2,000 secondary school girls from all over the country are gathering at SETU Arena in Waterford this week for Shine. The event was founded by Waterford’s Tammy Darcy who runs The Shona Project, based in Waterford.
The annual festival, now in its fifth year, is aimed at empowering young girls. Communications expert Ellen Gunning was one of the keynote speakers at Shine yesterday - and she gave this advice to girls.
"If you are starting to think about what would you like to study or where would you like to go, and where that takes you in the world, I think you have got to find something that you are passionate about.
"If you find something you are passionate about, you know yourself, you don't even notice that you are studying. It is natural to you and my best advice would be to find something you really love and get paid to do it."
Back in 2011, The United Nations declared October 11th as the official International Day of the Girl to recognise girls’ rights and the unique challenges that girls face around the world.
The annual event shines a spotlight on two central themes: The promotion of girls’ empowerment and the encouragement of countries to create solutions that will help girls fulfill their basic human rights.
Shine Festival was founded by Waterford’s Tammy Darcy who runs The Shona Project. Based in Waterford, The Shona Project is a global movement aimed at empowering young girls.
The Social Entrepreneur’s sister Shona was diagnosed with a life-altering brain injury when she was a teenager. Tammy created this movement as a way of honoring her sister. Sadly Shona passed away earlier this year but Tammy has taken comfort in the fact that The Shona Project and the annual Shine Festival are keeping Shona’s memory alive.
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