READING AND WRITING COMPETITION

Organizing a reading and writing contest for girls between 10 and 19 in Ghana, particularly those facing challenges like limited access to education, teenage pregnancies, and peer pressure, is vital for several reasons. A reading and writing contest can provide these girls with a sense of purpose, motivation, and the tools needed to navigate life’s challenges. Competitions provide a platform for self-expression, boosting self-esteem and encouraging girls to believe in their abilities despite external challenges. These contests can be used to address key issues such as teenage pregnancies and peer pressure, fostering discussions that help girls make informed decisions about their future. We will adopt the following strategies:

1. Go to their deprived locations in an outreach as before: in their schools, communities, churches, and villages;
2. Engage them in talks, discussions, counselling sessions, before handing them their sanitary supplies;
3. Conduct reading sessions in smaller groups to give them the opportunity to “read aloud” the Christian literature, the content of their individual choices;
4. Organise a reading contest with modest prizes that will whet their appetite for reading.
5. Because “reading” and “writing” often go together and can be linked to produce a productive engagement with literary content, we will also organize a writing competition based on the publication.  For example, contestants will be asked to simply explain in their own words their understanding of a content that may be related to a brief biblical exposition.