Girl Scouts of Northern California is ecstatic that 5 of our own Girl Scouts are in New York this week presenting to the United Nation’s 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women!
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| GSNorCal's delegation tours GSUSA HQ in New York |
Each March,
more than 5,000 women and girls from around the world gather at the United
Nations for a two-week session focused on the state of gender
equality around the world. Girl Scouts of the USA and the World
Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts participate annually to bring the
voices of girls and young women to this global stage. This year's
priority theme will be the "elimination and prevention of all forms of
violence against girls and women."
Congratulations
to Allison from Pacifica, America from San Jose, Jessica from Atherton, Larissa
from Milpitas, and Varsha from San Jose on being selected by Girl Scouts NorCal
for this prestigious opportunity! Over 60 teens from our council applied, and
our representatives were selected due to their passion for and knowledge of this
year’s theme plus their previous or current projects that relate to it.
In addition to
presenting at sessions and filling roles on committees, our GSNorCal girls will
be engaging with UN Agencies, non-governmental organizations, Country
Missions, and other youth delegates from around the world. They are part of a
Girl Scouts of the USA delegation that is sharing GSUSA’s work and how it’s
helping to improve the lives of girls here in the United States.
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| At Top of the Rock before work begins! |
The girls
arrived yesterday, and they had a day today to see New York and tour GSUSA
headquarters before immersing themselves this weekend in their roles and
preparing for their presentations, which start Monday.
Two of our
girls, Larissa and America, are also part of GSNorCal’s Got Choices program and
will be presenting to Commission on the Status of Women delegates called “Girls Ending the Cycle:
Combating Inter-Generational Violence Through Leadership and Empowerment.”
GSNorCal’s Got Choices is a program for teen and tween girls
who are involved, or at risk for becoming involved, in the juvenile justice
system. Got Choices gives girls the tools they need to
make better decisions in their lives and gain skills in relationship building, health
and wellness education, violence prevention, and service to the community.
Watch our GSNorCal blog all week
for updates from our Girl Scouts from their once-in-a-lifetime extraordinary
experience at the United Nations!
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