Island Girl Power Alumni: 2015

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Merry Christmas from around the Pacific!

Merry Christmas from around the Pacific!

~Minagof Nochebuena ~ Felis Pasgua (Chamorro)
~Maligayan Pasko (Tagalog)
~Peren en Krismas (Pohnpeian)
~Monono ilo raaneoan Nejin (Marshallese)
~Falang e Baynag (Yapese)
~Tok Tapeng (Kosraean)
~Ungil Kurismas (Palauan)
~Pwapwan Kirisimas (Chuukese)
~Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian)
~Ameseighil ubwutiiwel Layi Luugh me raagh fee (Carolinian)

Saturday, September 26, 2015

IGP Alumni, Julia Naputi Rivera, Wins 2015 MWG Miss Congeniality Title!

Congratulations, Julia Naputi Rivera, on winning the 2015 Miss World Guam Congeniality title! You have a beautiful heart and touched the lives of your pageant sisters! Thank you also for choosing Island Girl Power as your charity! Proceeds Julia raised will be donated to IGP!

Friday, July 17, 2015

IGP Presents Pulani Performance - July 16, 17, 18

Please join Island Girl Power for the Pulani performance at the Kurason Ysengsong Complex, Dededo on July 16 - 18, 2015. Saina Ma'ase'!

Friday, July 3, 2015

Nostalgia - First IGP Alumni Girls!

Pictured above: IGP Director Juanita Blaz (center, second row) with her IGP girls Julia Naputi Rivera, Naomi Blaz, Lauren Perez, Jazmin Cabo.

IGP Alumni Candidate for Miss World Guam

Julia Naputi Rivera
IGP Alumni
Miss World Guam Candidate

IGP Alumni Julia Naputi Rivera will run as a candidate for Miss World Guam. Her charity organization is none other than Island Girl Power. Giving back to IGP is an honor. Please support Julia, Ms. Juanita, and the rest of the IGP team. Thank you.

IGP Video

About IGP

The Island Girl Power was originally founded in the Spring of 2002 by Ayuda Foundation (a 501C-3 Non-Profit Organization) including Carlotta Leon Guerrero, Shannon Murphy, Mike Cruz, Cindy Hansen and Ayuda Board Members. The Guam Program was partially modeled after a U.S. National Initiative that began in 1998 and ended in 2003. IGP continued on with the local program to work on addressing our increasingly high rates of Teen Pregnancy, Suicide, Substance and Sexual abuse rates. IGP is not a Government program and is funded by Cooperative Mini Grants from Public Health (Rape Prevention), Corporate Sponsors (DFS, Community First Credit Union, etc.) Foundation Grants (Pacificare), Donations and Fundraising Projects (rummage sales and car washes).

Why Girls 7-14 Need ISLAND GIRL POWER!

The transition from childhood to adolescence occurs during these years. This is often the time when girls start to lose their Island Girl Power! They had it in childhood. During this transitional time, girls begin to respond differently to what others say. For instance, girls who performed well in classrooms at ages 7, 8, and 9 often perform less well in school at age 14. Additionally, girls in their early teens are often encouraged to place more emphasis on their personalities, social skills, looks and abililities to please others rather than to develop their own interests and aspirations. Some girls who earlier experienced adult and peer approval for demonstrating athletic abilities before puberty are often discouraged from participating in many sports once their bodies show signs of maturing. This is often the first time that girls are exposed to drug use and other risky behavior.