🌺 About Us 🌺

"What Makes You Feel Beautiful" is a Maui-based nonprofit that champions the empowerment of girls, particularly those at high risk or confronting homelessness, poverty, and teen pregnancies. We are committed to ensuring every girl understands her worth, potential, and feels authentically beautiful.

🌸 Our Mission 🌸

To empower girls, particularly from Maui, who face high risks due to societal adversities. We offer mentorship, workshops, resources, and education with the aim to nurture self-love, amplify self-esteem, and provide them with essential life skills, subsequently decreasing homelessness, poverty, and teen pregnancies in Hawai’i.

Maui GEMS video

https://youtu.be/e2TLwHi1Qmk

What is Maui GEMS?

Maui GEMS is a dynamic youth program designed for girls in Maui County, ages 13 to 19. Running annually from March through September, the program provides a rich array of educational classes, workshops, and a welcoming drop-in center open on Fridays at 483 S High St Wailuku. (please check calendar)

Participants have the opportunity to engage in a summer internship, where they are matched with local businesswomen who serve as their mentors. Additionally, Maui GEMS hosts Friday gatherings for "Girl Talk," offering a safe space for self-esteem building, self-exploration, and mutual learning.

The program emphasizes community involvement through volunteering and hosts career conferences to equip participants for future leadership roles. Workshops are also held to prepare the girls for sustainability and success in their personal and professional lives.

How you can support Maui GEMS

Sponor Maui GEMs: Each sponsorship, regardless of its size, creates an impact. Assist us in reaching our objective!

Share: Raise awareness! Inform your acquaintances, family, and community about our cause.

Mentor: If you are a business proprietor or professional in Maui, think about becoming a mentor. mentor application form

Collectively, we can nurture a cohort of empowered girls prepared to take the helm and instigate positive shifts in their societies. By supporting, you are brightening, fortifying, and empowering Hawai’i's girls' future.

Contribute Now and become an integral part of their transformational journey.

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What Makes You Feel Beautiful is a Maui based, 501(c)3 nonprofit female empowerment organization.

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