Standard Chartered Mauritius launches “Goal” curriculum training
in Mauritius
Standard Chartered Mauritius launched a 4 days training for “Goal” targeting organisations
who can potentially deliver the curriculum to the teenage girls within their reach. 40
participants registered for this first of its kins training, that was launched on Monday 25 May
by the Honourable Mrs Aurore Perraud, Minister of Gender Equality, Child Development and
Family Welfare.
Women Win, the group approved trainer flew from Amsterdam to run the training that
involved classroom and outdoor sessions. The participants discovered the four modules of
the curriculum, namely: “Be yourself”, “Be Healthy”, “Be empowered”, and “Be Money Savy”,
that are activity and play based teachings.
Amongst the participants were the officers and educators from the Ministry of Education,
Ministry of Gender Equality, Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Youth Rehabilitation
Centre (Mauritius Prisons),that have come to assess the program and see how it can be
implemented at a national level.
There were also several NGOs, working with underprivileged youngsters enrolled including
Cedem, Safire, Kinouete, Rays of Hope, Teens in Control and Africa Ladies Association, that
can potentially use the program to reach out to the girls within their organisations.
The core “Goal” team of the bank was also present in the training, engaging with the
participants and facilitating the discussion sessions.
The program will be rolled out, in its pilot phase, within two NGOS, that is, SAFIRE and
CEDEM that have signed an agreement with the bank. They will reach out to 50 street
children, youngsters with disabilities and other vulnerable groups of girls that come to their
organisation on a regular basis
The Opening
Sridhar Nagarajan,CEO Standard Chartered Mauritius opens the event with a welcome
note to the participants.
From left to right: 1. Sridhar Nagarajan, Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered
Mauritius 2. Honourable Mrs Aurore Perraud, Minister of Gender Equality, Child Development
and Family Welfare. 3. Rita Venkatasawmy, Executive Director of CEDEM 4. Edley Maurer,
Manager of Safire
The educators from the NGO Safire, specialized in the support and care of street children in
various localities of Mauritius.
The Physical Education Coordination team of the Ministry of Education, working with the “PE”
teachers of all primary and secondary schools and the Ministry of Youth’s officers, together
with the Minister of Gender and Standard Chartered’s CEO.
Nicole Matuska, Learn Manager from Women Win, introducing Goal to the participants
Group photo of participants of GOAL curriculum training with Mrs Aurore Perraud, Minister of
Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare.
In action
Closing : All participants awarded their certificates by Women Win.