Shining Stars
Details about the Shining Stars Charity
Shining Stars London is a grassroots charity founded in 2019 to support girls across North London who face barriers caused by cultural, social and economic disadvantage. They provide safe, inclusive and empowering programmes that help girls build confidence, develop life skills and reach their full potential. Their vision – a future where no girl is held back by fear, inequality or silence and all are given the space to rise, lead and belong. Their Mission – to nurture the personal, emotional and leadership grown of girls; creating space for women and girls to thrive.
Details of the Project
Girls in the BAME community are growing up in homes marked by financial pressure, overcrowding and parents working long hours. Over half of girls surveyed said they do not feel good about their body and two-thirds do not know how to make healthy choices. 80% also report doing almost no physical activity outside school PE due to embarrassment, modesty concerns and fear of judgement. Without early intervention these patterns lead to poor mental health, obesity, low self-esteem and lifelong inequality.
The Girls Got Taste and Girls Got Haste project is a combined programme supporting girls aged 8 to 16 in North London who face food insecurity, body anxiety and withdrawal from physical activity. The programme will deliver weekly nutrition education, hands-on cooking and shared meals, teaching budgeting, food literacy and emotional well-being around eating. Girls Got Haste provides female-only movement through walking/running groups, dance fitness and holiday trampolining, designed to be non-competitive and culturally sensitive. Together the projects create safe spaces where girls build confidence, practical life skills and healthier relationships with their bodies at a critical early stage of adolescence.
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Impact and Outcomes of the Project
