Bilan Girl Talk
Bilan Girls Talk is first and foremost a space by girls for girls. It is a program that centers girl’s narratives and humanizes their experiences. This where girls can safely and comfortably critique, share experiences, exchange ideas and form solidarity through conversations aimed to incentivize social change. The program aims to help girls to build their confidence and self esteem and in turn break different myths and stereotypes regarding the interactions of girls as a collective. A project of Pastoralist Girls Initiative hopes that in these spaces and the resources provided, girls can start to form sisterhood and see the importance of supporting each other. We understand that as individuals, girls are powerful but as a sisterhood, they are forces that cannot be denied. We believe dialogue is a first step to making social change- as one girl talks, another girl finds her voice and her power. Bilan Girls talk brings together girls from different stages of life so they can empower each other. Even though there are millions of girls, they all are connected through one common bond: Sisterhood. For that reason, Girl talk is one way for girls to channel sisterhood. Why Girls Conversation While girls have different lived experiences from each other, they go through the same exact thing. They all are trying to navigate and make their way in societies where being a girl is still not easy. It is without a doubt that being a girl in this world comes with barriers. Growing up, there are structural systems that teach both girls and boys how to engage in society and thus give each of us our roles in society. From birth, to our interactions with our mothers, to our participation in schools all these spaces socialize girls. They define what it means to be a girl, what womanhood entails, who fits into this narrative and how to perform as a girl. The normalization of the inferiority of girls and the suffering they go through becomes part of our everyday life. In society, girls are told what their place is, what their roles are. Due to the normalization of the gender roles, girls become silenced. It is, therefore, important for girls to be aware of this socialization, talk about their issues, and speak about how they envision themselves locating and using their power. And this can start in spaces and conversations such as Girl Talk.
How to be Involved with Bilan Girl TalkWe recognize that these conversations and spaces provided by Bilan Girl Talk are important and necessary for girls. For this reason, we envision the expansion of Bilan Girl Talk to occur in our schools, communities and counties. We aim to reach young girls across counties to share with them the power that is sisterhood and solidarity. With this expansion, girls can be involved with Bilan Girl Talk in whichever county within the arid and semi arid counties and through our Girl Talk Ambassadors. Bilan Girl Talk Ambassadors are young girls who are passionate about the social and economic empowerment of girl, who organize Girl Talk programs in their designated counties. They work with the Program Officer of Girls Lead to identify sponsors, potential panelists, and theme topics. Girl Talk Ambassadors are the heart of Bilan Girl Talk as they interact more with the local communities in designated communities. The Application for Girl Talk Ambassadors can be found here: Bilan Girls Talk Ambassador Application At Pastoralist Girls Initiative, we envision the growth of Bilan Girls Talk to happen in every county within arid and semi arid region of Kenya. We Believe the conversations had in Bilan Girls Talks are necessary in every community and are determined to deliver this empowerment, sisterhood and solidarity to all young girls across Northern Kenya. Bilan Girls Talk Ambassadors are young women and girls interested in being a part of Bilan Girls Talk and making this vision of bring these conversations to their community. Bilan Girls Talk Ambassadors are located in every community, and work to develop conversations they believe to be beneficial for the communities they live in and organize Bilan Girl Talk in their communities. The Ambassadors are the heart of Bilan Girls Talk because they are located in the communities. They are able to have this conversation with other young women and girls on a daily. Ambassadors get mentorship and training from the Program Officer of Bilan Girls Talk program and work closely with her as they organize Bilan Girls Talks. At Pastoralist Girls Initiative, we are looking for young women and girls passionate about girl’s issues, who are aware of systemic and structural inequalities. In the end, we hope that this will contribute to the success of their programs. Roles of Bilan Girls Talk Ambassadors:
- Work closely with Program Officer of Bilan Girls Talk on identifying counties to have Bilan Girls Talk
- Identifying potential sponsors
- Planning and organizing Bilan Girl Talk in their communities
- Identifying girl’s panelists to invite
- Providing information on potential venue, and the costs related
Skills and Knowledge of Bilan Girls Talks Ambassadors
- Impeccable time managers
- Exceptional communication skills
- Work excellently in teams and independently
- Enthusiastic about Bilan Girls Talk and its vision
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