Help us raise 10 scholarships this Summer!

A microproject by Young Women Empowered
Help us raise 10 scholarships this Summer!
Help us raise 10 scholarships this Summer!
Help us raise 10 scholarships this Summer!
Help us raise 10 scholarships this Summer!
Help us raise 10 scholarships this Summer!
Help us raise 10 scholarships this Summer!
Help us raise 10 scholarships this Summer!
Help us raise 10 scholarships this Summer!
Help us raise 10 scholarships this Summer!
Help us raise 10 scholarships this Summer!
Help us raise 10 scholarships this Summer!
Help us raise 10 scholarships this Summer!
Help us raise 10 scholarships this Summer!
Help us raise 10 scholarships this Summer!

Summary

Y-WE is flipping the script in social media and shifting the spotlight from woman's look, to her intellect. 100% of young women who attend Y-WE graduate high school and credit Y-WE with helping them achieve their college and career goals. With your help, we can continue this legacy, by raising 20 scholarships by the end of this Summer. These scholarships will enable young women from low-income backgrounds to have access to our life-chaning leadership programs. All gifts will be matched!

$750
total raised
3
donors
0
monthly donors
8
years

Challenge

Media often focuses on women's appearance, building insecurities and self-doubt in girls who believe they must achieve the beauty standard set by TV, magazines, and social media. This leads young women to lower their leadership aspirations. This self doubt means women stop speaking in class and learn to set lower expectations for themselves. Alarmingly, girls leadership goals for their future PEAK at age 8. Y-WE is changing the conversation and shining a light on girl's achievements!

Solution

Our Summer programs will increase young women's confidence by providing them with workshops on relevant skills. Y-WE Write will help girls improve their writing through workshops with professional writers, helping them increase their confidence in both their academic and creative abilities. Y-WE Create will work with young women to up-cycle materials & older pieces and understand the true human, environmental and monetary cost of fashion.

Long-Term Impact

WA is home to one of the most diverse zip codes in the nation and yet we generally interact with groups from the same economic, age, cultural, religious, & political backgrounds. Y-WE provides a unique space to connect with 500 girls and women from a wide range of countries, cultures, and religions. This gives them the tools to be agents for social justice. 95% participants report that Y-WE helps them become leaders who will dedicate their lives to making a local and global impact.

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Organization Information

Young Women Empowered

Location: Seattle, WA - USA
Website:
Facebook: Facebook Page
Twitter: @youngwomenpow
Young Women Empowered
Alison Driver
Project Leader:
Alison Driver
Kirkland , WA United States

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