Pilot Project
GirlTREK is the largest health movement for Black women and girls and they seek to inspire women to walk as an act of Joy & Justice. Launching the first national college chapter of GirlTREK as a pilot at Rutgers University. Organizing regular walks of Black female students, staff, and faculty. Bringing graduate students, who are often isolated, into the walking community. Organizing anti-racist trainings for faculty and students of Rutgers through special GirlTREK led walks.
Events
On October 3 & 4, 2024, Nyra Govan, the National College Rep of GirlTREK is hosting campus walks for Black women of Rutgers. Allies are welcome. GirlTREK’s collaboration with Rutgers University is expected to get young women walking to better health across your college campus. We cannot wait to have Rutgers students, faculty, and staff join 1.2 million women across the world walking to save their lives. We hope that you take the radical step towards a healthier future with GirlTREK!
Collaborators
GirlTREK: Nyra Govan (Program Manager – Youth Engagement (predecessors: Takeya Meggett, Special Impact Coach; Onika Jervis) • Chasity Davis and Debe Davis (GirlTREK New Jersey) • Douglass Residential College—Leslie Danehy, Chrissy Oller, Madinah Elamin (predecessor: Corina Hernandez) • DICE—Joan Collier with AIR Collaborative (Anette Freytag and Julia M. Ritter)
Further Support at Rutgers
Division of Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement (DICE) • Institute of the Study of Global Racial Justice (ISGRJ) • Rutgers Honors Program • Edward Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy • Paul Robeson Cultural Center
Desired Impact:
Empowering Black women at Rutgers and within the local community. Enhancing the health of Black women and girls. Beginning research collaborations with GirlTREK for the "Black Bodies-Black Health" initiative from the Institute for Global Racial Justice, and other researchers at Rutgers. Joining existing anti-racist training walks organized by GirlTREK.
