Building Young Women’s Leadership Through Sport Participant Questionnaire

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Participant Questionnaire (Baseline / Endline)

For Research Purpose only

Building Young Women’s Leadership Through Sport

Participant Questionnaire Women Win <<Insert name of implementing organisation>>

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Organisation fills in (before questionnaire is administered): Organisation Name:

<<Insert name of implementing organisation>>

Programme Name:

<<Insert name of programme>>

Area/Site Name:

<<Insert name of area/site>>

Time of Assessment: <<Choose one:

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Questionnaire Administrator fills in (when questionnaire is administered): Questionnaire Administrator’s Name:

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Date: ______ / ______ / ______ How was this questionnaire filled in?

Please check the box next to the most correct answer – choose one response only.

By the participant herself (self-administered)………………………………………………………….....☐ With assistance from an administrator (interviewed)…………………………………………….......☐

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CONFIDENTIAL For Research Purpose only

Participant Questionnaire Introduction Welcome girls! This questionnaire will help us understand your experience in your sports programme. Please answer the questions by yourself and provide honest answers. If you have any questions please ask your facilitator. You will complete a questionnaire like this once when you begin the programme, once after you finish the entire programme and maybe once in the middle.

Section 1. Background Information First, we want to ask you some questions about your background, including a few questions about your home and your family. Please fill in the information or check the box next to your answer choice. Please only choose one response.

1.1 What is your date of birth?

I was born on: ____ / ____ / _______ 1.2 Are you currently going to school?

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FOR THE FIRST TWO ANSWERS PLEASE ALSO WRITE THE GRADE

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1.3 Do you live with your parents?

Both parents .................................................................. .....☐

 I am currently in grade/class ___________________  The last grade/class I finished was ______________ No, I have never been to school .......................................... ☐

Mother only ........................................................................ ☐ Father only.......................................................................... ☐ No, I don’t live with either parent ................................. ☐   Who do you live with? ________________________

1.4 Are you married?

IF YES, ENTER YOUR AGE AT MARRIAGE

Yes ................................................................................. ☐   I was married at age _________ No ........................................................................................ ☐

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1.5 How many children do you have?

No children .......................................................................... ☐

IF YOU’VE HAD CHILDREN, PLEASE ENTER YOUR AGE AT FIRST BIRTH

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3 or more ....................................................................... ☐   I was ______ years old when my first child was born.

1.6 Have you had a leadership position in the last 6 months in your school, community, or sports programme?

Yes ................................................................................. ☐   My position is/was: __________________________ No ........................................................................................ ☐

FOR THIS QUESTION, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CHOOSE MORE THAN ONE ANSWER (UP TO THREE).

1.7 What are your main reasons for joining <<Insert name of programme>>?

CHOOSE UP TO THREE

My parents told me to join.................................................. ☐ To play sports ...................................................................... ☐ A friend invited me to join .................................................. ☐ To be with my friends.......................................................... ☐ To learn new skills ............................................................... ☐ It’s a good reason to leave home ........................................ ☐ Other: ___________________________________________ Other: ___________________________________________

1.8 Did you participate in activities like campaigns, sessions, or rallies in your school or community OTHER THAN <<Insert name of programme>> in the last 12 months?

Answer if you participated in an activity by choosing “No” or “Yes”.

In the last 12 months, did you participate in any OTHER activities No Yes like campaigns, group sessions, or rallies about… a) … violence against women or women’s rights? ☐ ☐ b) … healthy lifestyles (safe sex, condom use, HIV prevention)? c) … playing sports or doing physical activities? d) … savings, loans, banks, doing business, making money?

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Section 2. Health and Wellbeing The next section is about different aspects of health. Please check the box next to your answer choice. Only choose one response unless the directions instruct you otherwise.

2.1 Are these statements true or false?

Please check the box marking whether you think each statement is true or false. You can also check “Don’t know”.

Don’t True False know a) Touching my eyes, nose, and mouth frequently brings ☐ ☐ ☐ germs into my body and can make me sick. b) All girls get their first menstrual period at the same ☐ ☐ ☐ age.

2.2 How risky is this activity?

Next to each activity below, choose whether you think that activity has “no risk”, “low risk”, or “high risk” for transmitting HIV. No Low High Risk Risk Risk a) Sharing plates, cups, and cutlery with someone living ☐ ☐ ☐ with HIV. How risky is this? b) Two people are hugging. One of them is living with ☐ ☐ ☐ HIV. How risky is this? c) A woman and man have sex without a condom. One ☐ ☐ ☐ of them is living with HIV. How risky is this?

2.3 Do you know?

Please answer these questions about some things you might have learned about. If you answer yes, please list one correct prevention method.

No Yes Prevention method a) I know how to prevent ☐ ☐ _______________________ pregnancy.  b) I know how to prevent sexually transmitted infections including HIV.

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2.4 Please state how you feel about these ideas. How much do you agree or disagree?

Please mark whether you strongly disagree, disagree, agree, or strongly agree. Please read each statement carefully.

a) I am a leader. b) I know what I am good at. c) I have unique skills and talents that others don’t have. d) I can influence my own future. e) I like the way I look. f) I can stand up for myself if I disagree with my friends. g) My friends trust me. h) I feel physically fit and strong. i) I can coordinate my movements well. j) I can succeed if I practice hard. k) I know what to do when I’m on the <<insert relevant sports arena: netball court, football field, cricket pitch>>. l) My teammates support me on and off the <<insert relevant sports arena: netball court, football field, cricket pitch>>.

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Section 3. My Community The next questions are about some activities and places in your community. Please check the box next to your answer choice.

3.1 Are these statements true or false?

Please check the box marking whether you think each statement is true or false. If you don’t know the answer, you can also check “Don’t know.”

