This document provides a pictorial overview of various community engagement activities carried out by Sistren as part of their "Tek it to Dem & Rise Up wi Community" project. The images show drama workshops, community meetings, training sessions, street theatre performances, and school programs aimed at promoting gender equality, preventing violence, and empowering youth. Key activities included facilitating visioning workshops, mediation training, website design courses, advocacy training, parenting workshops, and reasoning sessions in schools. The goal was to build community capacity and address issues like sexual violence, women's roles, and conflict resolution through community engagement and youth empowerment.

1. TEK IT TO DEM & RISE UP WI COMMUNITY A PICTORIAL OVERVIEW

2. A participant in the website design Orientation workshop writes a commitment letter to himself 2

3. 3 Community Meeting Hannah Town

4. 4 Sistren facilitating Visioning workshop with drama group members to help build their capacity L-R Project Manager, Myrna McKenzie; Executive Director Lana Finikin ; Creative Consultant Donna Harriott

5. Drama Groups participating in visioning workshop 5

6. Rockfort Cultural Group explores issues of sexual violence as the audience looks on at Street theatre production 6

7. Audience at Rockfort Street Theatre 7

8. Cultural Group examines women’s role in gang violence and impact of VAW on women in conflict situations at project launch 8

9. Hannah Town Cultural Group and LEADS Youth Club Tek it to Dem Launch 9

10. 10 2 Day Mediation Refresher training for Mediators towards certification facilitated by DRF

11. 11 Rockfort & Hannah Town Drama Groups get feedback from the South African Deputy High Commissioner after rehearsals for a dramatic presentation. Depicting the role of women in the struggles and reminding youth of their role.

12. 12 Rockfort & Hannah Town Drama Groups pose after an extraordinary performance at the South Africa Women’s Day Celebration

13. A First Look at the Corner Reasoning with Men: an indicator that trust is being built 13

14. Making a commitment to self and group among trainees in a Mirror Image exercise prior to website design course 14

15. Commitment Workshop for web design trainees and first day of Website Design class 15

16. Advocacy Training with Drama Groups facilitated by Women’s Media Watch 16

17. Parenting Workshop at Rennock Lodge Primary School in Rockfort facilitated by Social Worker, Janise Blake 17

18. 18 Project Team and Partners Planning meeting

19. Project planning meeting 19

20. Hannah TownStreet theatre HTCG raising awareness about early sexual initiation of girls 20

21. HTCG onstage advocating against the early initiation of girls into sexual activity 21

22. Community meeting Project Manager updating community on progress of the project in Hannah Town 22

23. THE REALITIES IN OUR SCHOOLS WHICH CONFRONT US : violence, poor conflict resolution skills and low literacy levels 23

24. Students at St. Anne’s High School in Reasoning Sessions 24

25. Male Development Specialists; Social Worker and Gender Specialist presenting awards to students of St. Anne’s School in Hannah Town 25

26. Students in Norman Gardens Primary School, Rockfort in Reasoning Session 26