The mission of the EDGE is to empower girls with the skills and attitudes they need to take healthy risks, maintain high aspirations, and stay resilient in the face of difficulty. In this cutting edge project, the YWCA teaches girls about the internet and related resources in an 8 week course where girls learn how to access the internet, use email, use browsers and how to access girl-friendly web sites. Girls also learn from e-mentors, women in technical fields who serve as electronic mentors. The Voice of the Girls of Boulder County Girls ages 9-13 get the opportunity to make their very own newspaper with the help of the Boulder Daily Camera. This 12 week class teaches girls how to come up with story ideas, interview techniques, newspaper photography, ethics and more.
Girls write their own scripts, work the cameras, learn the studio, editing and much more.
Their final video airs on channel 54. Two teens get the opportunity to become board members on the YWCA Board of Directors. This project helps develop leadership skills among the girls and gives the adult members the chance to learn about issues from a teen perspective. This event celebrates the relationships between mothers and daughters and other significant women in their lives, provides women and girls with the opportunity to hear empowering presenters speak of their experiences, and highlights the success of girls in the EDGE program. Details to come.