{"id":2251,"date":"2025-02-14T22:22:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T22:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/?post_type=innovation&#038;p=2251"},"modified":"2026-01-13T17:52:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T22:52:58","slug":"learningbydoing","status":"publish","type":"innovation","link":"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/fr\/innovations\/learningbydoing\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning by doing: A peer-led mental health education programme in Ghanaian senior high schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/5.-Students-Pledge-on-Bullying-Prevention-in-Tamale-SHS.-Ghana-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/5.-Students-Pledge-on-Bullying-Prevention-in-Tamale-SHS.-Ghana-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/5.-Students-Pledge-on-Bullying-Prevention-in-Tamale-SHS.-Ghana-500x400.jpg 500w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/5.-Students-Pledge-on-Bullying-Prevention-in-Tamale-SHS.-Ghana-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/5.-Students-Pledge-on-Bullying-Prevention-in-Tamale-SHS.-Ghana-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/5.-Students-Pledge-on-Bullying-Prevention-in-Tamale-SHS.-Ghana-2048x1638.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/5.-Students-Pledge-on-Bullying-Prevention-in-Tamale-SHS.-Ghana-15x12.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Africa Health Promotion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"ql-bg-container-block_e967879fca07e9f78a18bdbd2c52a8da\" class=\"acf-block ql-bg-container bg-white\"><div class=\"ql-bg-container-inner\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Organisation de mise en \u0153uvre :<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africahealthpromotion.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Africa Health Promotion<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Type de projet : <\/strong>D\u00e9monstration de principe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lieu :<\/strong> Northern, Bono East, Ashanti, Accra, Volta, and Oti, Ghana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thematic Area(s):<\/strong> Peer-Based<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"403\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AfricaHPOlogo-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2283\" style=\"width:267px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AfricaHPOlogo-1.png 403w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AfricaHPOlogo-1-18x6.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learning by Doing <\/strong>is a peer-led program that promotes antibullying education and mental health awareness in 12 senior high schools across six regions of Ghana: Northern, Bono East, Ashanti, Accra, Volta, and Oti. Targeting students aged 13\u201321, the program trains students as peer advocates and educators for bullying prevention and mental health promotion in extracurricular activities such as drama and debate clubs, sports, music, and religious groups, ensuring widespread engagement. The program also supports developing and adopting school-specific policies on bullying prevention and mental health promotion in collaboration with school authorities. It also aims to establish leadership and membership roles in the formal school system for future student cohorts and staff to sustain the initiative. 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