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Empowering Girls to Live Up to their Full Potential in a Refugee Camp
In honor of International Women’s Day 2 weeks ago, this post is dedicated to all the women and girls around the world who are working hard everyday and are persevering to have equal rights and opportunities. While volunteering in the refugee camp of Piraeus in Athens Greece, I noticed many teenage boys did not believe their teenage girl peers could for play football (soccer), volleyball and other activities. Being a teenage girl myself, these stereotypes bothered me so much that we tried our best to break these stereotypes and encourage the other girls to do the same. My family and I started by primarily empowering girls to believe in themselves…
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Finding Soul in New Zealand: An Interview with Julie Bartlett
Six months ago my family and I embarked on an amazing 92-day journey to the beautiful country of New Zealand. I was personally ecstatic because this was my chance to be able to decompress and actually breathe, to take a break from the craziness that is involved with raising a family in a race to nowhere. Between volunteering at our children’s school, being a Girl Scout troop leader, and running a household of two girls, a busy father, and an aging dog amongst other things, I was ready to figure out how to unwind and really find the true purpose of life. And wow, did I find it…
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Dandelion Moms Project Kindness :: #LikeAGirl Project Empowers
Still from the Always Like A Girl Project found on ABC When I found out that I was going to have a little girl while pregnant I thought about how I wanted to be the type of mom that would empower and raise my daughter to be a confident person. Since she was very little, she has been interested in activities that are considered more boyish in nature – building LEGO’s, climbing tree’s and collecting bugs, playing Minecraft – and has had several friends over the years ask her “why do you like boy stuff?” I explained that these are neither boy nor girl “things” and she can like and do what…
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Spotlight On :: The Girl Scouts of America
My family moved quite a bit when I was younger. In 2nd grade I went to three different schools in one year. Sometimes it was hard to adjust to a new city or school as a kid, but I do value that experience as an adult as it taught me coping skills at a young age. One year, I joined our local Brownie Troop (see below) and made some instant friends. And earning my badges was a highlight of being a part of this organization that helps build confidence and character in girls. Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA is the preeminent leadership development…
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Dove’s “Let’s Make Girls Unstoppable” Initiative
A few weeks back I attended the Mom 2.0 Summit at The Ritz Carlton Hotel in Laguna Niguel. The setting was amazing with the ocean views and salt-watered breeze, but what impressed me the most about the event was the Dove’s “Let’s Make Girls Unstoppable” campaign. You might have seen the Dove commercials showcasing women of all sizes to stress the importance of women accepting themselves as they are. Well, their Dove Self-Esteem Project aims to start teaching this important message to our young girls and will focus on self-esteem programming with the support of Lisa Ling and Jess Weiner. Let’s Make Girls Unstoppable Initiative: Dove® is committed to creating a world where beauty is…
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Toward the Stars: Empowering Girls
It’s not often you come across a person who so believes in their vision so much that they are willing to put it all on the line to make it a reality. Ines Almeida, the creator of Toward the Stars, is such a person. Her journey to create a global marketplace for empowering gifts for girls has been one of determination and hard work. She quit her job and put all of her life savings into Toward The Stars because of her desire to create a venue with a single purpose: to help reduce all threats to girlhood that crush our girls’ true nature and potential. The New Girlie-Girl…
