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By Willa Smith, 8th Grader, Girls for a Change Core Committee Member The media can be a good thing. It can help to spread positive messages throughout the nation and the world. It can send hope, like a weak beam of light in an otherwise, dark night, through the hearts of many. But there is a [...]

Gender Equality: The Status of Women in the US and Cuba

I had the opportunity to attend a panel of Cuban experts and people working with Latino families in Bozemanon Wednesday March 30. The panel was the final event of the Maestra tour stop in Bozeman. Other events included the premier of the Maestra documentary and an international dialogue with Girls for a Change core committee [...]

Respect, Adapt, Stand Up- Kenyan Girl Created the World She Wanted

Kakenya Ntaiya has created the world she wanted by respecting her family’s and village’s traditions, adapting to those traditions and knowing how to navigate within the traditional boundaries and took a stand for her right to an eduction. She has now opened a primary school for girls in her village and is completing her Ph.d. Talk [...]

Girls for a Change Celebrates ‘Love Your Body Day’

During the last Girls for a Change meeting core members documented what real beauty means to them. The girls also analyzed advertising messages and received the supplies to begin an Operation Beautiful campaign in our community. Real beauty View more presentations from vskelton.