Hey Ya'll!
I’m a 27 year old native of Lexington, MS born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur and Bernell Saffold and the oldest child of 2. My Sophomore year in college my Mom and I went to dinner and she asked, "Aisha, what do you really want to do?" I had changed my major three times and even took off a year of college and applied for an internship to find out what my purpose was. I told her, "I just wanted to raise lots of money and give it to girls so that they can go to college." My Mom has always taught me to be a servant and to have a servant's heart.
Mississippi has a certain stigma associated with the place I call home. We are sometimes associated with being uneducated, that we aren't exposed to many world class cultures, and that we don't have a certain "class" about ourselves.
I started PEARLS because I wanted to clean up all those stains that others have placed on us as well as the ones we marked on ourselves. I believe every girl, no matter where she comes from, deserves to be able to fulfill her utmost potential. Because of this we are striving to mold our girls into roles models, powerful women, who achieve their hopes and dreams.
Mississippi has a certain stigma associated with the place I call home. We are sometimes associated with being uneducated, that we aren't exposed to many world class cultures, and that we don't have a certain "class" about ourselves.
I started PEARLS because I wanted to clean up all those stains that others have placed on us as well as the ones we marked on ourselves. I believe every girl, no matter where she comes from, deserves to be able to fulfill her utmost potential. Because of this we are striving to mold our girls into roles models, powerful women, who achieve their hopes and dreams.
I aspire to empower young women to believe in themselves and to teach them that validation comes from within oneself.
In society where the media implants a false image of whom and what a young woman should resemble, I have vowed to take a stand to teach the contrary and impart knowledge and wisdom in PEARL's lives. I want every young girl to know that they are beautiful and I want to see them reach their goals and excel at all they put their hands to. As long as they have someone in their corner backing and pushing them to pursue their goals, they will definitely attain them.
