TCH 04 - WHO AM I?
Project Location
This traveling project will be implemented in several locations: Sarh, Kyabé, Koumra, Bebedjia, Moundou, N’Djamena, Maro, Abéché, Pala, Goré, Koumogo, Moïssala, and Lai.
The economic situation of the majority of the population is extremely precarious: jobs are scarce, and people live from day to day with great difficulty. Girls are often forced to "sell their bodies" to afford their studies or, sometimes, even just to meet the basic needs of daily life, from food to personal hygiene products.
Young women who leave their villages to pursue their studies in the city, hosted by guardians, frequently experience situations of real slavery: they are forced to perform all the household chores and, in some cases, suffer abuse that is almost always endured in silence and fear. Cultural tradition is very harsh towards them, and young women experience a state of subjugation that prevents them from freely determining their own lives. Added to this is the practice of female genital mutilation, carried out during initiation rites, which further relegate women to a position of significant disadvantage and increasing subordination.
Project description
This project began two years ago as an effort to provide training for the youth of Sarh Moissala and has now expanded to other locations. It stems from the need to provide, especially to girls, a comprehensive human formation that is the foundation of all spiritual, Christian, and professional development.
We have seen the importance of continuing to help young people understand themselves better, rediscover their human dignity and the potential each of us holds within us to grow better and serve their society with awareness and freedom.
In each location, training sessions for small groups will be planned, as well as personalized support for those who wish and are able to attend outside of the sessions. We plan to also involve some schools to reach more young people.
Objective
- To train young people capable of taking charge of their lives and living them to the fullest in freedom.
Beneficiari
Direct: Approximately twenty young people are expected to participate in each of the twenty-six sessions.
Indirect: Families and society
Referent sister of the project: sr Kimala Nanga Benjamine
Project's costs