Sisters of Nia
Sisters of Nia is a Volunter based program. It is facilitated by donations and the support of likeminded African American women. Any level of support to this extraordinary program is a deposit into the life of a young African American girl.
The Sisters of Nia, Desert Region is a project undertaking by Seven (7) culturally conscious African American women who desire to accept their communal responsibility of coaching, teaching, mentoring, encouraging, and learning our African American girls. All with love and understanding . . .
The Sisters of Nia program is aimed at reinforcing and bringing out the strengths of African American girls. In the Kiswahili (Swahili) language, the word nia means purpose or goal. Many African American girls have high goals, but they may not know how to achieve them. They may not be able to connect their current behaviors or the behaviors of those around them with their future goals. Sisters of Nia seeks to bridge this divide. Studies have shown that culturally relevant intervention programs can give girls help in achieving the direction, relationship skills, identity empowerment, and critical consciousness that lead to more positive self-esteem and relationships with others, greater ethnic pride, and higher expectations for future accomplishments.
The Sisters of Nia program is a culturally rich supplemental environment from which young African American girls can learn. The program serves as a rite of passage that complements other efforts within the family, school, or community. Specifically, the program’s objectives are as follows:
* To increase knowledge of and appreciation for African and African American culture
*To increase ethnic pride and identity
*To increase identification with and awareness of successful African American female role models
*To develop critical awareness and skills for analyzing community and media messages
*To increase positive peer relationships and to decrease negative peer interactions
*To increase leadership skills and creativity
*To increase appreciation for the diversity of physical beauty and attractiveness
*To increase knowledge about personal hygiene and health
*To increase life-course expectations regarding education and other achievements
The program recruits African American girls age 10-15 to participate in a weekly Cultural Enhancement Intervention designed to empower African American girls. The girls are picked up from local schools, provided exciting and culturally rich programming, served a healthy meal and transported back to their families each program day.
Sisters of Nia is strictly a volunteer program requiring the support of likeminded African American women. Any level of support you extend to this extraordinary program is a deposit into the life of a young African American girl.
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