[Music] good morning on April 11 20 2015 I
good morning on April 11 20 2015 I
good morning on April 11 20 2015 I presented alongside many others at TEDx
presented alongside many others at TEDx
presented alongside many others at TEDx a crack the theme for that day was the
a crack the theme for that day was the
a crack the theme for that day was the next chapter today I stand here before
next chapter today I stand here before
next chapter today I stand here before you add a room under the auspices of
you add a room under the auspices of
you add a room under the auspices of watch the doers today I will give you a
watch the doers today I will give you a
watch the doers today I will give you a little bit about what I do at the girls
little bit about what I do at the girls
little bit about what I do at the girls education initiative of Ghana it seems
education initiative of Ghana it seems
education initiative of Ghana it seems that these days whenever I’m asked to
that these days whenever I’m asked to
that these days whenever I’m asked to speak it’s always about the girls
speak it’s always about the girls
speak it’s always about the girls education and education initiative of
education and education initiative of
education and education initiative of Nana so for those of you who have never
Nana so for those of you who have never
Nana so for those of you who have never heard anything about GE IG let me give
heard anything about GE IG let me give
heard anything about GE IG let me give you my elevator pitch what is GE AG the
you my elevator pitch what is GE AG the
you my elevator pitch what is GE AG the girls education initiative of Ghana is a
girls education initiative of Ghana is a
girls education initiative of Ghana is a nonprofit organization with a mission to
nonprofit organization with a mission to
nonprofit organization with a mission to provide academic and financial support
provide academic and financial support
provide academic and financial support for girls including applicants with
for girls including applicants with
for girls including applicants with special needs so they could access
special needs so they could access
special needs so they could access higher education and professional
higher education and professional
higher education and professional opportunities but the last two years GE
opportunities but the last two years GE
opportunities but the last two years GE IG has been supporting 12 girls from the
IG has been supporting 12 girls from the
IG has been supporting 12 girls from the greater crowd and the ashanti region of
greater crowd and the ashanti region of
greater crowd and the ashanti region of ghana two of our girls have been
ghana two of our girls have been
ghana two of our girls have been diagnosed with dyslexia after GI these
diagnosed with dyslexia after GI these
diagnosed with dyslexia after GI these interventions so usually when I’m doing
interventions so usually when I’m doing
interventions so usually when I’m doing my pitch this is the point in the
my pitch this is the point in the
my pitch this is the point in the conversation where people ask me what is
conversation where people ask me what is
conversation where people ask me what is dyslexia and so for those of us who
dyslexia and so for those of us who
dyslexia and so for those of us who don’t know what dyslexia is dyslexia is
don’t know what dyslexia is dyslexia is
don’t know what dyslexia is dyslexia is a learning difference where a person has
a learning difference where a person has
a learning difference where a person has the difficulty with written language and
the difficulty with written language and
the difficulty with written language and comprehending something that’s written
comprehending something that’s written
comprehending something that’s written when during the accompanying slide their
when during the accompanying slide their
when during the accompanying slide their companies slide provides answers to the
companies slide provides answers to the
companies slide provides answers to the question why should we educate the
question why should we educate the
question why should we educate the African girl child some of the answers
African girl child some of the answers
African girl child some of the answers usually are early or forced marriage or
usually are early or forced marriage or
usually are early or forced marriage or teenage pregnancy and premature
teenage pregnancy and premature
teenage pregnancy and premature employment so UNICEF in 2014 reported
employment so UNICEF in 2014 reported
employment so UNICEF in 2014 reported that Ghana has a 25-percent
that Ghana has a 25-percent
that Ghana has a 25-percent national early child marriage rate and
national early child marriage rate and
national early child marriage rate and two years later the ministry of gender
two years later the ministry of gender
two years later the ministry of gender social and children and protection has
social and children and protection has
social and children and protection has launched a campaign to end child
launched a campaign to end child
launched a campaign to end child marriage in ghana so i asked you if you
marriage in ghana so i asked you if you
marriage in ghana so i asked you if you are 12 year old girl with dyslexia under
are 12 year old girl with dyslexia under
