BeYou: Women's Program

BeYou Women’s Program is a personal development program for

female-identifying youth. Through BeYou, we build resilience, discover new strengths, and learn strategies that nurture well-being.

Through meaningful conversations, shared experiences, learning trips, and inspiring guest speakers, BeYou participants don’t just develop skills - they leave with a stronger sense of self and community.

Questions:

For more information, or any questions, please

contact Lela lelap@youthrisingabove.org

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Workshop Topics

Healthy Relationships

We all have unique relationships in our lives, but are they healthy ones? What are the key ingredients to healthy relationships and how do we navigate them in a digital world?

Resilience

What is resilience? How can we recover from setbacks and forge ahead? Participants and facilitators will explore how to handle challenges and cope with difficulties.

Self-Esteem & Body Confidence

Do self-esteem and body confidence go hand in hand? Participants and facilitators will explore positive and healthy affirmations, strategies to promote healthy self-esteem and the impact of social media.

Growth Mindsets

Participants and facilitators will travel through the process of developing and sustaining a growth mindset. How can we embrace successes and mistakes to support future decision-making and problem solving?

Passion Project

What is the Passion Project?

Youth participating in BeYou create one piece of work to contribute to our collective “Passion Project” which they share with their cohort peers and the larger youth community to spotlight learnings and realizations from participating in the program.

Participants are encouraged to be as creative as they like with their piece of work! Using mediums of their choice (writing, drawing, photography, etc.), participants contribute anything that they feel passionate about as it relates to their experiences with the program, what they learned, and what matters to them and their intersecting identities.

Passion Project's from previous BeYou cohorts are available below! Check them out!

2025 International Women's Day Event

Join us for our International Women's Day Event!

You're Invited! On Sunday March 23 2025 the BeYou Program at Youth Rising Above is hosting a free gathering for women and gender-diverse youth to celebrate International Women's Month.

WHEN: Sunday March 23 2025
WHERE: Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema (506 Bloor St W.)
TIME: The screening begins at 7:30PM and has a run time of 1 hour and 38 minutes. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Alison Duke.

What to expect: This event will feature a documentary film screening of Bam Bam: the Sister Nancy Story (1h38m) with director Q & A. Before the screening begins, we will be meeting in a nearby walkable space where there will be food provided, raffle prizes, and an opportunity to connect with other youth!

Space is limited and registration is on a first-come-first-served basis. Only those selected will be contacted with further details.

Hope to see you there!

For questions or more information, please email Bea (Program Facilitator) at bear@youthrisingabove.org

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