THE GT STORY PROJECT - W.FOUNDER
Initially conceptualized in 2008 as a Community Awareness Project to complete my BA in Media & Communications, Fibroid Awareness Campaign Tobago was born after a personal and harrowing experience that began two years earlier when I was diagnosed with fibroids having just moved to Jamaica at the age of 20 to pursue my first degree.
Read MoreGirls in Science and Technology (GIST) is a foundation with the aim of introducing young girls in their formative years to the endless opportunities in the STEM fields. We also offer mentorship to Senior High School and Tertiary students in the Science field and we are planning to add sponsorships of brilliant but needy girls who wish to study STEM-related courses. GIST has put together a group of hardworking and focused women from different STEM fields with a common goal of serving as blueprints for the young and upcoming ones.
Read MoreThe formation of the organization was inspired by a local study conducted by young women on how other young women in and around Soweto tend to narrowly lead their lives. The appalling results of the study enabled us to come to terms with the fact that we needed to make a difference as well as break the pattern of how young women in our townships grow up with many talents/ideas/capabilities which are never materialized because of major issues they face. These include alcoholism, drug abuse, teenage pregnancy, and other factors that hinder their personal growth and development - [a phenomenon] which is very common among the youth of South Africa.
Read MoreTis The Lyfe is a safe space for all volunteers. We’ve created an intersectional and inclusive space for every volunteer to, not only learn and share their knowledge and skills, but also to share stories, speak out, stand up and become empowered to act upon injustice and inequality. We also advocate volunteers’ rights to recruiters and the general public.
Read MoreWe envision a generation of well-educated, economically independent and self-determined women and girls, who are in control over their own time, body and life and stand up for their rights. We aim to holistically empower marginalized women and girls in rural Uganda through business development, educational support, training in sexual and reproductive health and gender mainstreaming.
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