SUGAR DADDY AWARENESS CHALLENGE; ZAMBIA
Blesser Breakers won the 2022 Fletcher D-Prize. The Fletcher D-Prize is open to all Fletcher students, alumni, and Tufts undergraduates, and is part of a larger entrepreneurship ecosystem of support at Tufts University.
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Sugar Daddy Awareness classes.
Learn more about the Sugar Daddy Awareness Challenge and how a simple, one-hour “sugar daddy awareness” training could help countless girls avoid pregnancy while still in school, which can lead to entrenched poverty, and build a better life.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
Blesser Breakers aims to raise Sugar Daddy awareness by delivering a 3-part, 2-hour intervention to Grade 8 girls in Western Province, Zambia, to reduce risky cross-generational sexual relationships, in turn reducing the spread of HIV and unwanted pregnancy. The intervention will consist of a 15-minute animated video screening (or comic book reading when technology is not available), and a facilitated discussion. To implement and distribute the programming, Blesser Breakers will partner with the Ministry of Education (for on-the-ground outreach, implementation, facilitators, and facilitator training).
Blesser Breakers was founded by Wabei Saboi from Mongu, Zambia, Ashira Pelt from Florida, USA, and Daniel Kibet from Eldoret, Kenya.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Reach 1,000 students during the three-month pilot
Reach 5,000 students by the end of Year 1
Reach 15,000 students by the end of Year 2
Raise an additional $5,000 during the pilot
FOUNDING TEAM
Wabei Saboi - Project Lead
Ashira Pelt - Project Lead
Daniel Kibet - Project Lead