In the past two semesters, the members of IFY have worked hard to initiate and begin what is the start of our trajectory as a successful group. Our president, Aline, has been working hard to initiate some activities and events that have taken place since the beginning of the project. One of the first actions taken by IFY was organising our members and Instagram account, the first step to keeping order and gaining recognition for the project.
One of the first events held by IFY was our first seminar. Sara Awada, a certified transformational life coach and leader of the research team at Twitter NYC, connected with us through zoom and held a seminar with the girls at our school on October 5th, 2022. She told us a little bit about her story, and guided us through a discussion about our’s as well. Sara touched on the topics of the challenges of being a woman, self confidence, and how to build independence as young girls. The interactive seminar was a success, and was a great start to the first of many events that IFY plans to hold.
Additionally, we had another seminar later on in the year! Mary Ann Awada, another Awada sister, came to visit our school on November 3rd, 2022. Mary works as a corporate lawyer in NYC, and she gave us insight on her trajectory, as well as advice on how to succeed in our careers later on. She told us about her past and her challenges coming from a traditional Arab household while living under harsh expectations coming from her parents. It was an incredible seminar!
Currently, in the past couple of weeks, the IFY team has been working hard and planning further steps for this upcoming semester! Stay tuned for more….