Registration will be open until April 10th to participate in the 4th edition of the Power4Girls Program - Empower to Lead! - an official initiative of the United States Embassy and Consulates in Brazil - whose implementation will be led by Instituto Glória and will have the support of organizations from the public and private sectors.
Power4Girls is aimed at students aged 15 to 18 at federal and state technical/technological schools and non-profit technical schools throughout Brazil, who, in 2024, are studying up to the 2nd year of high school.
The Program aims to provide innovative six-month training. It aims to train young people in various areas, such as entrepreneurship, strategic planning, innovation and social responsibility, preparing them for the opportunities and challenges of the 21st century.
“The power to empower young girls to lead, innovate and create a sustainable future is the key to turning dreams into reality and challenges into opportunities” , emphasized by USA Ambassador to Brazil, Elizabeth Frawley Bagley.
In this edition 20 teams will be selected, made up of four students and a volunteer teacher-advisor. Each team will be challenged to develop proposals with creative and innovative solutions, focusing on the principles of the circular economy, highlighting three Rs: reduce, reuse and recycle.
The Power4Girls Program argues that it is necessary to develop sustainable alternatives focused on circular economic practices. This is because the dominant logic is the linear production system, which works with the production cycle, use and end as industrial waste, which generates excessive exploitation of natural resources and waste, with the large accumulation of unused waste, overloading the nature.
For Power4Girls it is a valuable challenge to convert the disposal of non-biodegradable materials, such as washing machines, smartphones, televisions and other industrialized products, into the possibility of reuse and return to the production cycle. Power4Girls exemplifies this possibility through disassembly, optimization and reuse, or even use in another way, which would provide a huge benefit to society and the planet, with the adoption of the restorative economy and the regenerative economy.
For more information and registration : www.power4girls.com.br
Sources:
United States Embassy and Consulates in Brazil. Available at: < https://br.usembassy.gov/pt/embaixada-e-consulados-dos-eua-abrem-inscricoes-para-programa-power4girls-empower-to-lead/ > Accessed on March 16, 2024 .
Power4Girls Program. Available at: < https://power4girls.com.br/ > Accessed on March 16, 2024.