GSEM Gold Award Project Catalog

Natural Care

Project Details: Focused on helping young adults and teens embrace their natural hair and keep it healthy, Amber created a workshop on natural hair care for those in her community to earn the Girl Scout Gold Award. Amber’s workshop focused on the avoidance of chemical services and how those with limited funds can still have beautiful natural hair. Her workshop also provided tips for single parents or caregivers on how to help style the hair of the young people in their care. Amber also created tutorial videos filmed in the cosmetology shop at North Technical High School and her principal shared the videos with students interested in pursuing a career in cosmetology.

Gold Award Girl Scout: Amber T., Troop 1922

Issue: Taking care of an individual’s natural hair can be a hard process with frustration. Root Cause: Many people are new to the natural hair process and do not know how to properly care for it. Measurability: Amber measured her progress by monitoring hands-on work during her workshop. Sustainability: The principal at North Technical High School will continue to share Amber’s videos to new students.