Our impact
The Juno Project provides support to young women experiencing significant challenges, most often with their mental health.
Through our programmes, young women and girls will:
improve self-awareness, understanding what their values are and how to ask for help when needed
improve relationships by a greater understanding of what makes a healthy or unhealthy relationship
learn how to regulate their emotions by understanding the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviour
gain a greater sense of purpose and aspiration through increased attendance at school and building their own goals
Our workshops explore three key areas:
our relationship with ourselves
our relationships with others and
self-management skills and aspirations
We give participants unconditional positive regard and create a warm and reflective space in which they feel safe to explore their behaviours, attitudes, and responses.
We encourage young women to explore their own agency and to create powerful, positive stories about what they have survived, who they are, and what they can achieve.
Our transition workshop supports young women in Yr.6 to transition to high school, offering them a space to work through their fears and a Yr.11 mentor to support them in Yr.7.
Our programmes teach young women to value themselves, and their abilities, and to embrace their potential, so that they can take positive steps towards the future. This often means leaving negative friendship groups and behaviours behind and building a safer and more empowering network, that gives participants opportunities to share their gifts.
Since our inception in 2017, we have supported 700 young women aged 11-16 with complex vulnerabilities, to grow their confidence and self-esteem, and to stay engaged in education.
2023/24: The results
In the academic year 2023/2024 we delivered programmes to 198 young women aged 12-16, in 14 schools across West Sussex.
All of the girls showed a difference in the way they saw themselves at the end of the programme, compared to their statements at the beginning. Almost all told us that they believed their confidence had improved.
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64%
of young women had improvements in their sense of contribution and connection
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75%
of young women reported an increased sense of self-responsibility
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64%
of young women reported that they had raised levels of aspiration
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69%
of young women reported improvements of their understanding of healthy relationships
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100%
of young women responded that they would like to attend the programme again in the future
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56%
of young women reported that their confidence had improved, and that their self image was better than before
Student feedback
“I feel a lot more comfortable with myself and I don't feel like I constantly have to fit in with others.”
“Recognition of themselves and what they can achieve. A definite feeling of self-worth and much more confidence in themselves.”
Teacher feedback
Changes seen in students since the programme:
“We have two school refusers that only came in for Juno, and have now continued to come into school since it finished.”
“I am kinder to myself, I understand myself better, make sure I make time for myself, go to bed earlier and am more organised.”
We couldn't do any of this great work without the support of schools, parents and funders. Find out how you can help us reach even more young women and girls.