Life Skills Education and Counseling - Ikumbya - Ikumbya Primary School

Visit by Lorna Katagara on 2021-09-10

Report ID

13971

Created by

Lorna Katagara

Created date

2021-09-14 09:43:27 UTC

Modified by

Lorna Katagara

Modified date

2021-09-14 15:16:37 UTC

Trip Time

10:15-17:00 (6 h 45 m)

Village Time

12:00-15:20 (3 h 20 m)

Travel Time

3 h 25 m

Life Skills Education and Counseling community lesson

School

Ikumbya Primary School 

Lesson Taught

Problem Solving 

Girls Attended

6 

Boys Attended

4 

Total Student Attendance

10 

Teachers Attended

1 

Fathers Attended

6 

Mothers Attended

18 

Total Parent Attendance

24 

Staff Attendees

Lorna Katagara 

Government Attendees

LC1 

School Staff Attendees

Class Teacher 

Visitor Attendees

None 

Total Attendance

0 

Learning Objectives

By the end of the lesson, community members have understood what Life Skills categories are under the bridge model.

Notes

Lorna went to Ikumbya to continue with the Bridge model topic. It is a rainy season and Ikumbya the rain barely has time since it falls often. When Lorna and the chairman spoke earlier on phone, he asked that Lorna arrive earlier due to the weather. Indeed when we arrived, the weather was showing signs of a downpour. The secretary drew an agenda for the meeting which started with an opening prayer, remarks from the chairman and then Lorna was invited to take over the meeting. Lorna thanked the community members for coming to the meeting and thereafter asked them what was it that was taught about previously. Jane mentioned the Bridge model and Lorna asked what about it and she mentioned that we looked at the issues challenging our children and how we can use the information we have for behavior change towards a positive healthy life. We looked at the examples of the risks facing young children like ; Early pregnancy, child marriages, bad peer groups, school drop outs, Alcohol and drugs among others. We looked at the consequences of these challenges and how or what Skills we can use to lead to information causing behavior change. Today we continued with our topic of the Bridge model. We looked at the missing categories. Previously we mentioned that parents, teachers, local leaders , children are all stake holders in leading a healthy positive life and for this to happen we need to develop some skills. We focused on the Life Skills categories of ; Communication skills, Decision making Skills and relationship Skills. Lorna told them of a story of Lucy and Peter and asked they use their children’s names for closure. Peter and Lucy have been in a relationship and now peter is asking for sex. Lucy tells peter she’s afraid of getting pregnant , getting STDs, dropping out of School. Peter tells her not to be afraid, he will use a condom. He asks whether he loves her and she says yes and then tells Lucy to prove it by having sex with him or threatens to leave. Lucy agreed and ended up pregnant and alone. Lorna asked the community members to get into 3 groups and using Life Skills categories; Communication skills, Decision making and Relationship Skills suggest what Lucy and Peter would have done. Each group discussed and chose one representative to represent their group. Group A took communication skills ; where by they suggested that Lucy knew all she had to do but she fell to pressure.They mentioned that Lucy should have stood her ground and made Peter know that she was standing by her decision. They said Peter should have listened to Jane and try to understand her and figure out how to continue the relationship without being sexually involved. They urged parents to teach their children to speak out for themselves especially the girl child and the boy child to respect the girl child. Group B looked at Decision making; one man mentioned that Jane should have told her parents about it for advise. He mentioned that from this story he has learnt to spend more time with his children and talk to them about not being pressured into wrong decisions. children should know the consequences of bad decisions. One woman mentioned she has learnt not to keep secrets with her daughters but to always sit them down and know what’s going on with their lives because if Jane had been talking to someone, she would know what to do. Jane should have told Peter to give her time to think about it and not feel pressured. Group C; Kagoya mentioned both Peter and Jane were young to be involved in a relationship. She mentioned they should have kept as friends and waited to have sex. They went on and mentioned that a relationship can happen without sex. That boys and girls can be friends and not have sex. It was a very good discussion and Lorna thanked everyone for participating. She mentioned that the categories are more than 3 but we looked at those specifically. She urged parents to know their children’s friends, spend time with them,, counsel them, be involved in their life and get to befriend them so they open up to whatever is going on in their lives. To avoid being alone in isolated places , say no to sex, To also give second chances to their children who get pregnant and send them back to School. She mentioned they will look at these skills in Detail as they are All Topics and Skills on their own. 

Next Visit

2021-09-17 - Purpose: To teach the missing Life Skill and introduce Relationship Skills

Program Success

No

Program Critical Needs

Gender roles and responsibilities

Program Ownership

Community members came in large numbers and participated.

Other Program Observations

They are trying to maintain their facilities

Program Expected Of Village

Mobilize themselves to attend the next meeting

Program Staff Preparations Next Visit

Call prior, prepare notes

 

Report Photos

At the beginning of the lesson, other community members joined in towards the end.