Charity asks Eastbourne women to consider mentoring
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Launched in 2013, The Girls’ Network is a national equality charity that pairs girls aged 14-19 with professional women mentors,
The charity relies on volunteers to maintain its programme and, with demand for its service at an all-time high following the pandemic, it is calling on professional women from across the region to consider becoming a mentor this National Mentoring Month.
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Hide AdAmy Briffit, a 17-year-old from Eastbourne, says that her extreme shyness and severe lack of confidence prevented her from believing in herself. After joining The Girls’ Network, her mentor helped her to realise she could make her dream a reality.
Amy, who is the youngest of three siblings, said that her issues were preventing her from pursuing her dream career, until she joined The Girls’ Network in Year 10 at school.
She said, “I really don’t know what I would’ve done without my mentor.
“I was so painfully shy and lacked any sort of confidence before I joined The Girl’s Network, and it was really holding me back from believing that I had a future as a chef. I knew exactly what I wanted to do after my GCSE’s, but my fear of rejection and lack of self-belief was preventing me from applying for the course I wanted to do.
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