Table 1 SSAGE curricula topics by participant group
| # | Adolescent girls | Adolescent boys | Female caregivers | Male caregivers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This is me! | What does it mean to be a man? | This is me! | What does it mean to be a man? |
| 2 |
What does it mean to be a girl? (Part 1) How we learn to be girls (and boys) Sex and gender |
Gender socialization How do we learn to be boys and girls |
What does it mean to be a woman? (Part 1) Gendered values Sex and gender |
Gender socialization How we learn to be men and women Sex and gender |
| 3 |
What does it mean to be a girl? (Part 2) Gendered values Work we do and the value it’s given |
Gender roles Gendered values Work we do and the value it’s given |
What does it mean to be a woman? (Part 2) How we learn to be women (and men) Work we do and the value it’s given |
Gender roles Gendered values Work we do and the value it’s given |
| 4 |
Power and empowerment Power balance Discrimination |
Power and discrimination Power balance Discrimination |
Power Power balance Exploring the meaning of power Who has power and how do they use it? Discrimination |
Power and discrimination Power balance Discrimination |
| 5 |
What is violence? Types of violence Consequences of GBV Perpetrators of GBV |
Types of violence Boy’s games Violence in our lives |
What is violence? Types of violence The cycle of domestic violence Consequences of violence |
Types of violence Boy’s games Violence in our lives |
| 6 |
Keeping safe from violence Identifying violence My safety network |
Gender-based violence Who uses violence and why? Consequences of GBV Cycle of domestic violence |
Keeping safe from violence Violence in daily life Keeping safe from violence |
Gender-based violence Who uses violence and why? Consequences of GBV Cycle of domestic violence |
| 7 |
My body, my rights Physical and emotional changes in boys and girls Our rights Reproductive myths |
Preventing GBV Violence in daily life Taking a stand against violence Power and violence |
Healthy couple relationships My relationships Healthy relationships Healthy and unhealthy partners |
Preventing GBV Violence in daily life Taking a stand against violence Power and violence |
| 8 |
Use and abuse of alcohol and other substances What do we know about drugs? Drugs in our lives and communities |
Use and abuse of alcohol and other substances What do we know about drugs? Drugs in our lives and communities |
Adolescence Physical and emotional changes in adolescence Reproductive myths Adolescent girls’ rights |
Healthy couple relationships Healthy and unhealthy partner relationships Consent |
| 9 |
Healthy relationships My relationships Healthy and unhealthy relationships Family relationships |
Healthy relationships Love and romance Consent Healthy and unhealthy relationships |
Adolescent girls and GBV Understanding violence against AGs Consequences of violence against AGs = Protecting AGs from violence |
Adolescence Physical & emotional changes in boys & girls Father-son relationships Adolescent girls’ rights |
| 10 |
Interpersonal communication Listening skills Being assertive Resolving disagreements |
Interpersonal communication Listening skills Being assertive Resolving disagreements |
Listening and communication Listening skills Mother and child communication Empathy between mothers and children |
Protecting adolescent girls from GBV Understanding violence against AGs Consequences of violence against AGs Protecting AGs from violence |
| 11 |
Decision making Personal decision-making Resisting influences/ following through |
Decision making Personal decision-making Resisting influences/ following through |
Healthy family environment Family rules and expectations Decisions in the home Resolving disagreements |
Interpersonal communication Listening skills Empathy between fathers and children Resolving disagreements |
| 12 |
Looking forward This is me (part 2) |
Looking forward What does it really mean to be a man? (part 2) |
Positive parenting My parents’ legacy Positive parenting techniques |
Healthy family environment Family rules and expectations Decisions in the home Positive parenting techniques |
| 13 | – | – |
Looking forward This is me (part 2) |
Looking forward What does it really mean to be a man? (part 2) |