International Women’s Day is a worldwide event every 8th March celebrating women’s achievements. It’s a public holiday in over 20 countries! The original aim – to achieve full gender equality – has still not been realised. It could still take … Continued
We’re proud to announce that GFS Pittington recently celebrated its 15th birthday. We caught up with dedicated Group Leader and founder Jaci Dooley about her experiences volunteering for the for the Durham-based group over the last 15 years. What has … Continued
Hold on to your Santa hats, we’re pleased to announce the winners and runners up for this year’s GFS Christmas Card Competition! Thank you and well done to everyone who who took part and designed a card for this year’s … Continued
Calling all creative GFS girls and young women! It’s that time of year again – we’re on the hunt for a new design for our 2017 GFS Christmas card. The winner will see their credited design printed on the cover … Continued
GFS organisations around the world are marking the 25th of each month as ‘Orange Day’ to raise awareness and campaign against gender violence against women. All are encouraged to wear orange (chosen as a bright and optimistic colour of hope … Continued
Girls Friendly Society volunteers from around the country gathered in September for the GFS Annual Training Weekend. This year’s event, which was held in Birmingham, saw 40 volunteers participate in training sessions and workshops hosted by GFS staff and trained … Continued
We’re excited to finally officially launch the new GFS logo, brand re-fresh and website. It is a reflection of both where we find ourselves and where we want to be – as a pioneering youth organisation relevant and appealing to … Continued
Written by Isabelle Werffeli via GIPHY International Day of the Girl – five milestones in 2017 that show progress for women and girls around the world Why do we need days to recognise Day of the Girl? This year seems … Continued
Written by Isabelle Werffeli via GIPHY Girls and women – the 11th of October is your day! If you’re here reading up on ways to support girls, welcome, we’re so happy to have you here. Why do we need days … Continued
Written by Khisa Adams-Amalemba via GIPHY It’s the 10th annual sexual health week, don’t worry we aren’t going to have an awkward, uncomfortable talk about the birds and the bees; we just have a few pointers and information about places … Continued