SpringBoard to excellence

SpringBoard for Excellence is a youth program that emphasizes cultivating young women leaders through mentorship, sisterhood, community outreach, and an unwavering desire to change the world. 

program curriculum

 

ABISA’s commitment to education and socio-cultural inclusion of all people, with a focus on those of African descent, has led to the development of Springboard to Excellence. The program focuses on personal and career development, Healthy Relationships, Positive Self-Image, Leadership skills, Community Service, and Sisterhood. Founded by Jainabou Danfa, “For My sister” is a nonprofit dedicated to enhancing global sisterhood by empowering and enabling young women with the tools and networks to succeed worldwide through education, mentorship, and service with the guiding motto “I am her, and she is me.”

using our tree model, Springboard to excellence emphasizes the importance of knowing your “roots,” acknowledging your own “tree” and individual potential, and understanding that you must “ bear fruit” and pour back into the lives of those coming after you. these areas or “ stages of the tree” will coalesce to form a unified picture nurturing transformational young women leaders. In collaboration with the “For My Sister “curriculum, the participants will explore these areas over a two years program broken into four quarters.

Alternative for Girls Community Day, D-Town Farms Service Day, Motor City Makeover Service Day, Arts and Scraps Volunteer Day "My Future Self" poster day, Ronald McDonald Community Service, SpaLyfe Outting, Community Leaders Panel Discussion, End of Semester One Celebration …. AND MANY MORE ACTIVITIES

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Oct 2018

Oct 2018

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Feb 2018

Feb 2018

Feb 2018

Feb 2018

Here the program participants helped clean up D-Town farms in preparation of winter

Here the program participants helped clean up D-Town farms in preparation of winter

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meet our alum

  • Jameelah

    Jameelah graduated from Cass Tech in 2020, and is now currently attending Eastern Michigan University for nursing.

  • Hawlaane

    Hawlaane graduated from University Prep of Art and Design Highschool class of 2022 and will be attending Lawrence Tech University, majoring in Interior Design.

  • Princess

    Princess graduated from Canton Preparatory High School class of 2021. She is current attending Michigan State University majoring in Chemical Engineering.

  • Amina

    Amina graduated from Mercy Highschool class of 2022 and will be attending George Washington University, majoring in Public Health with a pre-med focus.

  • Hawa

    Hawa is a fifth grader at Detroit Premier Academy and she aspires to be a fashion designer when she gets older.

  • Yamah

    Yamah graduated from Rennissance Highschool in 2021, and is now attending Grand Valley State University, majoring in International Relations with a minor in Political Science.

  • Soren

    Soren graduated from Marian High school class of 2022 and will be attending Loyola University of Chicago, majoring in Social Work.

  • Astou

    Astou graduated senior from Canton Preparatory High School. She is currently attending Wayne State University studying biology and in premed courses. She hopes to become a neonatologist and give back to her community in the future.

  • Dori

    Dori graduated fom Cass Tech High School class of 2022 and will be attending Concordia University majoring in History.

  • Mariama

    Mariama graduated Fordson High School class of 2021 and will be attending Lawrenc Tech University majoring in Architecture.