Public Education & Engagement
Justice for Girls communications are a platform for teen girls and young women to express their opinions, JFG researchers and advocates to educate policy makers and the public, and to encourage donors and volunteers to support our work.
Led by Savanah Norman, our public engagement and education work is grounded in the power of public education to advance girls' equality and engage our supporters. Savanah started as an intern with Justice for Girls at the age of 17 and has played a key role in developing the vision and priorities of the JFG along with delivering public education workshops to medical students, educators, young women, students and funders.
Led by Savanah Norman, our public engagement and education work is grounded in the power of public education to advance girls' equality and engage our supporters. Savanah started as an intern with Justice for Girls at the age of 17 and has played a key role in developing the vision and priorities of the JFG along with delivering public education workshops to medical students, educators, young women, students and funders.
engagement & AWARENESS
Increasing public awareness and engagement on the issues impacting teenage girls in poverty is a key strategy in Justice for Girls’ work to achieve equality for teenage girls. Justice for Girls learns from young women staff, interns, board members and volunteers, as well as the teen girls we serve in the community and ensures their perspectives, experiences, leadership and recommendations for change inform and direct our work.
We also offer educational outreach to teenage girls in the community and in schools. Our workshops cover topics such as gender equality, rights-based education, and sexual assault and consent.
We also offer educational outreach to teenage girls in the community and in schools. Our workshops cover topics such as gender equality, rights-based education, and sexual assault and consent.
professional development & public education
Public education is a critical part of our work to prevent violence against girls, to educate about poverty in girls' lives, to educate about the criminalization of girls in Canada, and to promote girls' human rights. We provide public education workshops and training for education, healthcare, and youth service providers, and for those still in training to increase their capacity to work with and support the teenage girls in their care. We are also frequently called upon by public, community, and government bodies to consult and present on teenage girls’ perspectives and experiences of violence and exploitation, poverty, colonization and racism, life and government care, housing insecurity and homelessness, and criminalization.
JFG interns have played a central role in facilitating workshops to thousands of medical, health care, education, and use service providers over the past five years. Workshop participants describe being uniquely impacted by learning directly from young women who have experiential knowledge of inequalities and barriers.
JFG interns have played a central role in facilitating workshops to thousands of medical, health care, education, and use service providers over the past five years. Workshop participants describe being uniquely impacted by learning directly from young women who have experiential knowledge of inequalities and barriers.
WORKSHOP TESTIMONIALS
Really meaningful! I loved every minute! Thank you for your work you are doing it is so important.
One of the most important and impactful things I learned. Throughout the whole time I was in the teacher education program. It reminded me what a good teacher is and why I wanted to be a teacher. Thank you so much!
Thank you! You all are so brave, courageous and empowering. It is a wonderful and empathetic approach to address real barriers to real girls. Not just an idea! Keep it up! We need more of this!
I feel as if this workshop engaged and inspired my passion in becoming an educator who fights for women’s rights on a daily basis. I am thankful for this opportunity.
You all spoke so well, thank you for sharing with us. Your knowledge, expertise and personal experiences were very helpful and informative! Reminding us to be real and genuine and to remember the skills we have, were key pieces.
I liked the different forms of learning in the workshop and the ability to hear all of the stories. Such important information being shared. Thank you!
It really hits points home with the examples from your research. Please fund more projects like this to keep young women safe. ☺ I can’t wait to advocate for Justice for Girls!
I appreciated hearing firsthand how I can be a trustworthy, empathetic practitioner in the experience of young women.
Thank you so much for all the dedicated work you do! This was a powerful and moving opportunity!
I am so impressed with your workshop. It was so, so powerful. You really are change-makers! Thank you for challenging us!
One of the most important and impactful things I learned. Throughout the whole time I was in the teacher education program. It reminded me what a good teacher is and why I wanted to be a teacher. Thank you so much!
Thank you! You all are so brave, courageous and empowering. It is a wonderful and empathetic approach to address real barriers to real girls. Not just an idea! Keep it up! We need more of this!
I feel as if this workshop engaged and inspired my passion in becoming an educator who fights for women’s rights on a daily basis. I am thankful for this opportunity.
You all spoke so well, thank you for sharing with us. Your knowledge, expertise and personal experiences were very helpful and informative! Reminding us to be real and genuine and to remember the skills we have, were key pieces.
I liked the different forms of learning in the workshop and the ability to hear all of the stories. Such important information being shared. Thank you!
It really hits points home with the examples from your research. Please fund more projects like this to keep young women safe. ☺ I can’t wait to advocate for Justice for Girls!
I appreciated hearing firsthand how I can be a trustworthy, empathetic practitioner in the experience of young women.
Thank you so much for all the dedicated work you do! This was a powerful and moving opportunity!
I am so impressed with your workshop. It was so, so powerful. You really are change-makers! Thank you for challenging us!
ubc & jfg
JFG partners with UBC Allard School of Law Pro Bono students, UBC Economic students, and UBC Health Sciences and Medical students to promote the rights of teenage girls who live in poverty.