By Tess Dunn | Program Manager
Dear Friends,
Project Soar is so thankful to You, our supporters as we continue to navigate this ever-changing world. With your support of the Empower Teen Girls in Morocco project, we are able to continue to safely welcome Project Soar Girls and staff to our headquarters in Douar Laadem. As you know, these walls are more than just a building - they represent a safe space for girls to develop confidence, understand how to advocate, become leaders, and aspire to change the world.
Project Soar Headquarters are not just offices for our team, but a safe space for teen girls. During set times each week, Project Soar girls can convene and use the space in ways that serve them best, with access to internet, the PS library, tablets, chess, art supplies, etc. Project Soar Girls know the importance of education and in the run up to exams, we extended Safe Space hours to 5 days per week in order to allow Girls to use Headquarters as needed with flexibility and ease.
We recently sat down with Project Soar 2020-2021 Alumni and new Soar Girl Leader Club member, Soukaina Zaihour to learn more about what having this Safe Space means to her. "I am very happy to come to Project Soar during Safe Space hours," she tells me. "It really motivates me. Having a place to be together with the Project Soar Staff and the other PS Girls inspires me to be creative and continue my schooling." In the weeks leading up to exams, Soukaina was often times at Project Soar Headquarters for as many as seven hours a day, not just to study, but also to flex her creative muscles. "I come here to study English and other topics in school like physics, math, and French. I love to use the resources here, like the tablets and to watch educational videos. This also helps me to learn more about how to use technology for learning. But I also come here to do creative things like creating photo montages, painting and drawing." While she is able to draw at home, "here at Project Soar, when I do something creative, I am able to share it with others and make them happy, which I love."
A very motivated Girl, it is clear that Soukaina recognizes the value of the Project Soar community and is able to foster her relationships and curiousity at Project Soar Headquarters. Now that exams are over, Soukaina hopes to utilize Safe Space hours to "help other Girls who come here to learn."
In addition to funding general operations that keep our Headquarters and Safe Space hours going, your support of this project has helped to fund other key operational costs such as the purchasing of office supplies, printed materials, and paid for postage allowing us to ship crucial program supplies to our sites across the country.
Stay tuned for more Project Soar news, and never doubt that you are making a difference!
Warmest wishes,
Tess and the Project Soar Team
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