by SWOVA Team | Oct 11, 2020 | Pass It On: Health and Safety for Young Women and Girls Phase II
A blog post by Kate Nash Often the effects of a program like Pass It On are not ones you can easily quantify or even see. Yes, there are responses to surveys or the positive comments the girls shout out on the last day about missing the program or loving the time...
by SWOVA Team | Mar 15, 2020 | Pass It On: Health and Safety for Young Women and Girls Phase II
Winter seems to be a time of great change and learning for me. My mother passed away this year on January 1st. For anyone who has lost a parent, the mixed emotions and loss will be familiar. When a parent dies we flounder between our adult selves and the child inside...
by SWOVA Team | Apr 24, 2020 | Pass It On: Health and Safety for Young Women and Girls Phase II, Youth programs
Working as a mentor supervisor I enjoy a position with the unique perspective of 28 young women ranging in age from 13-18 years old. I see many sides of these young women as we grow to know each other. Where often their insecurity is what drives their...
by SWOVA Team | Jan 29, 2020 | Pass It On: Health and Safety for Young Women and Girls Phase II, SWOVA News, Youth programs
International Women’s Day March 8, 2020 For over one hundred years, International Women’s Day (IWD) has been a day of celebration and recognition to mark exceptional achievements of women and to build on inequities still to be addressed. This year SWOVA, IWAV, Victim...
by SWOVA Team | Jul 30, 2020 | From the Headlines
The SWOVA library recently added a film to its collection. “Fat Body (In) Visible,” is a short film by Margitte Kristjansson and a fascinating insight into the lives of two fat activist women, Jessica and Keena. The norm in our society is to believe that fat is bad,...
