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GALA DINNERS

Our gala dinners are about giving girls an experience of a lifetime. We let them dress up and theme up, exposing them to fine dining. We invite different guest speakers from different parts of the corporate world. We motivate girls to dream big, we show them that they can achieve anything they want to achieve in life and that they have the power to change their stories, their home situations and even change their communities.

SUMMER CAMPS

The aim of our camps is to give our girls a different meaning of FUN, especially fun around the 16th of December from what it has always been known for, especially in our locations such as partying/unsafe outings/ gatherings and the exposure to alcohol and drugs and engaging in unprotected sex. Around this time we move the girls away from the madness of their normal surroundings that usually lead them to making bad decisions that have a negative impact on their lives.

ACTIVATIONS

With these programmes we reach out to girls who do not know about our organization, girls who aren’t exposed or do not have access to social media. We present ourselves to our peers and display with boldness what we are about and teach our girls about their “WORTH and PURPOSE” Through our fun walks, we distribute our flyers and invite the girls to be a part of our organization. Our girls get to bond during these activities.

CHARITY DRIVES

We visit shelters, the aim is to teach our girls to give back to those that are less privileged. We collect clothes and goodies for the girls and pamper them, to make them feel loved and special, we teach our girls the power of sisterhood, the power of sharing. We are teaching young girls to be part of their communities and to give back from a young age.

PILLOW TALKS

On our pillow talk sessions, we have our heart to heart as girls by sharing our personal experiences. We talk about our daily challenges, things the girls go through such as anxiety, depression, broken family structures, low self-esteem, bullying, body shaming, peer pressure etc. During such sessions our girls get the opportunity to draw strength from each other and to be there for one another, they get to realise that they are not the only ones that face challenges and that they are not alone. We have partnered with ISO an organization of ‘professionals’ social workers that help us with counselling for our girls and where and when there is a need.

SCHOOL BASED CAMPAIGNS

These are our Women’s month “August” campaigns. We raise awareness to the learners about “bullying, teenage pregnancy, alcohol and drug abuse and so on.” We did our first campaign with the learners and staff of “Petit High School” with the permission of the school principal and the SMT. We were also joined by non-members of our organization.

ONE NIGHT AWAY SCHOOL PROGRAMMES

These programmes are held during school holidays, for the members and the non-members, from grade 8 to grade 11. We tackle topics such as anxiety/ depression, substance abuse, teenage pregnancy, bullying, low self-esteem and domestic violence the learners get to share their understanding of these topics and how we can help girls who are experiencing such, we further refer those in indeed of intervention to our partners “ISO Social Services the professional social workers.

GIRL RECOGNITION CEREMONY

This ceremony is held at the end of all our camps, on the last evening. Where girls dress up and look forward to being awarded for the good work they have put in the organization through out the year. This is where we recognize, award, and applaud girls for every achievement. We teach them to appreciate and celebrate every milestone. We do this in a form of awards ceremony and medals.