Lehikeng activities for the year 2023
 

Part 1: "Why wait" project

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Through this project, we hope to find solutions to these social challenges before they come to fruition and become widespread. The goal is to educate young people about the risks/dangers of sex and alcohol and how to make responsible, informed, and confident decisions.
 

This project includes a three-day event with workshops, classes, and activities aimed at building meaningful relationships with youth to create an environment where they can thrive with the right guidance and support.

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Part 2: Skills Development

Everyday tasks such as housekeeping or motor vehicles
 

• Basic sewing skills: Replacing or reinforcing a button, repairing an open seam or hem

• Using standard tools such as screwdrivers, hammers, pliers, etc. to tighten, loosen, etc.

• Checking tire pressure on car, filling with air

• Pumping gasoline and checking fluids

• What to do in case of a car accident.

• How to plan meals and cook some simple but satisfying meals from scratch

• Laundry and housekeeping

• Babysitting and pet sitting

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Develop personal boundaries

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The key to social-emotional learning is self-awareness and self-acceptance. Empathy, collaboration, compromise, and healthy personal boundaries are the foundation.

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Key social-emotional skills:

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• Self-awareness and self-acceptance

• Healthy romantic relationships and consent

• Working with others in a team

• Development of personal boundaries

• Loyalty and dependability to those who depend on you

• Anger management and impulse control

• Empathy

• Skills to cope with anxiety and depression

• Use of social media with discretion and healthy objectivity

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Money Management

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• Budgeting, saving, spending, and charitable giving

• Credit cards and credit scoring

• Online money processing systems (Venmo and Cashapp)

• How to file an income tax return

• How to apply for financial aid, ask for debt forgiveness, or negotiate a lower rate

• How mortgages and loans work

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Cross-cultural communication

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• Discussing and persuading without overly emotional pleas or attacks

• Writing and managing emails

• How to verbally ask for help or advocate for yourself

• Polite greetings, farewells and introductions

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Employment

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Since job satisfaction is a key component of overall happiness, work-related skills are a worthwhile addition to the list of life skills.

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• Explore potential careers

• Apply for jobs online

• Create a resume

• Sending a professional email and following up with inquiries

• Conduct interviews (in person and via online conference)

• Entrepreneurship and the gig economy

• Patriotism and volunteering

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Time Management

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• How to break a big task into manageable chunks and schedule them for a deadline

• Making adequate time for rest, relaxation/sleep and social obligations in addition to work and school commitments

• Keeping a calendar, setting reminders and alarms

• Blocking out time from schedules

• How to limit distractions in order to work with focus and thoroughness

• How to catch up with a backlog

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Self-care, medicine and wellness

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• Keeping dental, vision test, and medical appointments

• Recognizing when help is needed and seeking out professional resources

• Prioritizing restorative hobbies, healthy friendships and sleep

• Finding a form of physical activity that is fun and incorporating it into a regular routine

• Figuring out what ratio of macronutrients is best and maintaining that diet as a lifestyle

• Basic first aid (and perhaps emergency measures like CPR)

• How health insurance works

• Recognizing healthy eating and eating disorders

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Problem solving

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The ability to solve problems grows as youth gain experience in the other areas of life skills.

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• Know who and how to ask for help: Who is in charge and what is the right protocol for getting help?

• Googling requests and checking information sources for bias/misinformation.

• How to organize documents/information, especially digital files, for future reference