en internally displaced by conflict or violence and 29 million refugees and asylum seekers, over half of whom were children. Behind these staggering numbers are children too often affected by poverty, discrimination, violence, economic or sexual exploitation and who face intense uncertainty as regards their futures. Save the Children’s goal is that all children, regardless of immigration status, are treated as children first and foremost. We work with migrant and displaced children, trafficked children and those who live and work on the streets in many contexts across the world. Formerly referred to as ‘Children on the Move’, our programmes seek to ensure that these children have equal access to quality services, can enjoy their rights and build a positive future for themselves. 1d:T5c7,

In early 2023, Girls Decide: A life skills curriculum for the protection and empowerment of girls affected by migration and displacement was launched for use by Save the Children country offices and partners.

This manual provides the elements of a training course to prepare female facilitators, and help them gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to facilitate sessions with girls from the Girls Decide curriculum.

Key objectives of the training course are:

To provide an overview of Girls Decide, and familiarise facilitators with its aims, methodology and contents.
To ensure gender equality and inclusion and reinforce key aspects of safeguarding and Psychological First Aid.
To prepare and try out facilitation of key sub-modules.
To know the MEAL package.

The primary audience for the manual is Save the Children and/or partner staff (usually child protection or gender technical advisers) who will train female community-based facilitators to facilitate the curriculum with girls of different ages and backgrounds in local settings.

The training is designed based on the principles of adult learning, ensuring reflection and experiential