Ending violence against women and girls is a broad task that demands holistic approach. Inclusion of preventive, reactive and recovery initiatives should always be paramount. GBV survivors experience a lot of psychological negative effects. On the other hand, vulnerable girls also need extra support to reduce their risk to GBV incidences.

Malawi Girl Guides Association (MAGGA), through Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG) project, with financial and technical support from NCA and DCA, trained mentors of the marginalised groups in Dowa District. The mentors included re-admitted girls, Orphans and vulnerable girls, and girls with special needs. The rationale behind the training was to equip the mentors with survival skills and providing them with Life skills based Comprehensive Sexuality Education that will help them to overcome challenges during their adolescence. MAGGA engaged stakeholders from Dowa District Police station, Gender, Youth, Health and Education offices to interact with the mentors on challenges that they are facing and efforts that the Government is applying to solve such challenges. Role models from their communities were also used in order to motivate them with their life stories hence restoring hope to the girls. 

By the end of the training, participating girls were equipped with relevant Life Skills that they can use to prevent GBV and overcome other challenges during their adolescence. They were also encouraged to share the knowledge with their fellow girls in their respective schools and communities.