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Welcome to Say It Forward, where every woman & girl is encouraged to share her remarkably unique story of overcoming the fears, personal beliefs, or circumstances that have held her back in any way. We are grateful to the women & girls who have already shared their stories and invite you to read them. We hope you will be willing to share a story that highlights a breakthrough you have had in your journey to realizing how truly amazing you are.
Latest Stories
The three stories most recently posted...

An Early Passion Leads to an Early Sucess
With the spark of persistent learning, Honey Thakkar graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Application from Somlalit Collage, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. With a turn in professional route, she started working...
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My sexual assault stories
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood sexual assault. I’m not gonna include any names or in depth detail because I am...
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A rotating collection of past stories…

Un ángel para el cambio
Los títulos laborales y los salarios nunca determinarían mis cualidades como persona, eso era lo que pensaba y lo que compartía con aquellos cercanos a mí. Sin embargo, después de...
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Puterea Educației Sexuale
Am 28 de ani și am crescut în București, capitala României, o țară din estul Europei care tocmai scăpase de comunism, cu un an înainte să mă nasc. Viață părinților...
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Thinking Global
Growing up, people most often identified me as the “dark-skinned girl” or the “charcoal seller’s daughter.” I come from a community where most daughters end up taking over their mother’s...
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Unique. Imperfect. Amazing!
I am amazing because I can finally say and actually believe that I truly am amazing. I didn’t always feel this way: I was a strong girl who liked to...
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Kijan nou ka simonte pè ki nan nou.
Kijan nou kapab simonte pè ki nan nou? *premyèman* Si ou vle ale lwen nan lavi ou fok ou kwè nan tèt ou.Chak ou doute de tèt ou,ou ap anpeche...
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An Angel During Change
Job titles and salaries will never determine my qualities as a person, this is what I used to think and what I used to share with people around me. However,...
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Stories submitted by women under 30…

Persevere: Greatness Awaits You
I grew up in what was referred to as a squatters community or captured land. Families living there were below the poverty line. It meant that most were living in...
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I’m only stronger
Wednesday night of November 1, 2017 I was beaten half to death by my ex boyfriend. He kicked me, punched me, pistol whipped me and took the battery out of...
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I am Woman.
I am woman. I am strong, confident, powerful and bold. I am learning the value of my worth everyday with the awareness that self-care and self-love is a lifelong practice...
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Stories from girls, moms, coaches and teachers…

Girls on the Run is so much fun!
I volunteered this year for Girls on the Run Central KY and it was life changing. I am currently a college student studying Nursing, so I was a little nervous...
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Running is so much fun
What I love about Girls on the Run. What I love about girls on the run is that all of our team members help each other say positive things to...
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I KNOW that I can DO anything and MORE!
I am amazing because I AM ME. My name is Shaila and im 9 years old, its been hard for me to make good friends since my self esteem is...
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Now, I Look over my Shoulder
The main point is that we should always be careful where we are, just because as a female, we are more of a target to gender-based violence… I think that...
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I Will Be the One
The main point of my story is the changes that occur within a person… Our parents raise us in a certain way, but we have the power to change and...
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Maternity Leave
My point is that women which get back from maternity leave should not be afraid to claim their rights. I was reflecting about violence and gender-based violence, and I remembered...
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