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Photography Enrichment Workshops for Girls and Young WomenLet there be Light, Photography with A Purpose, is a series of photography workshops for girls and young women-- designed to help enhance their personal self-image, build confidence, and develop leadership skills--while learning the creativity of photography
Being female in today's Western society comes with challenges to the personal self as girls in our media-saturated culture are bombarded with negative images and stereotypes through television, advertising, magazines and music. Studies have shown that the onslaught of these messages-- which glorify such things as body obsession, sex, and violence against women-- undermine personal self-worth and esteem to the point where most girls suffer diminished self- esteem somewhere in that transition from childhood to teen-age, while boys do not. Studies further show that this undermining of the personal self-image is a major contributing factor in the current rise of eating disorders, self-destructive behaviors, and risky sexual activity in adolescent girls. In this program, one of the goals is for girls to embrace themselves as valuable assets and to recognize and reject the negative images and messages.
******ONLINE WORKSHOPS will be starting in March 2010!****** In the News!Program creator, Joan Rudder-Ward, MBA, CPP-has been recognized with several awards for her work with girls and women. Trailblazer Award 2008 - The For You Network President's Call to Service Award 2008 (George W. Bush) 2007 Woman of Distinction Award - Girl Scouts 2006 Woman of Excellence - National Association of Female Executives Featured in Professional Photographer Magazine - December 2007
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Girl Nurture -a subsidiary of the Image Maker - P.O. Box 400121 - Hesperia, CA 92340 |
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