tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51933061379458930792009-07-31T07:11:07.878-07:00SCNnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193306137945893079.post-36575534278674936162008-01-06T07:27:00.000-08:002008-07-02T00:51:22.226-07:00SYNERGY YOUTH Club is an initiative that came out of Co-Counselling training. Following the 40 hour FUNDAMENTALS programme the youth decided to join the and meet regularly to practice their co-counselling skills. There are around 50 youth who have chosen to do this. The activities are:<br /><ul><li>The meet once a month on the POYA/Full moon day for a couple of hours to continue Co-Counselling activities where they continue sessions</li><li>They meet once a month to on a Saturday to attend a COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORK programme which includes studies in:- Personal development, Human rights, Psychosocial studies, Social mobilisation, CBO development, CBO management, Leadership, Training of the Trainer, Parenting, Global issues, Gender in development and finally The way forward........</li></ul><ul><li>The COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME also has a voluntary componant where participants spend one day a month in the Internally Displaced Persons camps engaging in practical work. They write 12 assignments on the 12 topics and submit a proposal at the end of the year</li><br /><li>SYNERGY YOUTH also engage in a DISASTER MANAGEMENT programme which teaches them as to how to manage themselves and their community in a crisis situation</li><br /><li>The youth are also offered opportunities to learn English and computing skills</li><br /><li>They will soon take off on a 3 day RESIDENTIAL WORKSHOP learning Leadership skills in a location set in an idyllic natural surrounding conducive for learning</li></ul><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5193306137945893079-3657553427867493616?l=scn-youth.blogspot.com'/></div>SCNnoreply@blogger.com0