CREATIVE ACTION INSTITUTE INC

SAUTI YA DADA (SYD) IS A TWO-YEAR PROGRAM THAT CREATES AND STRENGTHENS SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT, LEARNING, LEADERSHIP, AND ADVOCACY TO HELP MARGINALIZED GIRLS IN EAST AFRICA COMPLETE THEIR SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION AND BECOME LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THE TWO-YEAR SAUTI YA DADA PROGRAM, WITH A NEW COHORT STARTING EACH YEARS, FOCUSES ON ADOLESCENT GIRLS AGED BETWEEN 13 AND 19.CREATIVE ACTION INSTITUTE WORKS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIONS FROM KENYA, RWANDA, UGANDA AND TANZANIA, SELECTED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS. CAI UNDERSTAKES SUBSTANTIOAL TRAINING AND COACHING TO EQUIP PARTNER MENTORS AND TEACHERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO EFFECTIVELY DELIVER THE CONTENT AND SUPPORT THE GIRLS THROUGHOUT THE TWO YEARS.SYD CLUBS- THE DISTINCTIVE CURRICULUM, DELIVERED WEEKLY AT THE CLUB MEETINGS BY THE MENTORS, HELP BUILD LEADERSHIP, DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF SRHR AND CLIMATE CHANGE, AND GAIN ADVOCACY SKILLS TO ADDRESS THOSE CHALLENGES. THE CLUBS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GIRLS TO CONEECT, AND A SAFE SPACE FOR THEM TO DISCUSS THEIR CHALLENGES AND PLAN PROJECTS TO ADDRESS THEM.EAGLS_ THE EAST AFRICAN GIRLS' LEADERSHIP SUMMIT, A PLATFORM FOR PEER EXCHANGE AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THAT ANNUALLY CONVENES GIRLS FROM KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA AND UGANDA, IS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THE 2-YEAAR PROGRAM. EACH SYD CIRCLE NOMINATES GIRLS TO REPRESENT THEM AT A WEEK-LONG SUMMIT, HELD ANNUALLY IN NAIROBI, KENYA WHERE THEY LEARN FROM EACH OTHER AND WORKSHOP THEIR ADVOCY PROJECTS.CREATIVE ADVOCY PRACTICUMS: TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THEY HAVE LEARNED, EACH CLUB UNDERTAKES A CREATIVE ADVOCACY PRACTICUM (CAP) WHERE THE GIRLS CHOOSE A TOPIC THAT IS IMPORTANT TO THEM, RESEARCH THE ISSUE, BRAINSTORM SOLUTIONS, AND LEVERAGE CREATIVE TACTICS TO ADVOCATE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE. EAGLS PROVIDES A SPACE FOR GIRLS LEADERS TO WORKSHOP THEIR PROJECTS, GETTING VALUABLE INSIGHT FROM THEIR PEERS IMPLEMENTING IT IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

THE CREATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM DEVELOPS LEADERS BY EQUIPPING OUR PARTNERS TO LEVERAGE CREATIVE ADVOCACY STRATEGIES THAT INCORPORATE ARTS AND PROBLEM SOLVING TO BUILD CONSENSUS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AROUND COMPLEX ISSUES, DEVELOP INCLUSIVE SOLUTIONS, AND SHIFT BEHAVIORS TO SUPPORT A MORE SUSTAINABLE PLANET.THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE PROGRAM BUILDS THE CAPACITY OF LEADERS AND COMMUNITIES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND, ANALYZE LOCAL CHALLENGES AND RESPOND TO THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FOOD SECURITY, GENDER EQUALITY, WATER AVAILABILITY, AND HEALTH OF HUMANS AND ANIMALS.CREATIVE ADVOCACY PRACTICUMS (CAPS) ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF EACH OF OUR PROGRAMS. FOLLOWING TRAINING AND COACHING, GRASSROOTS LEADERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACTIVATE THEIR LEARNING THROUGH ADVOCACY PROJECTS THAT ENGAGE COMMUNITIES IN PROBLEM ANALYSIS AND SOLUTION BUILDING USING PARTICIPATORY AND CREATIVE TACTICS.