I'm seventeen years old and I go to the Lovett School. I am a big soccer player and I love the outdoors and art! I am a very lively person and i enjoy getting involved in whatever I can. I am interested in sciences and will hopefully study a medical science for my major in college.
PROJECT SUMMARY
EDUCAPODER is an intensive education, training and community empowerment program that works to help marginalized youth in Ecuador develop the critical leadership skills to improve their lives. Educapoder targets marginalized indigenous adolescent girls, the most vulnerable members of the community, by enabling them to complete general education while strengthening their cultural identity, self-esteem and inclusion in decision-making forums in an active way. In effort to affect comprehensive and sustainable change, Educapoder also works with families, teachers and the local government to further prevent gender-based violence and child abuse. Funds raised will be used to support Educapoder trainings and peer tutoring for adolescents. During the training, adolescents will learn how to develop dialogue about their rights, participate in decision-making in the community, and advocate for issues affecting their daily lives such as violence against women, child labor and reproductive health. By completing the 6-month Educapoder program, they will be better equipped to deal with child labor, sexual exploitation, teenage pregnancy and gender-based violence and fight for the improvement of living conditions in their own communities.