are 12 year old girl with dyslexia under school why would you want to be educated
school why would you want to be educated
school why would you want to be educated it is important to note that that as a
it is important to note that that as a
it is important to note that that as a girl beyond growing up in ghana dyslexia
girl beyond growing up in ghana dyslexia
girl beyond growing up in ghana dyslexia or learning disability is very much more
or learning disability is very much more
or learning disability is very much more double for you the World Bank reports
double for you the World Bank reports
double for you the World Bank reports that dyslexia or learning disabilities
that dyslexia or learning disabilities
that dyslexia or learning disabilities are more increased four out of five
are more increased four out of five
are more increased four out of five people in sub-saharan Africa have
people in sub-saharan Africa have
people in sub-saharan Africa have prevalences of disability so if I’m a
prevalences of disability so if I’m a
prevalences of disability so if I’m a girl who is 12 years old with a learning
girl who is 12 years old with a learning
girl who is 12 years old with a learning disability in Ghana why would I want to
disability in Ghana why would I want to
disability in Ghana why would I want to be educated now I will talk a little bit
be educated now I will talk a little bit
be educated now I will talk a little bit more about what GID has been doing but
more about what GID has been doing but
more about what GID has been doing but the past two and a half years the GI g
the past two and a half years the GI g
the past two and a half years the GI g model works we’ve been working very hard
model works we’ve been working very hard
model works we’ve been working very hard for the last one half years and what
for the last one half years and what
for the last one half years and what exactly are we doing we’re providing
exactly are we doing we’re providing
exactly are we doing we’re providing students with year-round academic
students with year-round academic
students with year-round academic classes we offer set to the classes
classes we offer set to the classes
classes we offer set to the classes sessions for those students who may not
sessions for those students who may not
sessions for those students who may not comprehend what exactly they’ve been
comprehend what exactly they’ve been
comprehend what exactly they’ve been learning in the crowded overcrowded
learning in the crowded overcrowded
learning in the crowded overcrowded classrooms that were often pleased with
classrooms that were often pleased with
classrooms that were often pleased with right and so for our childhood of
right and so for our childhood of
right and so for our childhood of learning difference our individual
learning difference our individual
learning difference our individual tutoring opportunities provides more
tutoring opportunities provides more
tutoring opportunities provides more inclusive learning and that means that
inclusive learning and that means that
inclusive learning and that means that these children are able to be more
these children are able to be more
these children are able to be more participant participatory in what the
participant participatory in what the
participant participatory in what the teachers are teaching them and therefore
teachers are teaching them and therefore
teachers are teaching them and therefore they could also add asked questions 101
they could also add asked questions 101
they could also add asked questions 101 and have better explanations given to
and have better explanations given to
and have better explanations given to them we’ve also been providing
them we’ve also been providing
them we’ve also been providing leadership development and mentoring
leadership development and mentoring
leadership development and mentoring programs and the evidence is soon will
programs and the evidence is soon will
programs and the evidence is soon will be on the screen for you to see all of
be on the screen for you to see all of
be on the screen for you to see all of our 12 girls have been paired up with
our 12 girls have been paired up with
our 12 girls have been paired up with individual mentors who provide them with
individual mentors who provide them with
individual mentors who provide them with advice on the regular basis we ask that
advice on the regular basis we ask that
advice on the regular basis we ask that our mentors checking with all of our
our mentors checking with all of our
our mentors checking with all of our girls at least once a month and our
girls at least once a month and our
girls at least once a month and our woman who inspires leadership and
woman who inspires leadership and
woman who inspires leadership and speaker series offers our girls in the
speaker series offers our girls in the
speaker series offers our girls in the community another avenue for leadership
community another avenue for leadership
community another avenue for leadership development and mentoring so you see the
development and mentoring so you see the
development and mentoring so you see the results and impact
results and impact
results and impact what GID has been doing for the last two
what GID has been doing for the last two
