AGILE: NGO designs 37 Life Skills Sessions to Empower Girls in Bauchi
By Amina Ahmed
The Syndicate in Supporting Women and Children Initiative (SISWACHI), an implementing partner of the AGILE project, has developed 37 life skills sessions aimed at empowering adolescent girls in secondary schools across Bauchi State.
She said that each session, lasting between 90 to 160 minutes, is part of AGILE’s Life Skills Sub-component 2.2A — a school-based, safe-space mentoring program designed to support SS1 and SS2 female students.
Mrs Maryam Mohammed, Executive Director of SISWACHI, explained that the life skills manual was developed to support mentors in delivering effective sessions within these safe spaces.
The manual is divided into six comprehensive modules that cover:Education, Life Skills
Reproductive Health,
Adolescent Nutrition and Health,
Gender-Based Violence and Climate Change.
A three-day review and validation session of the manual was held from April 23rd to 25th, 2025. The session brought together 70 representatives from various ministries, agencies, parastatals, and civil society organizations.
According to Mohammed, the objective of the review was to ensure the manual’s content is locally relevant and culturally sensitive, while also aligning with national policies in education, health, and gender.
The program will be delivered by a team of three facilitators in each school: two female guidance counselors and one community mentor.
These facilitators are responsible for providing guidance, mentoring, and support to help girls build self-confidence and acquire skills necessary to seize future opportunities.
“This manual will serve as a structured guide for facilitators, educators, and mentors, ensuring life skills programs are effectively implemented and tailored to the real needs of adolescent girls,” Mohammed said.
