GSEMA Girl Scout Awarded $10,000 National Scholarship

Claudia was diagnosed with endometriosis during the spring of eleventh grade, after a lifetime of assuming that debilitating menstrual pain was normal. She noticed a gap in her school’s health education curriculum, and developed a lecture-based lesson plan that focused specifically on endometriosis and all-things-periods. Claudia focused her time on educating current ninth graders at her school, as well as health educators who could carry on with this curriculum in the future.

Despite some struggles to get the project up and running, Claudia created a sustainable, educational program that will taught as a pilot program within her school system for the next several years. When reflecting on her experience, Claudia shared that “since [her] diagnosis, [she] has met and learned about many women who lived in pain for years because they didn't know how to advocate for themselves.”

Claudia’s bravery, paired with her displayed expertise on her chosen topic made her a stand-out nominee for the scholarship, and she was ultimately awarded $10,000 to assist her in her future educational endeavors. For those interested in learning more about all of the exceptional Gold Award recipients from the 2022-23 year should visit the Gold Award Girl Scouts yearbook.

Meet Gold Award Girl Scout, Claudia!

She received a $10,000 scholarship from GSUSA for her “Empowering Young Women’s Health: Endometriosis Awareness and Education" project.

KEEP READING