Today’s episode will focus on Friendship and Shunning

Why do you think we choose this topic? In the past few weeks we have been learning lots of new life skills like listening and smart thinking. These life skills will help us to be a good friend and to make good friends. It is important to make good friends when you are an adolescent, as you spend so much time together and rely on your friends for advice and guidance. When you know what makes a good friend, you will be a better one and you will choose your friends wisely.

After this episode, you will be able to:

1) Describe the qualities that make a good friend

2) Explain five different ways of resolving a conflict with friends

3) Understand why people talk about others

4) Practice including peers who have been shunned

*This podcast is created from the recordings prepared for the Sierra Leone Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Radio Teaching  Programme. The programme is co-ordinated by the Directorate of Non-Formal Education, with support from UNFPA and Irish Aid.

Today’s episode will focus on Pregnancy prevention

Why do you think we choose this topic? In the past few weeks we have been learning about what is sex, we have learned about friendly and romantic relationship and we have learned about the consequences when children get pregnant. Today we are going to learn about ways to prevent pregnancy, which is information that will be useful to you in the future. This doesn’t mean you are ready for sex, it just means that you are old enough to learn more about prevention.

After this episode, you will be able to:

1) Define the word prevention and understand who is responsible for pregnancy prevention

2) Describe the ABCDEs of sex

3) Define the term contraception and list facts about captain band

*This podcast is created from the recordings prepared for the Sierra  Leone Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Radio Teaching  Programme. The programme is co-ordinated by the Directorate of  Non-Formal Education, with support from UNFPA and Irish Aid.

Today’s episode will focus on New Ways of Thinking

Why do you think we choose this topic? In the past few weeks we have been learning about smart thinking, communication and decision making These lifeskills will up to apply new ways of thinking. We will focus on how to come up with many different ideas about something, so that we can find solutions to challenges you face in life.

After this episode, you will be able to:

1) Define new ways of thinking

2) Practice coming up with new ideas and new ways to think

3) Practice coming up with ideas to make new things

*This podcast is created from the recordings prepared for the Sierra Leone Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Radio Teaching Programme. The programme is coordinated by the Directorate of Non-Formal Education, with support from UNFPA and Irish Aid.

Today’s episode will focus on Female Genital Mutilation - FGM harms girls

Can you guess why I chose this topic? Female genital mutilation, which we also call FGM or Bondo, affects a lot of girls and women in Sierra Leone and indirectly impacts us all, whether you are a girl or a boy, a man or a woman. It is important for young people, such yourself, to learn what FGM is and why it is very harmful to girls. It is also important for us to think about common beliefs about FGM so that you can understand which ones are false and which ones are true. We will also consider what you as a young adolescent can do to stop FGM in your home or community.

FGM is a very sensitive topic and we will be discussing some difficult issues. If you feel upset by anything in the segments, please find somebody you trust to speak with.

After this episode, you will be able to:

1) Explain what we mean by female genital mutilation and the different types that are practiced

2) Distinguish between facts and false beliefs about FGM

3) Understand why FGM is a human rights violation

4) Reflect on what you can do to stop FGM in your home or community

*This podcast is created from the recordings prepared for the Sierra Leone Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Radio Teaching Programme. The programme is coordinated by the Directorate of Non-Formal Education, with support from UNFPA and Irish Aid.

Today’s episode will focus on What is a relationship?

Can you guess why I chose this topic? That’s because it is important for girls and boys to learn about sex and understand the positive and negative impacts that it can have on young people’s wellbeing. It is also important to know how we can make clear and smart decisions regarding sex that we can apply in our lives as we grow up.

After this episode, you will be able to:

1) Define what a relationship is

2) Recognise signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships

3) Explain how an unhealthy relationship can damage a person’s self-worth

4) Describe ways of showing affection within a relationship that do not involve sex

*This podcast is created from the recordings prepared for the Sierra Leone Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Radio Teaching Programme. The programme is coordinated by the Directorate of Non-Formal Education, with support from UNFPA and Irish Aid.

Today’s episode will focus on violence against girls

Why do you think we choose this topic?  In previous episodes we learned the about gender and that double standards means that men and boys are treated differently than woman and girls. Many children, both boys and girls may think it is okay to beat children and women in Sierra Leone. In this episode we will learn that any form of violence breaks the human rights of women and girls and that it is also against the law in Sierra Leone.

After this episode, you will be able to:

1) Define the term gender based violence

2) Describe different forms of violence that women and men, boys and girls can experience

3) Understand that it is against the law to use violence against women and girls

4) Explain what you can do to protect yourself from violence

*This podcast is created from the recordings prepared for the Sierra Leone Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Radio Teaching Programme. The programme is coordinated by the Directorate of Non-Formal Education, with support from UNFPA and Irish Aid.

Today’s episode will focus on Clear Communication

Why do you think we choose this topic? In the past few weeks we have been learning about listening and how to communicate with elders. We are continuing with communication this week. The focus for today will be on different communication styles and how we can become clear communicators with our friends and people around us.

After this episode, you will be able to:

1) Recognise how your actions and words can be used positively and negatively

2) Explain how communication styles can change the meaning of what we are saying

3) Apply strong communication styles in your lives

*This podcast is created from the recordings prepared for the Sierra Leone Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Radio Teaching Programme. The programme is coordinated by the Directorate of Non-Formal Education, with support from UNFPA and Irish Aid.

Today’s episode will focus on Win-Win Communication

Can you guess why we chose this topic? When we have disagreements, we have to work hard to prevent losing our friendships and relationships, so it is important for adolescents to learn WIN-WIN ways to listen and communicate – where both people are satisfied with the results.

After this episode, you will be able to:

1) Recognise how to clearly communicate your emotions

2) Apply the “Four Steps” model to resolving conflicts

3) Reflect on how to use a “Win-Win” approach to resolving conflicts with another person

*This podcast is created from the recordings prepared for the Sierra Leone Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Radio Teaching Programme. The programme is coordinated by the Directorate of Non-Formal Education, with support from UNFPA and Irish Aid.

Today’s episode will focus on When Children Get Pregnant

Can you guess why I chose this topic? That’s because it is important for girls and boys to learn understand sex and the positive and negative impacts that it can have on young people’s wellbeing. It is also important to know how we can make clear and smart decisions regarding sex that we can apply in our lives as we grow up.

After this episode, you will be able to:

1) Discuss sexual intimacy and the reasons why people become intimate

2) Evaluate your own and others’ decision-making related to sex

3) Reflect on the physical, social and emotional consequences of teenage pregnancy

*This podcast is created from the recordings prepared for the Sierra Leone Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Radio Teaching Programme. The programme is coordinated by the Directorate of Non-Formal Education, with support from UNFPA and Irish Aid.

Today’s episode will focus on an Say no to Sex/ Say no to Mami-Dadi Business

Can you guess why I chose this topic? That’s because as girls and boys grow up, it is natural to be more curious about sex and want to understand what it is. However as you learn about sex, it is essential that you learn the correct facts about sex and why it is important for children to not have sex until they are 18 years old or older.

After this episode, you will be able to:

1) Define mami-dadi business

2) Recognise the responsibilities of being a mother or father

3) Explain reasons for why sex is for adults

4) Name two laws that protect children from unwanted sex

*This podcast is created from the recordings prepared for the Sierra Leone Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Radio Teaching Programme. The programme is coordinated by the Directorate of Non-Formal Education, with support from UNFPA and Irish Aid.