Pearl Club Enugu

  To apply: www.bit.ly/YOULIPFORM YouLiP (Young Leaders in Practice)...                                         Building and Empowering Responsible Young Leaders (B.E.R.Y.L.) About Us The YouLiP programme is one of the projects of Uzommiri Study Centre, Enugu. The Centre is a project of the Women’s Board of Educational Cooperation Society (WB-ECS) which is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization established in 1972. From its inception, Uzommiri has been exceptionally successful in mentoring girls and young women towards achieving excellence in academics, leadership and holistic human development. The leadership program is a one-year leadership course for girls in their first and second years of Senior Secondary school who are interested in making an impact in society, becoming better versions of themselves and taking up mantles of leadership from an ear...

bit.ly/pearlspellingbee BACKGROUND AND AIM Life is becoming a fast moving train and as individuals we tend to follow the disturbing pace. We unconsciously bury the salient principle of "a step at a time" and its undefeated ability to take us on an adventurous ride to our destined location.  Fortunately, man has been blessed with one of the greatest gifts, reading. Reading is one way in which we not only gather information, but also teach ourselves how to slow down.  When we  slow down, we notice, and when we notice, we listen. When we listen, we practice sustained attention that gives us an upper hand in life. In a bid to foster reading culture, The Pearl Club of Uzommiri Study Centre is organizing a spelling bee which will entail not just memorizing a list of words but reading for meaning.  The aim of this spelling bee is to expose girls to the adventurous world of books and remind them how fun reading can be. . The benefits of reading to an individual cann...

“When will camp be ending? Today? Why today? Why does camp have to end now? I do not want it to end yet…” _Camper, PVVC 2020 The PVVC Experience On August 1, 2020, Pearl Virtual Vacation Camp, the first-ever virtual summer camp organized by the Pearl Club, kicked off with over 40 campers, girls between ages 8 and 16, from across Nigeria, from Canada, England, and the USA. Planning the camp at a time like this, the time of an ongoing pandemic, was, one of the coordinators says, exciting and required a good measure of improvisation: "planning PVVC 2020 was exciting, I was part of a team of wonderful and diligent ladies. I'm grateful for all the pushes I got from my team members, really, and I thoroughly enjoyed all the seminars and get-togethers organized for us coordinators. I had a swell time with my tutees: some of them; I got moved by their innocence, simplicity, utter bluntness, and inquisitiveness. Oh! We got a lot of unexpected questions, *laughing*, questions you...

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER In line with the international literacy day, instituted by UNESCO and celebrated yearly on September 8, which highlights the importance of literacy to individuals and communities, the Obiagu project read-a-thon is intended as a fundraiser to support the literacy of less privileged girls. Obiagu is an urban slum in Enugu State, Nigeria.🏬 It was discovered that students there, especially young girls, despite going to public schools, still have low literacy and numeracy skills. ☹️ The Obiagu project which started in 2017 to combat this problem is a charity run by University students who frequent Uzommiri Study Centre.👩🏾‍🎓👩🏾‍🎓 They give weekly classes on basic literacy skills, mathematics, and vocational training to the girls at Obiagu. 👩🏾‍🏫👩🏾‍💻👩‍🍳👩‍🔬👩‍🎨👩‍🏭 This Read-a-thon, as stated earlier, is intended as a fundraiser to set up a library where these girls can have full and free access to study materials as well as to equip t...

The Earth. It is the only home we have come to know; it is home to about 7.8 billion people. It goes without saying, that we ought to take care of the Earth, preserve her resources and conserve energy. It is something that all hands have to be on deck to accomplish. Pope Francis in one of his encyclical, Laudato Si, wrote, “saving our common home is crucial for the youth because they will suffer the most from the consequences of climate change. So, as young people, you have to take ownership of your future.” We decided to give young people an opportunity to take ownership of their future by organizing a contest in this regard with the theme: Vida Pura Para Todos, meaning, Pure Life for All. The creativity contest which was organized for girls between the ages of 11 and 16 years, was divided into two categories: writing and art. It was aimed at enabling young girls to think about ways of solving environmental problems, fostering critical thinking, and improving self-expression. The...

The need for continual formation- academic, spiritual, and cultural has remained a foremost priority at Pearl Club of Uzommiri Study Centre.  That is why in spite of these unprecedented times, the idea of maximizing a virtual space to continue the regular Saturday club activities and the daily Guided Study Programme was not far-fetched. With the aid of various platforms that support e-learning such as whatsapp, Google classroom, zoom, and the support of the parents of the club who have always been our greatest champions in all situations, pearl online began. At first, the volunteers and coordinators of the club taught the girls mathematics and English via whatsapp, twice a week for about an hour. Then we gradually moved on to Google classroom as it offered more possibilities of providing the girls with study materials, occasional quizzes and extra-curriculars in the form of games and videos. The guided study programme was designed to run from Monday to Friday from 4pm to 6pm...

CLICK HERE  TO REGISTER For the girl child to attain the status of a celebrated great woman, she needs to be encouraged from an early age. In this light, Pearl club seeks not only to foster academics  but to  equip the girls with skills necessary to get on in this digital age. The Pearl Vacation Camp organized for girls between the ages of 8 and 16 years seeks to develop their digital creative abilities and imbibe some soft skills in them while at the same creating an avenue for them to have fun and make new friends. St. Josemaria said that- to rest does not mean to do nothing but to change activity to something outside of ones' routine and probably less demanding. This years Vacation camp which will be held virtually will be open to girls across the country and beyond. Pearl Virtual Vacation Camp will feature: design Video editing  Journaling  Cookery Leadership and life skill sessions Personal mentoring Read - a - thon Spirit...