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THE EMPOWERED GIRL. BRILLIANT, RESOURCEFUL, HARDWORKING, BRAVE, AGILE. JUST A FEW WORDS TO DESCRIBE THE NORTHERN GIRL. THESE QUALITIES I WANT TO DEVELOP AND HARNESS TO MAKE MY IMPACT FELT. HOW DO I GET EMPOWERED? CULTURE, TRADITION, BELIEFS, PERCEPTIONS, AND MISCONCEPTIONS. SCREAMS NO! AT MY DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS. WHAT BECOMES OF THESE DREAMS? WHAT DO I DO WITH THESE STRENGTHS AND AGILITY? HAWK GOODS AND BRING HOME THE PROCEEDS TO HELP IN THE HOME. GET MARRIED, HAVE BABIES BUILD A HOME, AND BRING RESPECT TO THE FAMILY. HELP IN THE FARM, TEND TO THE LIVESTOCK BRING MEAT AND MILK. BRING VEGETABLES AND GRAINS TO FEED THE FAMILY. THIS WAS MY PLIGHT AS I WAITED AND GROANED UNDER THE WEIGHT OF. WHAT MY CULTURE, TRADITIONS, BELIEFS, AND NORMS EXPECT OF ME AS A NORTHERN GIRL. THE EXPECTATIONS WHICH STOOD A BARRIER TO MY BRIGHT FUTURE AS AN EMPOWERED WOMAN. THEN CAME AGILE. THE ADOLESCENT GIRLS’ INITIATIVE FOR LEARNING AND EMPOWERMENT. LEARNING AND EMPOWERMENT? YES, I GET EMPOWERED WHILE LEARNING. AGILE DRIVING A CHANGE IN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL NORMS. THAT SAYS NO TO MY DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS. AGILE GIVING ME AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT TO LEARN; CLEAN TOILETS, CLEAN WATER TO DRINK, LIFESKILLS TO HELP ME NAVIGATE THROUGH ADULTHOOD AND LIFE'S CHALLENGES, SCHOLARSHIP SO I CAN STAY IN SCHOOL AND DIGITAL SKILLS SO I CAN TRADE SAFELY ONLINE. I'M AN AGILE GIRL. I'M AN EMPOWERED GIRL. I WILL BECOME A ROLE MODEL FOR MY SOCIETY, MY YOUNGER ONES. AND THE CHILDREN I WILL BARE.