The social mentoring program DARE awarded the best social ideas implemented within the third DARE2Change project that ended on December 10. This time, 25 young women benefitted from three-month mentoring within the project.
The mentoring program is intended for girls aged between 16 and 23 with special needs and from socially deprived families, of Roma and Gagauz origins or representatives of the LGBT community, and girls whose parents went abroad. The 25 young women were guided by 21 women who graduated from the previous editions of the program, journalists and civic activists.
IPN report Mariana Galben mentored a young woman who wants to build a career in the mass media. The journalist taught her how to apply for a job and now the young woman works for a periodical. Mariana Galben said such programs helps the girls who have less confidence in themselves to distinguish themselves and to become more confident. On the other hand, those who act as mentors learn how to help those around and also strengthen their leadership abilities.
The winners of the third edition are: Iuliana Tabacari, who aims to found the association “Independent Life in Society (VIS Hancesti)”; Victoria Mudreac - for the idea to create an online magazine about books and for those who are fond of reading - Haibun.md; and Rodica Caimac – with an idea of social inclusion of young people with mental deficiencies from Orhei and socialization lessons.
Relating about her experience, another mentor, journalist Violeta Scrishu said for a mentor, the moment when this sees the result of the investment made in a person is very emotional. “In the own mentoring relationship, I managed to make my mentee more proud of herself, more ambitious and confident and …happier. DARE2Change is a project designed to change people’s lives. I learned that the integration of marginalized groups in the Republic of Moldova depends on us, including on me, and this motivates me to become involved in other projects of the kind in the future,” said the young woman.
For the important contribution of the DARE2Change program in the area of human rights, on December 8, 2016 DARE founder Natalia Vozian was awarded the UN Human Rights Prize for civic activism.
Within DARE2Change, the girls took part in a number of free training courses centering on health and correct nourishment, leaderism, female power, communication and PR, art therapy, professional development, entrepreneurship and writing of business plans, human rights and gender equality, Internet and advanced technology, etc.
DARE2Change is the first social mentoring program that aims to change the perception and attitude of society to women from socially deprived and marginalized groups by increasing access to education, employment and development of entrepreneurial opportunities. The program is implemented with the assistance of East-Europe Foundation, the Government of Sweden and DANIDA.
