During
the month of Novemer FLC & Ocean Academy participated in Girl Effect
fundraiser. We sadly did not win the challenge but we took the opporunity to
study the some of the projects and learn about the needs of other young girls
around the world.
The
2012 Girl Effect GlobalGiving Challenge is an opportunity for girl-focused
organizations and projects to connect with the Girl Effect movement and compete
for an opportunity to win a one-year spot on the Girl Effect fundraising page
here on GlobalGiving. Twelve winners will be chosen and we will provide them
with increased visibility and financial support to succeed.
Belizean Girls, 10 Journals, 10
Flc Dreams:
Every Tuesday afternoon ten
Belizean girls meet to read literature and discuss identity, race, self-esteem,
anger management, healthy lifestyle choices, relationships, importance of
education and career dreams. FLC girls develop inner strength, trust and
communication skills in a safe circle of sisterhood. The girls write in their
journals and post their dreams on the club blog.
Child Prostitute To Ceo:
Transform 500 Young Women:
This project will provide school
and after-school vocational training, mentoring, and support services for up to
500 girls in the 10-19 age bracket. West Point (our program's geographic focus)
has the highest rate of child prostitution in Liberia. Most girls are expected
to work from a very young age, and only if they are lucky do they avoid falling
prey to sexual exploitation. This project aims to help them escape this awful fate.
Equip Rural Kenyan Girls To Get
Up Out Of Poverty:
Impoverished adolescent girls in
rural Kenya face enormous obstacles to completing education needed for
self-supporting work. GET UP (Girl Empowerment Team of the Umoja Project) paves
a path to success through a comprehensive program focusing on health education,
positive relationships, life skills and girls' rights. Community women are
trained to serve as mentors, and professional women provide vocational
guidance. With effective support, girls learn to GET UP instead of giving up.
Building The Futures Of 100
Zimbabwean Girls:
Zimbabwe is a dangerous place to
grow up female. ZimKids is training 100 orphan girls to surmount the economic
and social chaos and lead their community to a more vibrant and just future.
Building The Futures Of 100
Zimbabwean Girls:
Zimbabwe is a dangerous place to
grow up female. ZimKids is training 100 orphan girls to surmount the economic
and social chaos and lead their community to a more vibrant and just future.
Empower African Girls With
Hygiene And Education:
The poverty cycle can be broken
when girls stay in school. An innovative solution has proven to be key -
sustainable feminine hygiene she can count on. With it, she can avoid
infection, shame, exploitation, early marriage, and even trafficking.Your
support of this project provides girls quality washable sanitary pads and
important reproductive health, hygiene, self-defense and sewing training.
Girls, families and communities are empowered as leaders and sewing cooperatives
gain income and skills
The Freedom Project: Prevention
Through Education:
In Thailand, The Freedom Project
works with children at risk to prevent human trafficking & child sexual
exploitation through education & community development. Through educational
scholarships, tutoring, mentors, workshops & additional programs at our
community Resource Center, we're helping more than 130 children reach their
potential & become the leaders of tomorrow