“Before YYGS, I’d traveled quite a lot, even living in India for two years. But, the majority of that travel was as a tourist—sight-seeing, going to museums, watching plays—meaning that I was constantly surrounded by others that were also there to observe the culture rather than take part in it. YYGS allowed me to do the latter—I was no longer a “tourist of culture,” but actually got to know people from those cultures and the ways in which we were different and alike.”
The S.H.E. Project (link is external) (Strength, Honor, and Eloquence) is a non-profit organization for young girls that helps develop confidence and character through workshops, which focus on self-defense, professional skills (like networking and personal presentation) and public speaking.
Our mission is to empower every girl whose life we touch with the tools and inspiration she needs to become a powerful young woman with a unique voice, and I think our first workshop at Campus International was a success in that way!
As part of that mission, we’ve created a blog which features a rotating cast of writers, including myself and girls my age from across the globe. My hope in creating this blog was to create a space for girls everywhere to share their tips and tricks, accomplishments, and best (and worst) experiences. I think our current social and political climate is shifting towards one of acceptance, and insofar as that’s true, I want the SHE Project and its blog to provide more and more young girls, ultimately from every corner of the globe, with programs and spaces to express themselves.