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Welcome to STRONG. The Magazine for Girls.  STRONG aims to empower girls to be the best version of themselves by presenting them with strong female role models, and encouraging their interests and passions, wherever they may lie.  

 
Issue 10 is on its way! Pre-order your copy or subscribe to STRONG TODAY!

Issue 10 is on its way! Pre-order your copy or subscribe to STRONG TODAY!

See STRONG Founder, Sarah Beach's interview on Nyberg

See STRONG Founder, Sarah Beach's interview on Nyberg

 
 

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The final STRONG Ambassador we would like to introduce you to is Brielle Collins. 14-year-old Brielle has spent much of her life living in different countries, but for now lives with her twin sister Kiana (also one of our amazing Ambassadors) and their family in El Salvador. Brielle describes herself as empathetic, confident and open-minded. “Living in all sorts of places in all sorts of countries has given me the capacity to understand what others are feeling, and because of all of my experiences overseas, I can put myself in another person's shoes.” She believes cultural awareness is extremely important: “I want people to value diverse views, resist harmful stereotypes, and learn from other cultures instead of looking down on them” A keen sportswoman, Bri loves to surf and skateboard and is forming a club for young girls who are passionate about skateboarding. “As a STRONG ambassador, I will bring lots of diverse views to the STRONG magazine, and I will bring my confidence, willingness to help others, and my cultural awareness, as well as my open-mindedness, and my empathy.” We can’t wait to work with you Brielle! #empowerment #inspiration #rolemodel #ambassador #strongambassador #culturalawareness #strong
Today we’re introducing our final two STRONG Ambassadors.  Each and every one of our Ambassadors believes in fighting for a better future for the women of tomorrow. We can’t wait to work with them over the next 12 months on the topics they’re passionate about, and to help them to realize their goals. 18-year old Charlotte Hallisey is passionate about periods.  She and her fellow senior, Amy Barratt, are the founders of @theperiodproject. Their legislative goal is to “help end period poverty by providing free menstrual hygiene products in middle and high schools in CT”, and they are well on their way. Hallisey and Barratt have met with state senators and secured their backing for their project. Charlotte describes herself as motivated, passionate and determined: “When I see injustices in the world I am motivated to take action and make a change. I am passionate about girls’ empowerment and giving girls a voice and equal opportunities. Finally, I am determined to make positive change in the world and impact those around me for the greater good.” We’re so thrilled to have her on board as one of our Ambassadors! #ambassador #strongambassador #endperiodpoverty #period #periodpoverty #empowerment #inspiration #rolemodels
Fun couple of days holding photoshoots for our winter issue. ⛄️ ❄️ 📷 Huge thanks to The Well for hosting us yesterday morning. Also to the fabulous @emawhittaker for her great photography, Farrah Minnich for her delicious winter soup cooking class and Jacqueline Jackson for her calming yoga poses ( which we needed when our photo shoot location was closed and we had to relocate!) Most of all, thank you to this AWESOME group of incredible role models for coming along to help us out. You were a fantastic group of young women to work with. We hope you had a great experience! Tag yourselves and tell us how much fun you had! #rolemodels #empowerment #inspiration #strongmagazineforgirls
Next up, we’d like introduce Stephanie Guza @sguza4 Stephanie first came to our attention as one of the winners of @golivegirl ‘s #GirlBoss competition (we collaborated with @golivegirl and featured the winners in STRONG earlier this year). She won the competition for the incredible work that she and her sister Caroline are doing trying to end period poverty. “Period Poverty is a global issue that I am working on to solve. I am starting with my own community by raising money and making donations to local homeless women shelters and non-profit organizations that focus on helping low-income families. I strongly feel that every single woman in the world should have the proper resources available to them regardless of their socio-economic status. It breaks my heart that there are thousands of homeless women sacrificing their own hunger for a box of expensive feminine products; with the work that I am doing, I am eliminating that sacrifice for many women.” Describing herself as adventurous, responsible, and caring, Stephanie is a second degree blackbelt in Taekwondo and loves animals. Stephanie is one of two of our Ambassadors this year who are doing exceptional work to try to eliminate period poverty. We are excited to work with both girls and to support them in their mission. Welcome to the team Stephanie! #empowerment #inspiration #rolemodel #strong #stronggirl #endperiodpoverty #smashperiodstigma #ambassador