Don’t True False know a) Savings is money that I borrowed, which I have to ☐ ☐ ☐ pay back over time. b) A budget is a summary or plan of the money that I ☐ ☐ ☐ have and the money that I spend over time. c) Saving and borrowing are both ways to reach ☐ ☐ ☐ financial goals.

3.2 Please state how you feel about these ideas. How much do you agree or disagree?

Please mark whether you strongly disagree, disagree, agree, or strongly agree. Please read each statement carefully.

a) It is safer to save my money in a bank or microfinance institution than in a box under my bed. b) You must be rich to use a bank.

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3.3 Have you ever done any of the following activities? If yes, have you done them in the last three months? a. Have you ever done b. Have you done this in this? the last 3 months?

No Yes No Yes a) Visited a bank or ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ microfinance institution  b) Deposited money in a savings ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ account  c) Written or edited a budget ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐  d) Visited a health clinic or ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ hospital 

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3.4 Please state how you feel about these ideas. How much do you agree or disagree?

Please mark whether you strongly disagree, disagree, agree, or strongly agree. Please read each statement carefully.

a) Women should be able to earn their own money. b) One day I will get a job or have a business and earn money. c) Women should be able to decide how to spend the money that they earn themselves. d) When I give the shopkeeper money for my purchase, I know how much change I should get back. e) People in my community respect me as much as they respect boys my age. f) My community is interested in what I have to say. g) I have a local female role model in my life.

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3.5 Do you know?

Please answer these questions about some places in your community.

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a) I know of a place in my community where I feel safe.

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b) I know of a place or person in my community where I can discuss my reproductive health. c) I know of a place or person in my community where I can go to report violence or abuse of a girl or women. d) I feel safe in <<Insert name of programme>>.

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3.6 How many friends do you have with whom you feel comfortable talking to about a personal problem?

No one ................................................................................... ☐ One friend ............................................................................. ☐ Two or three friends ............................................................. ☐ Four to ten friends ................................................................ ☐ More than ten friends ........................................................... ☐

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Section 4. Issues in Society This section asks you about your thoughts regarding various issues in society. We are interested in your views regarding these statements. Please check the box marking your answer choice. Only check one box for each question.

4.1 Are these statements true or false?

Please check the box marking whether you think each statement is true or false. If you don’t know the answer, you can also check “Don’t know.”

Don’t True False know a) Verbal insults, humiliation, and threats are forms of ☐ ☐ ☐ violence. b) Wealthier people don’t have a problem with violence ☐ ☐ ☐ against women. c) Power takes many forms and plays a major role in ☐ ☐ ☐ our families and communities. d) Media messages mostly tell men and women that ☐ ☐ ☐ they should act the same.

4.2 Please state how you feel about these ideas. How much do you agree or disagree?

Please mark whether you strongly disagree, disagree, agree, or strongly agree. Please read each statement carefully.

Strongly Disagree Disagree a) Body language, facial expressions, and voice intonation often hold more meaning than words. b) It’s okay to do something dangerous if all my friends are doing it too. c) A woman has the right to say no if someone tries to touch her or have sex with her when she doesn’t want them to. d) Women should have full control over how many children they have and the spacing of those children. e) Sometimes women need to tolerate violence to keep the family together. f) The woman should always be primarily responsible for taking care of her home and looking after her children. g) A man should have the final word about decisions in his home.

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<<Section 5 is to be answered in endline and midline questionnaires only>>

Section 5. Activities Next, we would like to ask about your experiences with <<Insert name of programme>>.

Please check the box that applies to you for each question.

5.1 Do you remember these education sessions from <<Insert name of programme>>?

How would you rate each of these sessions from <<Insert name of programme>>?

PLEASE CHECK ONLY ONE BOX FOR EACH ITEM I did not I learned I learned learn I do not a lot a little anything remember new a) Discussions and activities about ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ my body and my health. b) Discussions and activities about ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ different kinds of violence. c) Discussions and activities about ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ budgeting and saving money. d) Discussions and activities about ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ how to be a leader.

FOR THIS QUESTION PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CHOOSE MORE THAN ONE ANSWER (UP TO THREE).

5.2 What do you most enjoy about <<Insert name of programme>>?

Learning/practicing sports skills .................................. ☐

CHOOSE UP TO THREE

My coach/facilitator .................................................... ☐

Being competitive/competing in matches .................. ☐ Lifeskills/education sessions........................................ ☐ Making friends ............................................................. ☐ Having fun .................................................................... ☐ Being part of a team .................................................... ☐ Receiving uniforms/sports clothes .............................. ☐ Feeling confident or strong ......................................... ☐ The opportunity to travel ............................................ ☐ Receiving awards/certifications .................................. ☐ Being in the spotlight/receiving attention .................. ☐ Other ............................................................................ ☐

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FOR THIS QUESTION PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CHOOSE MORE THAN ONE ANSWER (UP TO THREE).

5.3 What do you least enjoy Learning/practicing sports skills .................................. ☐ about <<Insert name of Being competitive/competing in matches .................. ☐ programme>>?

Lifeskills/education sessions........................................ ☐ CHOOSE UP TO THREE

My coach/facilitator .................................................... ☐ Other girls in the programme ...................................... ☐ Bullying ........................................................................ ☐ Not making the team/getting to play .......................... ☐ Feeling like I do not improve ....................................... ☐ Time schedule .............................................................. ☐ Location ....................................................................... ☐ Being in the spotlight/receiving attention .................. ☐ Other ............................................................................ ☐

We have come to the end of the questionnaire. We appreciate the time you have spent answering these questions. If you would like more information about any of the issues discussed in the questionnaire, please ask the questionnaire administrator.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!

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