WHAT A JOYOUS TIME WITH THE WOMEN IN SUSWA!
In partnership with Her Future Coalition Life Bloom continues to impact the lives of the 43 children beneficiaries through strengthening their parents capacities to support the children better.
During our team’s last visit in August 2024 a needs assessment was conducted on the parents of the beneficiaries on their economic capabilities. From the assessment, it was realized that the most basic need was not not improving their household income streams, but the need for the parents, especially the mothers to explore, identify, appreciate and use their personal power and intrinsic value to support their children’s development and transformation. (Parents as we all know, are the first teachers and support children for their children).
To achieve this goal, Life Bloom’s team engaged two local trainers in Suswa who could speak the local dialect to support in training the women on household and livelihood education. Three out of the Life Bloom’s 6 Steps/Pillars Curriculum: Personal Leadership, Financial Literacy, Reproductive Health Education and Counseling are our main focus.
Counseling is one of the main pillars of Life Bloom’s work. The women were taken through a group counseling session to give them a platform to share their challenges for the purposes of learning, healing and transforming their mindsets and lives. Play (especially rope skipping and “rat rat game” brought out such joy: addressing the needs of the “child within”
In conclusion, we believe that transformation in the women, will greatly support the transformation in the children beneficiaries.
