In honor of International Women's Day, WomensTrust has teamed up with artist @rakelle to celebrate the work of this community and show what happens when girls and women receive support. By buying this shirt, you are helping to support the work of WomensTrust and the women of Ghana!
“I Dream of MD is an emoji portrait that celebrates the success of the WomensTrust programs. This portrait depicts a woman studying to become a doctor. She is surrounded by emojis that symbolize her story and the story of the women who will follow in her footsteps to achieve great things: books, candles, cogs, computers, dials, flashlights, flowers, gears, graphs, hands, hearts, keyboards, keys, laptops, lightbulbs, lightning bolts, maps, microscopes, music, pens, pencils, rockets, rulers, satellites, stars, triangle rulers, and women astronauts, chefs, dancers, doctors, executives, graduates, judges, surfers, teachers, scientists. Then I mixed in the Ghanaian symbols representing Excellence, Intelligence & Ingenuity, Linked Hearts, Love and security, that represent the support provided by Women's Trust and the excellence and intelligence of the accomplished professional Ghanaian women emerging to provide leadership and inspiration to younger girls who will follow in their footsteps! --@rakelle.
For more context, read this quote from Barbara Lucas, Chair of WomensTrust, in this year's newsletter - "After years of helping thousands of girls with the costs of middle and high school, we began to award college scholarships. The first twelve young women to complete the program now have college degrees and are working in their chosen professions as nurses, accountants and teachers. That’s a tremendous accomplishment. But the effects of what they’ve achieved go beyond their personal triumphs. By having them “pay it forward” as role models, meeting with younger girls and inspiring them with their stories, they’ve enabled so many others to see their true potential. Twenty-one additional girls are currently enrolled in college, including one student in medical school. Hundreds of younger girls are determined to follow behind them. We’re helping them to prepare with rigorous after-school programs in English, Math, and Information Communication Technology. Families can now see first-hand the importance of girls’ education. A cadre of educated young women are changing the world they live in, which looks at them with “new eyes,” just as they look at themselves."
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