School Outreach on Mental Health

Do you have a question? asked by the lead facilitator. Is provocation triggered mental health conditions? asked a pupil. This question set the basis for the outreach.  Yes, constant provocation may trigger mental health conditions, especially for persons already vulnerable to past trauma and anxiety. "As a pupil, you must not bully, or mock your colleague". The outreach team defined mental health, mental well-being, mental health condition and coping mechanism.

Outreach at Makarie Gbanti Secondary School

The outreach at Makarie Gbanti Junior Secondary School focuses on educating pupils on educational malpractices, bullying, and school-related gender-based violence. Network AID Africa is committed to engaging more school pupils for a safe and conducive learning environment.

  School Outreach on SRGBV

In raising awareness on school related gender-based violence, Network AID Africa visit the Hill Top Community School and engaged pupils during assembly on what SRGBV is and how to identify the risk.

School Outreach on Drug Abuse

The advent of drug abuse among young people, including school pupils, necessitates the awareness raising on the harmfulness of drugs and their impact on school and learning outcomes. Its implications for the health and community development.

The outreach team enlighten the pupils on the types of harmful drugs and useful drugs that can be abused.

The team talked to the pupils about the methods used to drug innocent pupils without them knowing, and cautioned them not to collect drinks from friends and outsiders.

Training of School Teachers on SRGBV, Mental Health, Alcohol & Drug Abuse

With support from the Foundation for Rural Urban Transformation. Network AID Africa trained teachers from nine primary and secondary schools on school-related gender-based violence, mental health, and alcohol and drug abuse. The objective is to get teachers to understand how to support mental well-being and refer drug addicts, and protect pupils from SRGBV.

Empowering School Clubs

With the increase advent of drugs, alcohol, school related gender-based violence, examination 

malpractice, Network AID Africa brought together 30 pupils from nine primary and secondary schools. 

School outreach on Digital & Online Violence

Commemorating the Day of the African Child. Community of Practice Koinadugu Chapter, to which Network AID Africa is a member, undertakes an outreach session on digital and online violence and abuse. Key messages were how digital and online abuse occurs, provisions that criminalise online abuse and penalties with reporting pathways under the Cyber Crimes Act.

MCA Magburaka School Club Members

Planting Promise School Club Members

EMMANS School Club Members

Hill Top Community School Club Members