Flyers posted widely on social media. Services provided by Ms. Afrika Abney.
discover me..Without you: Essay contest
In 2019, Ms. Afrika Abney provided services for the Annual Essay Contest hosted by Esther Productions, Inc.
Discovering Me…Without You Essay Contest was launched in 2019 by the Fatherless Daughter Empowerment Project, a division of Esther Productions Inc. The essay contest is designed to educate the public about the importance of fathers in the lives and development of girls and women. Nationally, more than 24 million children are growing up in homes without their fathers. In the Washington Metropolitan region at least 60 percent of homes are single parent households, many of them headed by women. The contest is intended to provide a platform for some of those children, particularly fatherless girls.
Most importantly, the teen girls are asked to reveal that story of self-discovery: how she has come to know her worth and value; how she has come to recognize her imperfections but also her strengths; and how she believes she can succeed in the world despite the challenge of fatherlessness.
Most importantly, the teen girls are asked to reveal that story of self-discovery: how she has come to know her worth and value; how she has come to recognize her imperfections but also her strengths; and how she believes she can succeed in the world despite the challenge of fatherlessness.
Discovering Me...Without You: An Annual Personal Essay Contest is for teen girls 14-17 who live in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Region. It is designed to aid in the healing of fatherless girls by using the personal essay to help them discover their personal strengths and resilience. Cash prizes are presented to the winners and the writings of all finalists are published in a chapbook that is released in the spring of each year.
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DISCOVERING ME...
WINNERS 2019 1st Place: Miajah Spriggs 2nd Place: Au'jinae Roberts-Fountain 3rd Place: Selah White-Smith Honorable Mentions: Kayla Cabeza-Reyes, E'riel Davis, Empress Swift 2020 1st Place: Cara Hadden 2ndPlace: Marley McDonald 3rd Place: Amillyah Barnes-Wimberly Honorable Mentions: Gabriel McCrea, Ayisha Ferguson, Armani Bailey. 2021 1st Place Maya Samthanam 2nd Place Anais Joubert 3rd Place Amari Norris Honorable Mentions: Diya Jha and Briayawna Mitchell-Thomas 2022 Tier 1 1st Place: Raea Jordan 2nd Place: Dominique Barksdale Honorable Mention: Simaya Hammond Tier 2 1st Place: Raine Badua 2nd Place: Rahel Tseganeh |
Adventure Moms DC Listing - https://www.adventuremomsdc.com/event/discovering-me-without-you-essay-contest/
DC Public Charter School Board - October 7, 2020 Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/dcpcsb.org/wednesday-bulletin-792990?e=fe0fc84eb0
DC Public Charter School Board - October 7, 2020 Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/dcpcsb.org/wednesday-bulletin-792990?e=fe0fc84eb0