Click here to listen to the recent KQED program on youth and Adventure Education.
Women’s Mountain Passages works with women and youth to connect with their strengths so they may improve their lives and facilitate social change in their communities through leadership development, advocacy, youth programs and support networks.
Passages helps women and youth to increase their self-esteem and self-reliance, leadership skills and body image; ensure equal access to community resources including environmental assets; break down gender roles; and develop community norms where violence is not acceptable.
Girl’s Rite engages Plumas County’s underserved, at-risk girls in meaningful, sustained wilderness experiences through stewardship, service learning and other outdoor recreational activities. This is a year-round youth development program focused on girls, ages 13-15, which will elevate self-esteem; provide an environment of discovery and hands-on learning; establish connections to women in their community; as well as enhance their leadership skills through cross-age peer learning. Passages will engage girls and inspire them to become environmental leaders of the future.
P O Box 798
Quincy, CA 95971
http://www.womensmountainpassages.org
Contact Information:
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(530) 283-0859
Pamela Becwar
Girl’s Rite has been a catalyst for change in the community by bringing together a diverse group of volunteers and agencies to provide education and support for participants. This has created greater awareness and interest in the needs of teenage girls, especially in the arenas of environmental leadership and youth development.
The Girl’s Rite backpacking trip inspired participant families to share in outdoor activities. In one family only male family members had ever spent the night outdoors but as a result of the backpacking trip both a mother and daughter had an experience that led to further involvement in family camping trips.
With predominantly female volunteers our participants receive a greater understanding of the possible roles and careers that women can and do fulfill including firefighting, environmental science, conservation and stewardship work, farming, and outdoor recreation and rescue. Many participants commented that they found the fire ecology outing exciting and interesting.
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