MY CITY MY VOICE POST DIALOGUE
As part of the My City My Voice project, on May 31st 2014 a Post Dialogue session was held with participants representing each of the targeted groups of the project (children, youth and girls – both in and out of school). The session gave participants the opportunity to further reflect on the previous activities but primarily it allowed them to prepare for their upcoming interface meetings with duty bearers. Each group was able to select their top priority to address as well as an important duty bearer to meet with to discuss it with. All participants were excited to have the opportunity to plan for the future and are looking forward to their upcoming interface meetings!
The children representatives (left) selected the building of Children Talent Centres as their first priority. They suggested that by using their talents in singing and drama they could educate others about the importance of education and health as well as educate the society about the challenges faced by children in Mwanza. The youth representatives (right) decided on the need for a youth council from ward, district to city level as they believe this will bring power to and unity among youth so that they can engage in matters that affect their wellbeing.
Those representing girls in school (left) selected their main priority as being their engagement in the preparation and implementation of various school programs such as: health programs, school clubs and the setting of the timetable. Representatives of the girls out of school group (right) set their main priority to be the protection of girls living on the street from police officers and citizens who currently use their power to perpetrate various forms of violence against them. The girls said that once their protection is ensured, they can focus on engaging with health and education services.
We ended the Post Dialogue session with drama presentations from each group where they acted out the way they thought their upcoming interface meeting would go with their selected duty bearer.