A body book for girls written by valorie schaefer and started planning out my curriculum. Our goal is for them to become mindful contributors to their communities and to promote these activities within their environments. Communitybased life skills for girls training manual was made possible by the. We have resources for summer camps, girl scout troops, counseling groups, summer programs, and more. Career girls empowerment lessons teaching resources. Selfesteem group curriculum for 5th grade girls erin a. You can check out curriculum guide for just us girls by clicking here or clicking on the picture below. With the right skills, a young woman will be selfreliant, independent and strong. Our program is designed to help all girls have the confidence and skills to be successful leaders. This manual is designed by and for young women, as part of the world ywcas commitment to developing effective young women leaders. Develop positive s elfesteem, selflove and motivation promote h ealing and develop healthy coping and decisionmaking skills be i nspired to further their. Develop positive s elfesteem, selflove and motivation promote h ealing and develop healthy coping and decisionmaking skills. Empowering girls to the women in development unit at peace. Girls have less opportunity to attend school or continue their education.
One girl also said that girls called her ugly and fat and sometimes teased her. Increase adolescent girls understanding of gender equality, rights, sexual and reproductive health, and hiv. Girl power is the brain child of girl power go, llc. Communitybased life skills for girls training manual was developed through the go girls. Presidents emergency plan for aids relief, was a threeyear project 20072010. This is a download of one of our most popular lessons.
Experience the girls with ideas curriculum for free. Curriculum for the adolescent girls empowerment program agep. Our awardwinning content helps educators and youth workers become more effective at building the skills teens need to succeed in school and life. Jul 14, 2017 with the right skills, a young woman will be selfreliant, independent and strong. The womens empowerment program works as a closed group that meets for eight weeks and then graduates, allowing a new group to form. Todays giveaway for the school counselor blog back to school contest is girls in real. Wu california state university, sacramento what is girl power. Start your own girl empowerment group girlife empowerment. The philosophy of this curriculum is to directly target factors that have been found to put middleschool students atrisk for engaging in.
Now available for purchase our essential curriculum package for educators, counselors, youth program leaders and others who work with girls. While the concept of empowerment is widely used, it has various interpretations in literature. High school girls develop leadership skills as they guide weekly meetings for middle school girls, and middle school girls learn vital skills during their most formative years. Womens empowerment as a catalyst for transformation.
This year, we are offering girl talk an empowerment group for 912 grade girls to girls to discuss and explore a wide range of issues that may be impact ing their daily lives. Using a skill building approach, we offer lifechanging workshops which builds. Our empowerment lessons are based on twominute video clips that feature a number of accomplished, diverse and inspiring women. Girl empowerment program girlife certification program. Girl talk sets girls up for success by providing comprehensive curriculum, extensive resources, and ongoing support at no charge. Lovely ladies is a weekly empowerment mentoring session for our middle school girls. These realworld role models share straighttothepoint career insights and advice so the videos clips serve as the ideal jumpingoff point for an indepth learning experience. Find this pin and more on card sentiments by vicki johnson hansen. However, evidence shows that girls and young women are the most vulnerable to hiv. Empowerment 4 girls educates, nurtures and empowers girls and womxn to cultivate confidence, develop core life skills and reawaken to their authentic power through empowerment camps, conscious minds conscious bodies intentional sexuality programs and teacher trainings. At sisterhood agenda, we have been implementing the awardwinning, evidence. Once involved in the juvenile justice system, girl offenders can be rehabilitated with a curriculum that focuses on developing girls bonding, goalsetting skills, selfesteem, mental health, attachment to school, violence prevention, issues with authority and. Treat all women and men fairly at work respect and support.
Who guides our girls as they transition into womanhood. These two curricula were specifically tailored to the learning needs of boys and girls. Today is day four of the school counselor blog back to school contest. Unfpa is pleased to partner with the world ywca in producing this manual, which it believes will be a. Celebrating you a program for promoting selfesteem in girls. Feb 18, 2012 i am so excited to host the school counselor blog back to school contest, which is 10 days of daily giveaways starting september 1st and ending on september 10th. Celebrating you a program for promoting selfesteem in girls survey interviews another girl likes to play sports, but she said that boys are mean to her. Many of the issues raised in this manual are linked to sex, relationships. Part two is a life skills curriculum for working with adolescent girls that focuses on six. We proposed to work with 3 different groups over their 8 week sessions, keeping process notes and other documentation, in order to develop curriculum materials that could be transferable. Your digital program kit comes complete with everything you need to build. If you work with teenage girls and you want to help them become strong, independent women, you need this guide. Our analysis on youth skills, womens employment and the care economy has informed donor, government and international policy processes.
