Free Being Me

Getting ready for our Free Being Me camp! Tokyo

FBM Training was held on April 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. 2 Leaders participated the session and enjoyed the programme for review. These members are planning the FBM camp this summer. They will have 30 girls get together and enjoy this … Continued

Girls in Kyoto, Japan display their FBM activities

FBM Training was held in December 2016 in Kyoto, Japan. 4 Girls participated the session and enjoyed the programme. They had made the poster at their training, which was displayed at temple’s exhibition with boys scout and other followers on … Continued

Confidence = Beauty in New Zealand!

GirlGuiding New Zealand’s recent survey of 4000 Kiwi girls showed almost half of 16-year-old’s felt pressure to look good. The Free Being Me Programme has helped GirlGuiding NZ to educate young woman about some of the image myths surrounding the … Continued

Mozambique challenges the Image Myth

23 young women from around Mozambique participated in a two day Free Being Me training in Maputo from 13- 14 May. Participants received the training with enthusiasm and explored the key concepts needed to deliver Free Being Me throughout Mozambique … Continued

My Body Shaming Experience

Tosan, a young woman from Nigeria tells us about her battles with her appearance and how Free Being Me boosted her self-confidence: I was body shamed as a child. My biggest embarrassment was my lip size. My family, relatives, and … Continued

Daba

In Nigeria we have had several training sessions for different categories specifically the adult leaders who are teachers in schools. This training at Rivers State Girl Guides Headquarters took place on 9th of September 2016. The teachers were glad because their … Continued

Ana Katherine

We worked on the “Free being Me Wall” activity where the little ones drew what they considered good descriptions about the person sitting next to them. We all talked about the positive qualities in our friends, parents and leaders. We didn’t only … Continued

Aleiisa Villegas

Bonita o fea? Hace rato, mientras leía y pasaba mi tiempo en Internet me encontré con una publicación de un periódico en el que daba a entender que las mujeres ¨bonitas ¨ no pueden conseguir el amor fácilmente, porque los … Continued

Girl Guides of Squad 22, Syria make and share the change!

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Action Project planning at Ranger camp, Japan

Girl Scouts of Japan was held the national ranger camp from 5th to 8th of August inTogakushi Girl Scout center. This camp theme was “Free being me”.We discussed “Image Myth”and realized inner beauty. 29 ranger scouts divided into four group … Continued

Action on Body Confidence Training DAY 2

From 4-6 May 2018 Action on Body Confidence training brought 42 participants from 15 countries together in Nairobi, planting the seed for participants to launch ABC in their Member Organisations. The Owl Patrol reflects on their experience of DAY 2: … Continued

Imagine a world where no-one is worried about the way they look.

Empowering girls through improving body confidence and self esteem.