GIRLS GROWING UP

Weaving magic into the process of growing up.

WHAT GIRLS SAY

When the course was over I felt light hearted, happy to have learnt more and privileged to be a girl. Closer to my mother and closer to myself.
Linda, (11) London, England

Today was like nothing I have ever experienced. The ceremony I had really felt like a welcoming stage for me.
Marja (13) Perth, Australia

It was heartwarming to know that there was someone who cared about children and decided to tell young girls about menstruation so that they do not get a fright when it happens to them.
Sara (12) Cape Town, SA

If I had not have come I would not have known how to ask mum. I will find it easier now.
Hana (11) Cape Town, SA

Today gave me a chance to connect with my mother. It really made me confident and ready for when I first menstruate.
Rhiannon (12 ) Tilba, NSW, Australia

I just feel happy.
Sarah (10) Blue Mountains, Australia

It was very special. I have never been able to be this close to mum before and I have never been able to talk to her in this way either. I will remember it always.
Cas (11) Sydney, Australia

WHAT MOTHERS SAY

Many thanks for the opportunity to show my daughter of ways for women to be together in total acceptance and support.
Jackie, Bellingen, NSW

I brought my daughter to Girls Growing Up! as a gift for her. I am not sure who received the greatest gift.
Helen, South Africa

The day has been magical, loving, connecting and very rich. The beauty, the warmth, the love, the femininity, the openness between three generations of women is awesome. Robin, Fremantle, Australia

I felt like today has freed me from old limiting beliefs I have had about femininity from my mother and grandmother and brought back the honoring of the female energy and cycle. The sacredness of sisterhood and women feels like it has been returned to me.
Vicki, Perth, Australia

The workshop gave me a sense of being part of something, with all the kids and mums. For the mums to do it with their daughters - there is a powerful link there - I was left with a sense of female continuity.
Phillipa (an assistant) England

Growing Up Great! is a one day workshop for girls 13 and older.

If you would like to organise a Girls Growing Up! program in your community e-mail us with your details and we will let you know what that involves. For comments from mothers and daughters who have attended the program click here.

A story about a girl speaks of my vision for a different lifestyle.

Amrita travels Australia and the world offering
programs for mothers and daughters called
GIRLS GROWING UP!
and a series of women's workshops,
RECLAIMING OUR RITES.

She also facilitates programs in school on Gender Issues,
Teenage Relationships and Sexuality.