“PROMOTING THE GIRLS' INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT”
A program for girls.

This project will benefit a group of 12 girls 8 to 12 years old who live under the protection of the state and reside in the Villa Jorge Yarur in La Pintana, Santiago. These girls suffer from high levels of social, emotional and family-related issues associated, mainly to gender-related experiences and negligence. The situation where they come from has impacted their growth and facing the emotional challenges associated with their environment in the shelter and their future as women.

Fundación Niñas Valientes (Brave Girls) is a nonprofit organization that works towards building gender equity from childhood to adulthood through education and the construction of a violent-free atmosphere where the children play the main role. 

The adolescents will be led by a specialized team who will provide the tools to strengthen their self-esteem and resilience through modules on various topics. They will participate in group and individual workshops, didactic and ludic activities, such as games to identify what is a stereotype, personal value, peer support, self-acceptance and other topics, followed by a period of personal reflection and work. Based on their experience with this same group in 2024, in 2025 three adolescents who participated in 2024 will join the facilitators as 'monitors'. The staff in charge of the girls in Villa Yarur will also receive training sessions to provide a continuation to the learnings when the sessions conclude. 

The Chilean-American Foundation will contribute US$4,500 for this project.