Black Eve Programmes

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Ages 7–10

Early Life Skills Programme

Built on internationally recognised frameworks from the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and UNESCO.

Ages 11-13

Growing Life Skills for Early Adolescence

A bridge programme between foundational childhood life skills and the Black Eve Life Skills pathways.

Ages 14–16, 17–19, 20–22

BE Life Skills Pathways

The full Black Eve Life Skills curriculum, organised into five formation pathways, adapted for ages 14–16, 17–19 and 20–22.

LIFE SKILLS FOR GIRLS AGED 7-10

Early Life Skills Programme

A core life-skills programme that helps younger girls understand themselves, manage emotions, communicate well and get along with others. We teach these universal skills with cultural sensitivity, in a warm and supportive space that honours their African heritage and helps them grow in confidence and appreciation of who they are.

life skills for girls aged 11-13

Growing Life Skills For Early Adolescence

A practical life-skills programme taught with cultural sensitivity that helps early adolescents build confidence, manage emotions, think clearly, communicate well and navigate friendships.

Emotional Skills

Emotional regulation
Stress management
Resilience

Social Skills

Communication, Listening, Empathy, Boundaries setting, Handling disputes, Interpersonal skills

Thinking Skills

Decision making, Problem solving, Critical thinking, Creative thinking, Goal setting, Executive functioning

LIFE SKILLS FOR AGES 14-16, 17-19, 20-22

Life Skills for Every Stage of Becoming a Woman

Becoming Me

For girls learning who they are when the world tries to define, judge or reduce them.

Sessions under this programme:

My Self-Awareness and the Question of Identity
My Self-Image and the Pressure to Conform
My Self-Esteem and the Pressure of Comparison
My Self-Confidence and the Fear of Being Misread
Handling Stress and Disputes With Social Grace and Dignity

This addresses stereotyping, racialised beauty standards, colourism, comparison, conformity, being misread, pressure to be accepted, and dignity under pressure.

How I Carry Myself

For girls learning to carry themselves with dignity, respect, steadiness and self-control.

Sessions under this programme:

My Emotional Regulation and the Pressure to React
My Listening Skills and Respectful Conduct
My Effective Communication and the Risk of Being Misread
My Executive Functioning and the Habits of Responsibility
My Resilience and the Discipline to Follow Through

This addresses the risk of being misread, adultification, public behaviour, respect, self-control, responsibility and emotional steadiness.

Navigating People

For girls learning to build healthy relationships, set boundaries and belong without disappearing.

Sessions under this programme:

My Interpersonal Relationship Skills and the Pressure to Belong
Setting my Boundaries and the Pressure to Please
My Interpersonal Effectiveness and the Pressure to Fit In
Managing Relationships and Family Expectations
My Assertiveness and the Pressure to Stay Silent

This addresses family and cultural expectations and pressure, silencing, people-pleasing, unsafe relationships, peer pressure and shaming.

My Future, My Choices

For girls learning to make wise choices, plan ahead and protect their future.

Sessions under this programme:

Decision-Making and Weighing Consequences
Setting the Right Goals for the Future I Want
Building Resilience to Break the Glass Ceiling
Basic Financial Skills for Economic Independence
Digital Skills for Education, Work and Opportunity

This addresses poverty, restricted opportunity, interrupted education, early pregnancy, low expectations, economic dependence, unequal access and barriers that can limit how far Black girls and women are allowed to rise.

Stepping Forward

For girls learning to use their voice, gifts and responsibility to contribute and lead.

Sessions under this programme:

Confident Communication and Demeanour in Public Settings
Leadership Skills: Empathy in Action
Collaboration and Teamwork for Shared Responsibility
Creative Thinking and Problem-Solving for Community Needs
Adaptability, Employability and Entrepreneurial Skills for Creating Opportunity

This addresses limited space to speak or lead, under-representation, public presence, empathy-led leadership, teamwork, community needs, responsibility, employability and the need to create opportunity.

BE Model African Union

For young women ready to practise life skills in a serious leadership setting.

What is the programme about?

BE-MAU uses an African Union summit experience to help participants think strategically, critically and creatively, and speak with confidence, listen with empathy, represent a country, respond to real issues, and contribute responsibly in a formal setting.

Participants prepare a national statement, take part in discussions, and practise communication, judgement, collaboration, responsibility and leadership.

This builds their confidence, public speaking, civic responsibility, African awareness, leadership readiness, teamwork, contribution and prepares them to step up and take their place.