Adolescent girls who underwent the GAP Inc.’s Personal Advancement & Career Enhancement (P.A.C.E.) certified “Empowering Adolescent Girls with Transformational Certified Life Skills Training Programme” were today felicitated at a function held at the MAMETI Hall, Upper Shillong.
The training programme was conducted by Meghalaya Institute of Governance (MIG) in association with Humara Bachpan Trust (BHT) and FICCI Ladies Organisation which was implemented in Sohiong, Mawphlang and Laitkroh blocks of East Khasi Hills district for girls between 11 to 17 years of age.
Under the programme 506 girls from 12 villages were provided with safe and fun learning experience to equip them with life skills and knowledge to help maintain a happy and healthy life and feel empowered to protect themselves from threats, insults, and abuse and to pursue their dreams.
Chief Secretary, Rebecca V Suchiang who attended the function as the chief guest appreciated the efforts of the trainers and the organisations involved in disseminating the knowledge and training the adolescent girls with life skills to prepare themselves for the challenging world ahead. She also motivated the trainees to share and spread the knowledge gained from the training and be an inspiration to their family and friends.
East Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioner, Isawanda Laloo spoke on the need to extend this program to other areas of the state where in spite of being a matrilineal system, yet atrocities against girls are still prevalent in many forms.
Others who spoke were Dhariti Patnaik, Founder Chairperson of HBT, the Arpita Patnaik, Executive Director HBT and Aiban Swer, Director MIG.
