Event Details
This event finished on 28 July 2013.
- Venue: Mazembe Pre School
- Country: Malawi
- City: Mazembe
- Event Type: "Take Charge of Your Life" Workshop
- Workshop Number: 2013-28
Organiser & Facilitator
- Local Organiser: Responsible Youth Club
- Lead Facilitator: Christian Beiner
- Assistant Facilitator(s): Harvey Zulu, Pastor Dylan
- Participants: Members of the Responsible Youth Club, ages 12-18
- Comments: The classes were held at the initiation of German businessman Christian Beiner, who met with J2Ex Program Developer Nina Mapili before he began his volunteer engagement in Malawi. Together with local colleague Harvey Zulu, the Deputy Head Master of Mwaya Primary School and Director of the "Responsible Youth Club", he distilled lessons out of the TCYL workbook. They presented the resulting classes over a series of Sundays in June and July to members of the "Responsible Youth Club", a group of young people aged 12-18. Supported by a teacher and a pastor, they learn valuable life skills. As no licensed TCYL facilitator was on hand, this was not an official J2Ex Program TCYL workshop, and J2Ex Program certificates were not awarded. At the same time, we are happy to see such non-profit volunteer initiatives addressing the needs of rural communities.
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Christian reported:
“In early June we distributed 17 of the booklets to people in the age from 12 to 18. In the first lesson we introduced the idea “to take charge of life” and they tried to read and explain the content of the booklet.
In the following lessons, they raised questions and we gave them hands-on examples. We explained… in detail the meaning of Values, Stakeholders, Success Factors, Vision, Mission SWOT etc. …most of the lessons had to be translated into Chitonga, the local language.
“”Take Charge of Your Life” is now a part of their Sunday Lessons. Both, the Pastor and the Teacher, understand the concept and are able to help the participants.
“I think the participants understood, that it is them to plan their life, develop ideas and draft a plan where to go to. They also know that it is not as easy as to wait for somebody to tell them or even live into each and every day without plan.
“The students enjoyed the lessons, showed general interest and I had fun with them.”