18/12/2011
Lakka beach market opening ceremony
Providing girls opportunities to fulfill their dreams and develop their potential
What we do
Our mission is to empower young women who are determined to succeed in life, but need a little help to develop themselves into self-respecting persons who can contribute to peace, security and the development of their families, communities and countries. We assist talented girls to access services that help them reach their potential; they will serve as a positive example for their soci
18/12/2011
Lakka beach market opening ceremony
06/12/2011
It's a Girl! Documentary Film - Official Trailer In India, China and many other parts of the world today, girls are killed, aborted and abandoned simply because they are girls. The United Nations estimates ...
05/12/2011
Girls Empowerment meeting at Lakka
14/11/2011
08/11/2011
CHRISTMAS MARKET IN LAKKA BEACH, SIERRA LEONE
Give the girls of Lakka Beach a nice Christmas
present by supporting them building their
(Christmas) Market!
Girls Empowerment supports talented girls one by one! We assist girls setting their own agendas, gaining skills, building self-confidence, solving problems and self- reliance.
Several years after a war that lasted over 10 years, the young girls in Lakka Beach, Sierra Leone, are still trying to build up a future in their community. The Christmas Market is one of Girls Empowerments numerous initiatives and a great opportunity for girls to develop business skills and to make a living- reducing risks of exploitation due to poverty and increase of tourism in the area.
Please donate your ␣Christmas present␣ to the Girls of Lakka!
Bank Details
Girls Empowerment ABN. AMRO Landgraaf. Netherlands. Account number: 531251039 International transfers-
BIC: ABNANL2A SWIFT or IBAN: NL32ABNA0531251039
Contact Information:
Girls Empowerment Voortstraat 96, 6373AX
Landgraaf, The Netherlands Phone: 0(031)45 5325218 Email:[email protected] www.girls-empowerment.com
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08/11/2011
Find " The Red Shoes," a video by Marcus Werner Hed where you may here our Director Irma Specht talking about her book "Red Shoes" and the girls in Liberia.
Political Fashion - SHOWstudio - The Home of Fashion Film Believing fashion to be intrinsically political, from December 2007 through summer 2008 Nick Knight staged a multi-level film and essay project, encouraging creatives to use the medium of fashion to convey their political beliefs, agendas and thoughts. Contributors include Beth Ditto, Gareth Pugh, N...
08/11/2011
Article on girl combatants in Liberia in the Guardian
'I wanted to take revenge' By Diane Taylor
'I wanted to take revenge' Girl soldiers are on the increase in Liberia and beyond. Diane Taylor finds out why so many actively choose to fight and how important it is for them to be rehabilitated into society after the fighting is over
08/11/2011
Please find the book from Girls Empowerment director, Irma Specht, about women and girls soldiers in Liberia
08/11/2011
08/11/2011
Last year Girls Empowerment organized a Photo Auction with Teun Voeten! Check our websites to see the nice pictures!
Photo Auction Teun Voeten, war photographer and anthropologist AINSI, Maastricht 14 November 2010, 17.00 – 21.00 Online auction starts at 1 November 2010 at www.photoq.nl Girls’ Empowerment (GE) organizes a photo auction from work of Teun Voeten. Teun Voeten, who originally studied Cultural Anthropology and Phi...
07/11/2011
Apoya a las chicas de Lakka a construir su mercado!
02/11/2011
Check our website for more Information about Girls' Empowerment!
Girls Empowerment Girls’ Empowerment (GE) is a Netherlands-based organisation with a vision of a world where girls live with decency and dignity and are provided with opportunities to fulfill their dreams and develop their potential in all spheres.