what GID has been doing for the last two and a half years so I think there’s more
and a half years so I think there’s more
and a half years so I think there’s more evidence some of the pictures of our
evidence some of the pictures of our
evidence some of the pictures of our girls with your mentors so what’s next
girls with your mentors so what’s next
girls with your mentors so what’s next price as as TEDx of Doom is asking us to
price as as TEDx of Doom is asking us to
price as as TEDx of Doom is asking us to answer what is the next step price in
answer what is the next step price in
answer what is the next step price in the next step for us that is that GID
the next step for us that is that GID
the next step for us that is that GID will introduce our 3rd Corps program
will introduce our 3rd Corps program
will introduce our 3rd Corps program which is the public service program with
which is the public service program with
which is the public service program with dubbed GID serves end of the GI g
dubbed GID serves end of the GI g
dubbed GID serves end of the GI g service program students would be able
service program students would be able
service program students would be able to go into communities and the left
to go into communities and the left
to go into communities and the left develop tangible and measurable
develop tangible and measurable
develop tangible and measurable solutions to problems like sanitation
solutions to problems like sanitation
solutions to problems like sanitation overcrowded classrooms all these issues
overcrowded classrooms all these issues
overcrowded classrooms all these issues that are I think we would all agree are
that are I think we would all agree are
that are I think we would all agree are plaguing our community community and our
plaguing our community community and our
plaguing our community community and our country rate so as you can see the girls
country rate so as you can see the girls
country rate so as you can see the girls have been in communities doing cleanup
have been in communities doing cleanup
have been in communities doing cleanup exercises and recently as part of our
exercises and recently as part of our
exercises and recently as part of our vacation classes we took them to the
vacation classes we took them to the
vacation classes we took them to the eastern region where by the swept up um
eastern region where by the swept up um
eastern region where by the swept up um the I believe is that shampoo amount
the I believe is that shampoo amount
the I believe is that shampoo amount please excuse me if I if I butcher that
please excuse me if I if I butcher that
please excuse me if I if I butcher that name I sheopur amount for community yeah
name I sheopur amount for community yeah
name I sheopur amount for community yeah and as part of the object so what is
and as part of the object so what is
and as part of the object so what is next for us as I mentioned we will be
next for us as I mentioned we will be
next for us as I mentioned we will be introducing our public service program
introducing our public service program
introducing our public service program and very very soon our girls Bowl 50 /
and very very soon our girls Bowl 50 /
and very very soon our girls Bowl 50 / girls are transitioning to the senior
girls are transitioning to the senior
girls are transitioning to the senior high school this year and by next year
high school this year and by next year
high school this year and by next year all 12 girls into the first cohort who
all 12 girls into the first cohort who
all 12 girls into the first cohort who will be senior high school students and
will be senior high school students and
will be senior high school students and I think we’ve done well very well with
I think we’ve done well very well with
I think we’ve done well very well with that to be able to keep 12 girls in
that to be able to keep 12 girls in
that to be able to keep 12 girls in school for two whole years i think
school for two whole years i think
school for two whole years i think that’s not an easy feat and so we’ve
that’s not an easy feat and so we’ve
that’s not an easy feat and so we’ve been doing very well very soon we hope
been doing very well very soon we hope
been doing very well very soon we hope to also recruit our next batch of
to also recruit our next batch of
to also recruit our next batch of students and so we know that we can do
students and so we know that we can do
students and so we know that we can do this just by ourselves my colleagues
this just by ourselves my colleagues
this just by ourselves my colleagues Eric and I draw her here with me so I
Eric and I draw her here with me so I
Eric and I draw her here with me so I would ask you that after this
would ask you that after this
would ask you that after this presentation please seek out one of us
presentation please seek out one of us
presentation please seek out one of us to ask us what we’ve been doing and
to ask us what we’ve been doing and
to ask us what we’ve been doing and maybe you could volunteer and become a
maybe you could volunteer and become a
maybe you could volunteer and become a part of our movement thank you very much
part of our movement thank you very much
part of our movement thank you very much for your time
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