Week of January 28th

LOOKING TO UP YOUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT INVOLVEMENT?
Check out these upcoming National Days/ Months:

• February is Black History Month - What role models can you highlight? Check out the new Modern Figures Podcast that introduces and elevates the voices of Black women in computing (produced by IAAMCS and NCWIT)
• March is Women in History Month
• February 6th is National Girls & Women in Sports Day (Feburary 6th) (NGWSD). This year’s NGWSD theme is Lead Her Forward, to honor the many ways that sports push girls and women to achieve excellence and realize their boundless potential.
• February 17-23 - Engineers Week including resources and Girls Day Kits
• March 8th is International Women's Day 2019. The campaign theme is #BalanceforBetter Better the balance, better the world. How will you celebrate women's achievements on Friday March 8, while calling for a more gender-balanced world? Planning is underway by groups worldwide. 

​Share your questions! Are you stumped or stuck with your Girls Build Project? Are you looking for suggestions about planning, gathering audience, or some advice and best practices for leading meetings? Need help with brainstorming, coming to consensus, setting realistic goals or expectations? Need advice on event ideas or connecting to partners. Click here to ask your questions. 

Team Shout-outs:
Kudos to Wooden Women @Work who met with LAUSD Board member Sand and secured an endorsement to proclaim May as “Safe Jobs for Youth Month!”  

Kudos to George Porter Middle School for creating a plan and sharing it on Instagram - to prove it will happen!

Kudos to the Moxie Girls at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy who started programming their Sphero Robots!
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Did we miss you? We want to celebrate with you! Send us an email about your recent accomplishments and we will shout you out as well! Let’s celebrate our successes and share with each other!


ADDITIONAL ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES 

Women's Voices Now Online Film Festival
Audience: 10th–11th grade girls (rising juniors and seniors)
Deadline:  January 31st
Apply: https://filmfreeway.com/WomensVoicesNow
Description: Go to see rules to enter a film dealing with women's issues. Use the code:  
GirlsBuildWaiver - This will waive the submission fee for any youth submissions.to avoid any entry fees for youth. 

HITEC Foundation Scholarship Application
Audience: High School seniors or current college students
Apply Here
Deadline: March 1, 2019
Description: The HITEC Foundation is offering scholarships of $5,000 per award for students of Hispanic or LatinX descent who are pursuing technical degrees. High school seniors and current college students can apply here: https://bit.ly/2HsyHNX.
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