Beyondmedia Education compiled a tribute to Girl's Best Friend Foundation as the foundation came to a close in 2007 after 13 years of providing grant funding to organizations with the goal of promoting civil rights and social change for girls and young women. About Face Theatre, Access Living (Empowered Fe Fes), Alternatives, Inc. Girl World, Beyondmedia Education, Chicago Girl's Coalition, Chicago Women's Health Center, Family Matters, Girls in the Game, Global Girls Inc., Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health, Project Exploration, Sisters Empowering Sisters, Umoja (Women of Destiny), and Young Women's Action Team come together in this tribute to thank Girl's Best Friend Foundation for their support.
00:02Copy video clip URL A young woman opens the video with the words “. . . when I say the words: girls community of Chicago, what comes to mind? I dare you not to think of Girl’s Best Friend Foundation.” Followed by a musical montage of images from the foundation.
01:25Copy video clip URL Ayesha John-Baptiste, a health educator and outreach worker at Chicago Women’s health center, says thank you to Girl’s Best Friend Foundation for their support.
01:44Copy video clip URL Members from Girl World Program at Alternatives give their thanks to the Girl’s Best Friend Foundation for years of support.
02:12Copy video clip URL Susan and Anna from Empowered Fe Fes say thank you to Girl’s Best Friend Foundation.
02:50Copy video clip URL Onscreen text: “Girl’s Best Friend Foundation has helped launch projects such as YWAT (Young Women’s Action Team), supporting young women’s leadership, development, and activism.”
03:26Copy video clip URL Women of Destiny members explain their organization’s mission and goal as well as say thank you to Girl’s Best Friend Foundation.
03:50Copy video clip URL Onscreen text: “Project Exploration makes science accessible to urban girls through personalized and hands-on experience with paleontology and natural science.” A representative of Project Exploration says thank you to Girl’s Best Friend Foundation.
04:25Copy video clip URL Onscreen text: “Dear GBF, Thanks for Everything -Global Girls Inc.” This is followed by a photo montage with a voiceover poem of gratitude to GBF (Girl’s Best Friend Foundation).
05:55Copy video clip URL Onscreen text: “Beyondmedia’s Girls! Action! Media! workshops teach girls and young women how to use media arts to transform their lives and their communities.” This is followed by a trailer of Beyondmedia’s Girls! Action! Media!’s work. Onscreen text: “Beyondmedia would like to thank Girl’s Best Friend for funding our role as a voice for Chicago’s young women activists.”
06:42Copy video clip URL Photo montage with a voiceover that describes GBF’s work and support.
08:30Copy video clip URL Continuation of musical photo montage highlighting specific moments from the organizations.
11:02Copy video clip URL Credits
0 Comments
You can be the first one to leave a comment.