Hareem and Amanda, two teen Girl Scouts from Virginia and
Illinois who won the Girl Scouts Speak Out PSA contest “Dear Mr. President,”
credit Girl Scouting for making them young women with the training to bring
their vision to life and make a difference, and they want more girls to have
access to that.
Both girls say they know the power of their own voice and
they want other girls to see it can be the same for them too.
“When people say, ‘You’re just a girl,’ it makes me sort of
sad. Girls aren’t hearing the right messages,” says Amanda. “Girl Scouting
gives you the confidence to believe you can do it and the skills so you know
how.”
“I want to be a
marine biologist and a political leader. Girl Scouting will help me do that
through the skills it helps me develop, from selling cookies to things like
this PSA contest – it’s helped a lot in my every day life” says Hareem.
Learn more about Hareem and Amanda and watch their PSA here.