Photo: Sean Sheridan for Mercy Corps
Powered by Mercy Corps, GirlSPARKS is a global training initiative, working with organisations and individuals to deliver more effective programming for adolescent girls through an experiential and tailored Girl-Centred Design approach.
GIRL-CENTRED DESIGN REGIONAL TRAINING: MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
March saw the GirlSPARKS team host its first regional training for programme teams based in the Middle East. Participants from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria came together to explore the tools and approaches behind Girl-Centred Design and share their experiences of programming for girls in humanitarian and development contexts.
The three-day training was led by GirlSPARKS trainers Mohammed Munibbari, Saif Atari and Joseph Baker, with Ayah Al-Oballi from Mercy Corps’ Regional Center for Adolescent Girls co-facilitating and sharing her experiences of designing projects with adolescent girls.
"For once, I am talking...and giving my ideas to people who are not here to judge me and tell me how terrible I have been"
Adolescent girl participating in Girl Consultation Session*
Photo: Corinna Robbins for Mercy Corps
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