“I’ve worked with youth a long time and this is one of the best things I’ve used to facilitate hard talks.”
Power dynamics at school and in the home typically favor adults, men, and boys. That’s why She’s the First is committed to finding creative ways to teach and empower girls to speak up for themselves and their rights.
"What Would You Do?" is a play-based toolkit for mentors, featuring a card game designed with and for girls in three age groups. Through play and conversation amongst peers and a mentor, girls will explore the building blocks of healthy relationships and strategies for creating safe personal boundaries.
With the card game, girls pose different responses to various situations with people in their lives, and they ultimately choose the best possible response.
The toolkit includes the game and a Mentor’s Guide. It is currently available in English and Spanish, with a Swahili and Hindi edition on the way.
What Would You Do? is meant to be played under the supervision of a mentor who can facilitate the conversation among girls.
When mentors listen to girls playing the game, they can better understand where girls need more support in learning how to set boundaries, deal with peer pressure, and understand consent.
Download the “What Would You Do?” Toolkit
We provide our toolkits for free to community-based organizations. Please fill in the form below, and you’ll receive a link to download a printable version of the Mentor’s Guide and game. We encourage you to laminate the cards, if possible, to help them last!
If you’d like to use this toolkit within a larger organization or as part of a training, please email us.
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Impact
For our first-year pilot, 100 physical copies of the toolkit were distributed among community-based organizations in our network, primarily across Kenya.
Mentors who received the toolkit participate in hands-on training from She’s the First, to improve implementation of SRHR (sexual and reproductive health and rights) topics in their programs for girls. We stay in touch with mentors to provide coaching and collect data to evaluate the effectiveness of the game.
Our goal is to achieve the following outcomes, apply our learnings, and then expand our reach in 2024:
Girls report increased confidence, self-awareness, and ability to set healthy boundaries;
Girls report an increased ability to advocate for themselves and others;
Mentors report being less shy in discussing and training girls on SRHR matters
Did you know you can now join the Girls First Institute to obtain a girl-centered design certification for your organization? This is a skills-building, outcomes-improving professional development program for women who uplift girls in their communities, led by and for women from the Global South. Join now to start your pathway to certification and improve outcomes for girls in your community!
Thank you to Bobbi Brown's Pretty Powerful Fund for the grant to develop this toolkit.