Sisterhood mentoring for 30 girls in St. John

The Sisterhood Mentoring Program in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands has moved from place-to-place after its location at the Youth Center public facility has been closed due to painting and other work within the center.   We had meetings outside in the park, at the church, and at a local deli.  Because the completion date of the renovations is unknown and was anticipated to be sooner, we are searching for a new program home. 

Of course, Sisterhood Agenda plans to build its Global Empowerment Academy space—the girls are excited and can’t wait for this vision to become a reality!  This Sisterhood Mentoring Program is just one group included in Sisterhood Agenda’s Global Educational Empowerment Project.  Other global girls are being served locally through Sisterhood Agenda Global Partners.  The Global Empowerment Academy will ultimately connect global girls through resource-sharing, action, and technology.

In the meantime, the group had three meetings and a pizza party in Cruz Bay.  We plan to add more girls to the program in the new year with a fresh start.  We also hope that this fresh start includes a new space and funding for field trips.  The girls in the program are understandably anxious to do more trips that remove them from the small island of St. John.  Even going to the island of St. Thomas nearby via a 20-minute ferry or barge ride will give them opportunities to engage in more structured recreation and self-development activities for youth. 

Sisterhood Agenda is starting its important work with all youth-serving agencies in St. John by leading development and program coordination with the St. John Youth Coalition.  Sisterhood Agenda’s annual Sisterhood/Brotherhood New Year’s Eve Youth Extravaganza is also scheduled for December 31, 2013 in Franklin Powell Park.  Some of the girls in the program will be traveling off-island at this time, but we have a nice group of volunteers. We also have local residents in St. John interested in supporting Sisterhood Agenda in new pregnancy prevention efforts.  The future is great and we are blessed!