⏰ to meet another of our amazing ambassadors!! Meet Olivia Patko @thereallivdonata The three words Olivia chose to describe herself when she applied to be a STRONG Ambassador were compassionate, caring, and STRONG. We want to add resilient and determined to that list! At 16 years old, Olivia has already had 23 surgeries. Despite her disabilities, Olivia lives life to the full, and she loves to sing and perform (check out her IG feed to hear her incredible voice!). One issue that Olivia would love to solve is the discrepancy in treatment for people with disabilities: “ Even though we have some laws we do not have enough to make people with physical and mental disabilities lives better. There is still a level of discrimination. I know this first-hand being disabled. We are are seen at first glance when we are so much more. I would help create more laws to crack down on discrimination in the work force and to help create more opportunities for people with disabilites.” Here at STRONG we’re all about making sure that ALL girls are empowered and represented, and we’re excited to have Olivia on board as one of our Ambassadors this year so that we can work together on these important issues. #womenyoushouldknow #empowerment #inspiration #rolemodel #disabilityawareness #strong #stronggirls #brandambassador #girlsyoushouldknow
⏰ to meet some more STRONG ambassadors! . Meet Maeson Wagner Outgoing, funny, and resilient are words that Maeson uses to describe herself. Maeson is a talented dancer who spends much of her summers in summer ballet intensives. She also helps teach younger kids to dance and volunteers helping young children learn to read and write. She has taken part in Model UN and the National Charity League. If there were one issue that Maeson could solve in her world today, it would be the mental wellbeing of girls: “Because of the large presence of social media in our world it is easy for individuals, especially teens, to create a false sense of reality. Even I am guilty of this! In order to help teen girls become more in tune with themselves and the people around them through face to face communication (yes people still do that, shocking as it may sound) I would love to raise awareness for mental health through social media. Although this may seem counterintuitive, by giving teens strategies to deal with their mental health through something they are already using so much it could make it much more accessible to teens.” Maeson is also passionate about protecting the environment and has ambitions to launch a tee-shirt range aimed at increasing environmental awareness while giving profits to environmental charities. Welcome to the STRONG Ambassador team Maeson - we can’t wait to work with you! #strongambassadors #strong #empowerment #inspiration #rolemodel #ambassador #stronggirls
Repost @avagarnett_official What are you passionate about changing in the world? I’m excited to announce that I am an ambassador for @strongmagazineforgirls! I will be partaking in monthly social media challenges to promote girls empowerment and equality. This month, the challenge is to talk about something I am passionate about changing in the world. As I’ve gotten older, becoming more aware of the lack of inclusion and representation in the fashion industry, acting industry and advertising industry has really opened my eyes. I have noticed a significant change over the last year, but there is still a HUGE amount of focus that needs to be made on VISIBILITY. It is so important to feel confident and to see diversity across social media platforms, on the runway, in shows/films, in magazines, and on billboards. THIS is my passion and I hope to help be a part of this change. . . . . . . #bethechange #tween #nyc #inclusion #diversity #unique #createyourownsunshine🌹🌞 #beyou #empower #inspire #dreambig #dream #goals #thefuture #rare #limbdifferenceawareness #shine #confidence #takechances #childmodel #childactor #advocate
