self esteem

MaKayla Williams – Bonding and Building Leadership Skills

By at November 23, 2010 | 12:12 pm | 2 Comments

This week's High Achiever is Makayla Williams of Round Rock, TX. I found out about Makayla from one of our wonderful supporters, Mrs. Christine Williams of Noah's Ark Animal Workshops.  Mrs. Williams is a Party Leader for the workshops and Makayla, her daughter,  is a great assistant for Mrs. Williams!  Here's what she had to say about Makayla. "During the

Read more »

African American Girls - High Achievers , , ,

Girls Empowerment Network – Austin, TX

By at July 16, 2010 | 4:27 pm | 0 Comment

Website: www.genaustin.org Telephone: (512) 841-4093 Mission GEN's mission is to foster healthy self-esteem in girls by engaging them to explore and define their personal values and to build skills that empower them with confidence and courage to make wise choices. Values GENaustin girls will Identify important values in their lives and make decisions that are

Read more »

Girl Camps, Girl Clubs, & Girls Mentoring Programs , , , , , , , , , ,

Stir Up Your God Given Gifts and Talents

By at July 17, 2009 | 6:16 pm | 2 Comments

Stir Up Your Gifts by Elaine Bryant, Executive Director Sharing & Caring, Inc. Do you remember being wide eyed and excited watching your mother mix ingredients into a bowl to bake brownies?  In goes the sugar, flour, eggs and your mom would take a large spoon and stir up all the ingredients until they were well mixed together.  Then she would let you lick

Read more »

Empowerment of African American Girls , Words of Encouragement , , , , , , ,

An Image of Me – Charlotte, NC

By at July 16, 2009 | 10:38 pm | 9 Comments

Founded in 2008 by Executive Director Penelope Carr, An Image of Me is an organization for teen girls’  7th – 12th grade.  The program is free to any female that truly wants to make a difference in her life and community.      MISSION Our mission is to provide an environment of success to all teen girls through education, mentorship and leadership

Read more »

Girl Camps, Girl Clubs, & Girls Mentoring Programs , , , , , , , , , , ,

Girl Talk Foundation, Inc. – Charlotte, NC

By at June 19, 2009 | 2:00 am | 3 Comments

Active in the community, Janine Davis started Girl Talk Foundation, Inc. in 2003 after visiting several middle and high schools, where girls opened up to her with their issues. Janine organized an all-girls rap session later that year to focus on the needs of teen girls—nearly 200 girls attended.  Ms. Davis took the rap sessions a bit further to start an organization

Read more »

Girl Camps, Girl Clubs, & Girls Mentoring Programs , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Little Miss Princess Pageant – Miami Lakes, FL

By at June 17, 2009 | 1:22 pm | 2 Comments

The Little Miss Princess Pageant offers an empowering series of events with a non-competitive atmosphere focusing on Sisterhood and Friendship. A confidence building experience your Little Princess will look forward to participating in every year. A place where “all” contestants are winners and prizes are Grand. Including Scholarship Awards and celebrity meet

Read more »

Girl Camps, Girl Clubs, & Girls Mentoring Programs , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

My Daughter’s Keeper of Tampa Bay, Inc – Tampa Bay, FL

By at June 17, 2009 | 8:23 am | 4 Comments

Established in 2007, My Daughter’s Keeper of Tampa Bay, Inc.(MDK of Tampa Bay), an affiliate of MDK Worldwide, was created to empower, encourage and embrace both mothers and/or caregivers and their daughters (ages 12-18) to help strengthen their relationship while identifying solutions to problems that may arise in their daily lives such as: (communication, peer

Read more »

Girl Camps, Girl Clubs, & Girls Mentoring Programs , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Afro Puffs and Ponytails - Blogged