Girls Rural is a volunteer organization created to empower girls living in RURAL areas culturally, socially, economically and politically through exciting research driven programming, sound mentoring, community outreach and activism.
It is our aim to raise awareness and consciousness of the issues affecting girls living in these areas and bring this awareness to the larger community through leadership and community advocacy.
MISSION:
The mission of g-RU is to meet the needs of girls living in rural communities by helping girls and young women in these areas overcome the effects of ecnomic and gender inequities that continue to exist in our society, develop their capacity to be self sufficient and responsible citizens and to serve as a forceful advocate for girls. We exist to empower girls to be responsible, self-reliant successful women.
VISION:
We envision a society where women & girls feel valued for who they are and have the confidence and empowerment to voice their opinion and make a positive influence in the world. We want to create a safe, informal and relaxed atmosphere where girls feel like they can express their opinions, ideas and experiences without being judged or censored. There are no cliques or hierarchies here!
We envision a society where women & girls feel valued for who they are and have the confidence and empowerment to voice their opinion and make a positive influence in the world. We want to create a safe, informal and relaxed atmosphere where girls feel like they can express their opinions, ideas and experiences without being judged or censored. There are no cliques or hierarchies here!
OBJECTIVES:
1. To empower girls to have self confidence to make their own decisions, voice their opinion, and have the opportunity to make positive choices for the future.
2. To inform girls of important issues and give them strategies, resources and support when facing these issues in their daily lives.
3. To give girls an opportunity to connect with the community and advocate the issues to other youth through monthly action projects.
CORE VALUES:
EMPOWERMENT - We strive to empower girls to make positive choices and gain self confidence/esteem and awareness to contribute to society.
EDUCATION - We strive to educate girls in a spirited informal environment. Each month we will have monthly themes that center around an important relevant issue. We will educate using discussions, handouts, community organization presentations, guest speakers, powerpoint presentations and more.
ADVOCACY - We encourage girls to become more aware of other community resources and organizations by identifying community resources, encouraging partnerships with other organizations, having presentations from other community organizations and planning our monthly action projects.