By Michael Clemons | Founder
Dear Friend,
If you are receiving this then you too understand the importance of encouraging girls in tech. When we started in this space by nature of the male roles in the homes, it was generally the younger boys who were taking the lead to also take part.
For the homes with women leaders or caregivers, like the nuns at St.Francis or St.Joseph's you see more girls being encouraged and now our classes are generally 50:50 if not a majority being attended by the young ladies.
When we have female volunteers or guests, I see a dramatic change in enthusiasm and much more engagement.
None of these children had a say in how their lives started but they, with your help as a counselor or mentor or coach, can help them figure out how they want their lives to end up.
Whether that be working with us to look at their SMART goals or connecting with one of the children one on one, they need these personal, human connections in order to find more meaning to their lives and what they are doing with YouMeWe.
In the photos you are able to see how coding with IchigoJam was introduced, we showed them the world of Virtual Reality with OCULUS as we feel these are examples of 21st century learning skills for the jobs which are waiting for them in the future.
If you are interested in participating in their career plans and life plans, please contact us at volunteers@youmewenpo.org.
Thank you,
Michael Clemons
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