The Real Deal Training Programme
Live life b4 you give life
The REAL DEAL programme is a six session training course facilitated by one time teen mums.
The programme is based on the 70 page training manual which was compiled during the first pilot phase. The main emphasis of the programme is to educate young girls about the importance of giving serious consideration and time to the decision to have sex and the consequences of engaging in sex at such a young age. 6 areas are covered during the training:
- Self esteem
- Sex Education and Contraception
- Drugs including alcohol
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Life as a Teen Mum – the realities of parenting at such a young age
- “Not now – later” (goal setting)
The programme takes one full day of training.
Participants receive the REAL DEAL training manual at the end of the programme, which has all of the information from the course included along with a list of useful contact phone numbers.
The Peer Educators have all received REAL DEAL training and are fully versed in child protection protocols.
REAL DEAL training is suitable for teenage girls, primarily aged 14 –19 in formal and non formal education settings. In general the ideal group size for training purposes is 25 – 30.