Illustrative List of Participatory Activities Used With Girls and Boys
| Activity Type | Description | Adaptation for Girls | Adaptation forBoys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual (boys and girls) | Puberty questions: Girls and boys are asked to write 3 anonymous questions they have about puberty or body changes. The team provides responses to the questions during subsequent group sessions. | ||
| Story writing: During different sessions, each youth is given prompts for writing anonymous stories about puberty experiences, including their advice for younger youth. Note: Some of the story writing requires preparatory activities, such as explaining the meaning of “peer pressure.” | In most countries, girls write 1 story. Menstrual stories: Girls are asked to write a 1-page story about their first period, including how they felt, how they managed, who they told, and advice for younger girls. Note: One country book included peer pressure stories for girls. | In most countries, boys write 3 stories. Body change stories: Boys are asked to write a 1-page story about erections or wet dreams, including how they felt when they experienced it for the first time, how they managed, who they told, and advice for younger boys. Note: Boys also write stories about experiences of peer pressure and of engaging in or witnessing violence. | |
| Myths about puberty: Each girl or boy is asked to write down the period or puberty myths that they have heard. | Instructions focus on myths about menstruation. | Instructions focus on myths about all types of puberty body changes. | |
| Group (girls only) | Drawing: In small breakout groups, girls are asked to draw and label what a “girl friendly” toilet at school would appear like. | ||
| 100 million [insert local currency]: In small breakout groups, girls imagine that they have an enormous amount of local currency and use it to list all the ways they would improve the school environment for girls experiencing puberty and menstruation. | |||