17 December

Amazing, fun & great!

You know you’re getting it right when 96% of the girls tell you they are happy – which is why we at Girls Out Loud are feeling the need to SHOUT OUT LOUD! Everyone will be delighted to know that our last Discovery Day, with 84 girls in year 9 of Oldham’s Oasis Academy, was a great success. The feedback forms at the end of the session positively glowed with enthusiasm and the girls were left wanting more.

“Amazing, fun and great” said one “it was awesome” said another and “the discovery stars are brilliant and very friendly” said another: these were just a few of the endorsements they wrote down. Overwhelmingly they saw the benefit of the process and joined wholeheartedly in the action. They got the message, they were up for the challenge – and they loved the part where they created their own magazine.

Discovery Days are all about awakening and we are left in no doubt that a multitude of potential little stars started to shine brightly on that day.

Violence ought to be a bad career move

Question: Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen and Chris Brown – what do these three have in common? Answer: they attack women. Some people seem to think this is OK. A recent survey in the USA revealed that the ‘norm’ for men was seen as someone who is emotionally controlled, puts career at the top of his […]

Role Model Jennie’s Top Tips

At our last Role Model Relay session we introduced 100 girls to some terrific women. Among those who stood to speak were a barrister, a DJ and radio presenter and a top-notch shoe designer – demonstrating, once more, that girls can be whatever they set their minds to. All our marvellous role models engaged with […]

Big Sister Rollout

December 2013 saw the successful culmination of our third Big Sister programme when our twenty brave Little Sisters from Harrop Fold School made a big, joyful splash at their graduation. In a lively ceremony, hosted by the University of Salford at their Media City studios, the girls celebrated their achievement gleefully with songs, speeches, certificates […]

Resilience in the pursuit of passion

A message from our founder, Jane Kenyon: Anyone who thinks running a not for profit or charity is somehow less stressful or challenging than a commercial operation has obviously never done it or had the benefit of serious financial start-up capital or many wealthy donors! My resilience is tested every day. Growing a business where […]

ROLE MODEL RELAYS & DISCOVERY DAYS – WE NEED YOU!

We are currently looking for women from all backgrounds to step up and join us at our events – we are especially interested in those working within sectors where women are hard to find! If this sounds like something you would like to do and you are 23+, a successful woman, comfortable in your own […]

Generosity

It was my passion for walking that led me to the idea of legging it from Manchester to London via the canal towpaths but, in case you should think I’m completely crazy, I also sought sponsorship as a way of rolling out more programmes to work with more girls. By the time I set off […]

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