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From Teacher Extraordinaire to Wise Warrior Mentor

It’s Warrior Woman Wednesday and today we have the awesome job of highlighting the incredible work that our Wise Warriors are doing in the background to support our Young Warriors. Meet Dee Ballard, an inspirational teacher who spent 36 years in the field supporting young adults to believe in themselves and reach their potential. When […]

Conversations with our very own Wise Warrior Mentor Sam Leith

It’s Warrior Woman Wednesday and today we have the awesome job of highlighting the incredible work that our Wise Warriors are doing in the background to support the Young Warriors. Meet Sam, who is a warrior of many talents, a trailblazer in her field and an inspirational role model. Read on about Sams journey as […]

Welcome from our Chief Warrior Jessica Brown

It gives me great pleasure to reflect on the year which has been, and the amazing achievements of the Warrior Woman Foundation and its tribe. And what a year it has been! Just 18 months ago I had an idea and I still must pinch myself in the realisation that this dream came to fruition […]

We provide a safe and welcoming space for young women to share, learn, heal and grow. Each young woman is connected with a mentor as well as a network of diverse community-minded women who provide ongoing support and share their life experiences, resources and opportunities:

  • Connection to a safe, stable, and socially inclusive network of female role models to turn to for advice and ongoing support for the duration of the six-month program.
  • Connection to a non-judgmental group of young women who are facing similar challenges.
  • Connection to Kindred Warrior Peers, young women who have experienced challenges in life and have gone on to achieve life success.
  • Weekly one-to-one mentoring sessions with a safe mentor.

We teach young women the life skills they need to succeed in everyday life. Our “teach a young woman to fish” approach gives them support and guidance at every step, knowing that true empowerment comes from them learning to do things for themselves. In particular, we focus on financial literacy and job readiness:

  • Life-skills workshops to build self-reliance.
  • A six-week Financial Literacy program (in partnership with MoneyGirl).
  • A four-week Job Readiness program.
  • Assistance in gaining and retaining meaningful employment.
  • Access to a range of vocational skills scholarships (e.g., Code Like a Girl) and internships.

Many young women experience trauma which negatively impacts their confidence, self-esteem and self-worth. We support and nurture the trauma healing process in safe psycho-educational workshops facilitated by experts. In these sessions, young women learn to engage with self-compassion, and to soften and contain threat-based emotions, such as fear and anxiety, anger, shame and self-criticism.