Since the launching of Miss Berbice I’m A Big Deal Beauty and Empowerment pageant the organisers through RD Production have been on the move in Berbice. Last Saturday, March 17, saw the launching of the support group ‘Girl Talk’ in collaboration with East Wise Innovations which also launched ‘Dare to Care’ at the Esplanade Park, New Amsterdam.
The Miss Berbice Pageant was held with the aim to motivate, inspire and encourage youths to be the change they want to see. ‘Girl Talk’ will zero in on this to motivate and empower girls to become the best versions of themselves, to be involved in community building and develop their leadership skills. The ‘I’m A Big Deal’ queen, Farah Bates and contestants of the pageant will help to set up Girl Talk clubs in various schools across Berbice which will offer guidance, mentoring, counselling and empowerment sessions to help school girls realize their importance to society and how they can contribute positively.
“We are basically going to be working to teach them selflessness and the importance of service to community, hence the targeting of schools. We find that young people aren’t involved much in charitable work, so we are going to be teaching them where they can find various associations trying to make a change, so they can have that experience and build that community spirit,” pageant coordinator, Tracy Khan-Drakes said.