She also said that she would rather go to a camp where they help you lose weight, she saw the show on mtv. Our mission is to uplift, empower, teach, and support girls in high risk environments so that they can become emotionally, physically, and financially selfreliant. Sisterhood agenda unites women and girls in a global sisterhood movement. Establish highlevel corporate leadership for gender equality. Empowerment is a complex concept, especially considering the socialization and media processes at work that can undermine our power from a very young age. A program of selfdiscovery and empowerment for girls. Here is a list of the best girl empowerment slogans ever used. Have a group of girls create collages of images they find to be. Please include the following statements on all section reproductions. A beautiful woman is the one who never compares herself with others. Adolescent reproductive health and life skills curriculum. Girls follow the free to be me curriculum to learn about selfesteem, hygiene, etiquette, college and career choices and a.
This purchase is for a 1 lesson girl empowerment activity. Our work explores adolescent girls economic empowerment, including skills development and access to productive assets. Girl power i usually try and do 6 or 8week girls groups at lunchtime, so i mix and match activities depending on the makeup of each particular group. Girls and their communities identified the phrase strong girls with empowerment to take. Its straight out of our curriculum so you can see how our lessons are laid out and get a feel for how we do it. This initiative should be taken to every area no matter how remote, so that each and every girl.
Empowering young women manual empowering young women to lead change is a training tool for young women to catalyse positive change in their lives and communities. I am also including a free smallgroup observation printable. The activities range from workshops and focus groups to social and cultural field trips. Lovely ladies is a weekly empowermentmentoring session for our middle school girls. Girl empowerment programs girl talk mentoring girl. With the right mentorship from a youth engagement program, girls can take part in activities for womens empowerment and also mentor other girls in their locality. Girlsand young womens empowerment framework there is an emerging body of national evidence that tells us that empowerment efforts will be maximised if we directly and. A transformative curriculum in a homeless shelter project director. The group will be starting soon and attached is a copy of th e. I hope you give this a try because im telling you you wont regret it. For decades, we have helped marginalized youth find their voices and write their powerful, transformative stories. Girls in power workshops and curriculum empowering girls. A program of selfdiscovery and empowerment for girls curriculum written by stephanie s. Reexamining the relationship dilshad ashraf and iffat farah the goal of empowering individuals and communities shapes and directs development discourse in contemporary societies.
This curriculum has been adapted from several sources, which are listed in the references section. Agency for international development through the u. The program is unique from other mentoring programs because it utilizes a group mentoring model. An empowerment curriculum, to facilitate sessions that aim to. Most of my girls are really interested in doing artsy craftsy projects, so ive got a bunch of them. For educators, counselors, program leaders, and others who work with girls ages 8. Girl power is a 501 c3 nonprofit prevention and intervention social change program that promotes positive behavior, enhances social skills and improves academic performance in atpromise girls 11 17 established in 2000 by the world literacy crusade wlc of florida an international, nonprofit, community literacy program girl power encourages young girls to. The following students will participate in an eight week counseling group on girl empowerment. We sell a leadership curriculum for girls ages 9 years old.
Girls with ideas helps girls become creative, confident leaders. Erins vision was to create a program that encouraged young girls to feel strong and empowered, self confident and independent, healthy and beautiful. Reinforce and promote attitudes and behaviors that will lead to a. The population council and partners have piloted and implemented a social, health, and economic assetbuilding program for vulnerable adolescent girls in zambia. Womens empowerment as a catalyst for transformation working with women in liberia which began in 2008 as gender advisor to the truth and reconcil. This is a easy activity that encourages selfesteem, empowerment and creativity perfect to use with individual counseling lesson and girl groups. The sessions are lead by teachers, counselors or volunteers in the community. Curriculum guide with student workbooks sure, being a teenage girl can be difficult. Just us girls small group curriculum for school counselors.
Empowering young women to lead change is the result of hard work and creativity from many. Life skills and health curriculum for the adolescent girls empowerment program agep. Reinforce and promote attitudes and behaviors that will lead to a better quality of life for adolescent girls, including reducing bullying. Gender and development traininggirls education manual ice no. This group has demonstrated success in intervening with girls who are struggling with issues including substance abuse, sexual exploitation, violence, and oppression. When my daughter and i went to the american girl store in chicago, we noticed they had tons of books about handling the physical and emotional side of growing up. Promote awareness about how certain environments can affect selfesteem 3. The girlife certification program is a collection of materials and curriculum. Sisterhood agendas a journey toward womanhood curriculum guide with student workbooks and 345 activities of sistercamp are innovative resources that will. Communitybased life skills for girls training manual recognizes that boys, girls, men and women are all vulnerable to hivaids. You still get fulfillment, you still get to take on the role of mentor and guide, and you get paid for your doing something you love. Girl talk provides a framework where teenage girls can meet together to find strength, learn new skills and create a network of support. The stories and session plans produce dynamic and compassionate learning environments. Our unique empowerment curriculum offers a powerful, handson experience that allows each star to.
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