In 2011 we launched our pledge and personally invited some pretty awesome women to sign up to our mission and share a few words of wisdom.

We are delighted that they get it, have stepped up and joined our cause. We know for sure that their support will inspire teenage girls and Big Sisters everywhere, they are truly, brilliant role models.

Read their pledges here

And if you would like to nominate a shining star just drop us an email at hello@girlsoutloud.org.uk

 Our mission is to empower teenage girls in the UK to believe in themselves; to give them emotional resilience and to raise their aspirations beyond a glamour model, a WAG or a teenage Mum!

The mantra we encourage all girls to subscribe to is:

 ‘Be bold, be beautiful, be brave, but most importantly be YOU.  Because YOU are already perfect and absolutely enough just as you are.’

• Be true to you. Follow your own destiny.
• Love yourself as you are. Be real, anything less is not worthy of you.
• Be unique and your own person. Do what you believe is right for you.
• Harness your courage to step up and out of your comfort zone and relish the challenge.
• Know it is OK to make mistakes and recognise this is how we all learn and grow.
• Don’t follow the crowd or be a sheep, unless the crowd is the right crowd for you and respects you.
• Think big, reach for the stars and never let anyone steal your dreams.
• Know that you are capable of having, being and doing anything you so desire.  If you believe and take action success is guaranteed.
• Have the utmost respect for yourself and others –treat people as you expect to be treated, anything less is unacceptable.