Repost @thereallivdonata . Hi! I am so excited to announce I have been chosen as a @strongmagazineforgirls ambassador and I will be partaking in monthly social media challenges. This month we are asking what YOU GUYS are passionate about! I am passionate about ending the discrimination and stigma around disabilities. What about you? #socialmediaambassador #strongambassador #strongthemagazineforgirls #follow #like #comment #publicfigure #singer #songwriter #actress #writer #new
STRONG Ambassador Charlotte Hallisey and Amy Barratt are the driving forces behind the Period Project, a campaign to provide free menstrual hygiene products in all middle and high school girls’ bathrooms in CT. Find out more about their campaign @theperiodprojectct #internationaldayofthegirl #empowerment #inspiration #rolemodel #endperiodpoverty
Next up we have Kiana (Kiki) Collins. @kia.noelle @_kia.strong_ 14-year-old Kiana has grown up travelling the world thanks to her dad’s job. She currently lives in El Salvador with her twin sister, Brielle, who is also one of our STRONG Ambassadors this year. Kiana describes herself as open minded and attributes that to her life experiences. Growing up all over the world has meant she has learned lots of different languages and been immersed in many different cultures. She also describes herself as adventurous, saying: “I have gone on safaris in Africa, war museums and cruise ships in Vietnam, Mayan temples in Guatemala, temples in Cambodia, hiking in Hawaii, elephant rides in Thailand, and more. My love for traveling has enabled me to gain an adventurous mindset where I am always searching for more.” Kiana says she is outspoken and not afraid to use her voice. She has participated in many debate competitions for Capitol Debate, and feels passionately about the subject of abortion. Kiana also loves to surf and skate. We’re so excited to welcome this inspiring young woman to our STRONG Ambassador team! #internationaldayofthegirl #empowerment #inspiration #rolemodel #stronggirl #strongambassador #stronggirl #brandambassador #elsalvador
Our next STRONG ambassador is Lilly Platt. Some of you may already follow Lilly’s work @lillys_plastic_pickup on Instagram. If you don’t, then get over there and follow her now! Lilly works hard in her home country of the Netherlands and around the world, to spread awareness of plastic pollution. She began her work by collecting plastic that others had dumped, and then photographing the trash to raise awareness of the scale of the problem. Lilly has been featured for her work in NatGeoKids as well as having had countless other articles written about her. “I started counting the rubbish that was thrown over the fence and it was 91 pieces. My grandpa talked to me about the plastic soup and that almost every bit of plastic ever made still exists in one form or other and it never biodegrade it just breaks into smaller pieces. I thought should I be mad or sad about this? And then I decided to start clearing it up.” Lilly describes herself as kind, brave (“I often have to go and speak to important people like politicians and I need to be brave  to get my point across”) and positive because she knows that your voice counts no matter how young you are. In Lilly’s words: “I am passionate about the environment and the animals that live in it and I will always do my best to protect them” We are so excited to have Lilly as one of our STRONG Ambassadors. We can’t wait to help her continue her amazing work! #internationaldayofthegirl #empowerment #inspiration #rolemodel #lillys_plastic_pickup #girlswhocodearestrong #noplanetb #schoolstrikeforclimate #saynotothestraw
Next up in our group of incredible young women is Ava Garnett.  You may recognise Ava as she’s modeled for STRONG a few times over the past year. Ava was born with a rare condition called Nail Patella Syndrome which impacts people’s nails, knees, elbows and pelvis. Not only does Ava not let her disability hold her back, she is an activist and a campaigner who works to raise awareness of rare diseases and their impact and she promotes inclusion. At the first of our monthly STRONG Ambassador conference calls, Ava spoke to us about a campaign she wants to run in February, on World Rare Disease Day, to raise awareness. Look out for denim ribbons that our STRONG ambassadors will be wearing and sharing that day. Swipe left to see Ava’s post for International Day of the Girl and follow her @avagarnett_official #internationaldayofthegirl #womenyoushouldknow #empowerment #inspiration #rolemodel #nailpatellasyndrome #rarediseaseday #jeansforgenes #strongambassador #girlswhocodearestrong
