Global Girls

Global Girls is a safe space for girls, women and femmes to make new connections, build their self-confidence, and explore their identity.

What We Offer

Global Girls is a collaboration between the Newcomer Centre’s Community Programs and ESWIS (Enhanced Settlement Workers in Schools) teams.

Participants benefit from:

An empowering place to feel like they belong
Connections to peers and role models who share similar experiences
Opportunities to try fun activities and learn from each other

How the Program Works

Global Girls is a weekly drop-in program that runs activities as follows:

IN-PERSON – Saturday afternoons from October to June
approx. 1:30 – 4:00 pm at the Newcomer Centre Downtown
The in-person sessions foster group social skills and relationship building as we do activities together at Newcomer Centre and out in the community.
On holidays and long weekends, we host VIRTUAL sessions on Thursday evenings
6:00 – 8:00 pm via Zoom
The virtual sessions allow participants a brave and inclusive space to share and communicate with one another while learning positive-coping strategies, healthy boundaries, and life skills.

This program is driven by participants’ interests and needs: they decide what topics they want to learn about together and what activities they want to do.

Past activities have included: arts & crafts, movie nights, baking, dancing, gardening, cultural exchanges, healthy-relationship building, volunteering, resume building, career exploration, field trips and much more!

Who is Eligible to Participate

Anyone who identifies as a girl, women or femme – especially from immigrant and refugee backgrounds
15 – 21 years old
Must have basic spoken English skills