Dream It. Be It.
Dream It, Be It: Career Support for Girls gives girls the tools they need to achieve their education and career goals, empowering them to break cycles of poverty, violence, and abuse.
What We Do
Although all girls face barriers because of their gender, we prioritize working with girls who have additional obstacles including poverty, unstable home lives, living in foster care, or teen motherhood. Since 2016 Soroptimist International of Gresham (SIG) SIG has chosen to present the DIBI program in small group settings.
- SIG has chosen to contact girls attending local credit recovery high schools and Corbett H.S.
- Most recently SIG met with students at Reynolds Learning Academy plus Corbett H.S.
- In addition, SIG has developed a meeting where students can meet one on one with an adult working in their chosen career field.
There When It Matters Most
By reaching girls while they are still young, we not only can help them stay healthy and safe in the short term, but we can reduce the number of women in crisis in the future. Putting them on a path will help them realize their dreams.
Topics We Cover
- Career opportunities
- Setting and achieving goals
- Overcoming obstacles to success
- Moving forward after setbacks or failure
Why We Do It
Far too many girls face barriers on the pathway to achieving their dreams. Obstacles such as poverty, teen dating violence, and teen pregnancy can get in the way of a girl’s ability to make her dreams a reality. Dream It, Be It equips girls to overcome their obstacles, set goals, and head towards success.
Our Impact
Soroptimist International launched the Dream It, Be It curriculum in 2015. Since then, more than 73,000 girls around the world have participated.
feel more confident about their future success
feel more prepared to pursue their career goals
created achievable goals for their future
Download or print the Dream It, Be It Impact Infographic
Check out our impact in FY19/20!
Download or print the Dream It, Be It Impact Infographic
Check out our impact in FY19/20!
I loved the whole idea of empowering us. They made us feel like no matter our background or situation, we can make it. We can become something successful.” —Dream It, Be It participant
The Research Behind Dream It, Be It
Our innovative Dream It, Be It curriculum was designed based on rigorous research. We interviewed and surveyed hundreds of girls in 22 countries. They told us they need:
Education
Caring Mentors
Financial Help
Our Research
We also interviewed experts on adolescent girls and spoke with Soroptimists to ensure we developed a program that reflects both girls’ needs and the ability of our volunteers to deliver.
Our Research
We also interviewed experts on adolescent girls and spoke with Soroptimists to ensure we developed a program that reflects both girls’ needs and the ability of our volunteers to deliver.