Meet Azaria Cherry @zincgirlz At the age of 12, Azaria Cherry created her own non profit organization, ZincGirlz, to provide girls living in inner cities with the opportunity to explore STEM. Azaria describes herself as the #ultimategirlboss as she strives hard to be “be the best girl and boss I can possibly be.” Azaria is a social entrepreneur, an activist, and a motivational speaker, and she also has some great science experiments on her IG feed! She cares passionately about making sure all girls have equal access to education and particularly, to STEM. We are thrilled to have Azaria as a member of the STRONG Ambassador team this year and we’re excited to work with her to provide more opportunities for girls. #internationaldayofthegirl #strongambassador #empowerment #inspiration #rolemodel #ambassador #brandambassador #girlsinstem #girlswhocodearestrong
Meet Neha Praveen. @npstation2018 Just 11 years old, Neha has her own YouTube channel (NPStation) where she reviews books and also encourages girls to learn to code. Neha’s infectious personality keeps authors and viewers alike coming back to her channel for more! Neha describes herself as self motivated - not only does she host her own YouTube channel, but she also runs a kids book club in her community called “InspireToRead”. Her passions are books and technology: “It is sad to see there are not many girls who have taken a passion towards technology. I am working towards having more girls interested in coding by providing easier ways to learn and at the same time making it fun. My focus is to involve girls at a young age as early as kindergartners to get them realize the potential of technology.” And her favorite quote is from Dr. Seuss “Why fit in, when you were born to stand out.” We are thrilled to have Neha as a STRONG Ambassador this year, and we look forward to working with her to encourage girls to learn to code and to pursue their interest in STEM. #internationaldayofthegirl #strongambassadors #strong #rolemodel #empowerment #inspiration #youtuber #girlswhocodearestrong
Meet Daniele Macdonald @dani_mac_15 . Daniele describes herself as loyal, compassionate, and tenacious. She doesn’t let anything hold her back! Daniele works hard at school and was selected to represent the state of Idaho at the National Science Olympiad. Despite having a hearing impairment, she continues to play sports which require good sound perception. Daniele cares deeply about negative self image - she says: “I have seen so many people, especially girls, worry about the way they look to others. They worry about whether or not they are smart enough, pretty enough, athletic enough. I want every person to know that they are worthy of love and have the potential to do fantastic things. The truth is we are all beautiful regardless of our strengths and weaknesses. I was born with a severe hearing impairment and have a slight speech impediment. I don't let it stop me from doing the things I want to do and I want others to know they can do the same.” Other subjects Daniele is passionate about include climate change, bullying, and ASL (American Sign Language), saying: “Without it, deaf and hard-of-hearing people can't communicate with typically hearing individuals. Everyone needs to feel like they belong to their whole community, not just the deaf and hard-of-hearing community.” For International Day of the Girl, Daniele has produced a brochure to raise awareness. We’re so excited to have Daniele as a member of our STRONG Ambassador team. We can’t wait to see what great work she does in her community in the year ahead! #internationaldayofthegirl #strongambassador #rolemodels #inspiration #empowerment #asl #girlsarethefuture
It’s #internationaldayofthegirl a day when we all come together to discuss issues relating to girls to try to highlight issues and advance rights for girls around the globe. Here at STRONG we’re marking the day by introducing some of our new STRONG ambassadors, girls who are passionate about female rights and empowerment. Follow our page for regular updates and introductions throughout the day. We’ll also be sharing some of what our ambassadors are doing to mark this special day. To all the STRONG girls out there, YOU ARE THE FUTURE! #empowerment #inspiration #internationaldayofthegirl #girlpower #strong #girlswhocodeatestrong
📸 We are still seeking role models for our winter photoshoot. 📸 Dates: Oct 13 AND 14 Times: 10:00am Sunday and 9:30am Monday Location: Wilton, CT If you are between the ages of 11 and 17 and you identify as female, we want YOU to apply! How? Just send an email with the title ‘STRONG ROLE MODEL APPLICATION’ to sarah@strongmagazineforgirls.com Include: Your name Your age Your height A recent photo, and Anything you feel we ought to know about you. GOOD LUCK! #modelswanted #photoshoot
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