Teen
Women in Action
Teen
Women in Action (TWA) is an after school program that
builds and trains teen women leaders in DC schools each year through self
advocacy, leadership development, and project implementation.
TWA
provides interactive trainings, peer counseling, and individual support
to students in DC public schools.
TWA is currently offered to teen women at Anacostia, Cardozo, Dunbar, and
Wilson Senior High Schools.
TWA
meets each week from 3:30 - 6:15 pm and features a wide range of activities
including games, group discussions, peer support circles, role-plays, field
trips, guest speakers, and more. Trainings cover such topics as communication,
problem solving, goal setting, self esteem, relationships, teen pregnancy,
safer sex, HIV/AIDS, nutrition, body image, gender, oppression, and conflict
resolution. The TWA curriculum is divided into the following modules:
How
to Join TWA
Recruitment
for TWA takes place each year in the fall at participating schools. Female students in grades 9 –
12 at Anacostia, Cardozo, Dunbar, and Wilson High Schools are encouraged to
apply. Participants can receive up to 75 hours of community service hours as
well as a twice a year stipend. After completing TWA teens have the chance to
become paid teen staff members working on one of our Teen-Led Projects.
