GIRLGEMS 2007: NUS Interns for AWARE working on upcoming workshop

“Perfect the Way I Am”
Informative Workshop on Self-love and Eating disorders
Organised by SCWO; Supported by AWARE

17th Nov, Saturday,
10am (Registration) – 4pm
Fee: Free! Including lunch and a goody bag with gifts
sponsored by Dove, Vanilla Magazine, Amore Spa, and more!

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What's it about:

Workshop featuring inspirational speakers and experts from the Support Group for Eating Disorders (SGH), Hope Center, previous patients, and CASE. There will also be an interactive element that will focus on how they can spread the message.

Who is it for?

It is our priority to target young women in leading positions in schools and universities whom we hope to become ambassadors of self-love and help to spread awareness of the importance of self-love, respect and also eating disorders.

However, it is also open to any young woman between 15-25 who wants to empower herself and others through :

- Learning more about eating disorders from specialists in the field from SGH & listening to the journeys of women who’ve been through eating disorders

- Learning to challenge cultural standards of beauty

- Learning the importance and gaining some skills in building positive self talk

- Interacting with others with the same interests in empowering women in Singapore

6 NUS interns and facilitators- Jamie (team leader), Angie, Wendy, Elaine, Michelle, Wanting.
Team also working on an NUS social work/sociology module related to gender issues.

AWARE volunteers - Chai Pei Shan (grad from NUS, new media evanglist and aspiring designer/writer) and
Chen Siya (Current NTU Undergrad, majoring in sociology). They were part of a group - YOUTH@AWARE.

Following up with the girlgems concert by the TKGS, these eight ladies take the intiative to collabrate with SCWO, under the Body-Image (BI) committee. The NUS interns further hope to contribute more towards the AWARE Body-Image committee.

After our initial first introduction and discussion about project proposal,
the NUS interns brainstorm on empowering activities for the upcoming workshop.

The girls also liase closely with Lim Yiew from SCWO to gel up the programme for the Nov workshop.

Stay tuned for more updates!

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A trip back to NUS - Peishan is back to on campus!

CNM is now located at AS6, closer to the law link to business school.

the new Arts Canteen - formerly, the Deck. Now with air-con upper deck , with Burger King,
Olio cafe and Lerk Thai. The area is perfect for project discussion with cuppa coffee.

late lunch - a delightful Siya enjoying the jap bento set ($4) at NUS arts centeen

CNM department office at AS6. Peishan met up with Adeline (Secretary) and
Aaron (friend and coursemate and master student with CNM) and toured the CNM dept.