Girl Be Heard
Malaika Pedzayi-Ferguson is a versatile professional with extensive experience in the arts and communication fields. Currently serving as an Usher at Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. and a Social Media Content Developer at Good Journey Development Foundation, Malaika has a strong background in content creation and communications. As an Assistant Director at Steve & Kate's Camp, responsibilities include overseeing summer camp operations and child care. Malaika's teaching experience includes curating social justice themed theater lesson plans for high school students with Girl Be Heard and teaching theater for K-5 students at New York Edge. Previous roles include On-Book Prompter for The Public Theater and Production Assistant for The Civilians, contributing to various theater productions and projects. Education includes a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from Pace University and participation in Harvard Secondary Summer School.
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Girl Be Heard
Girl Be Heard (GBH) develops, amplifies and celebrates the voices of young women through socially conscious theatre-making. Girl Be Heard believes that if a girl can change her own life, she can change the lives of girls everywhere. Because 6:10 girls have or will experience physical or sexual violence in their lives, Girl Be Heard (GBH) was born out of the systemic need to keep girls safe and provide a community for healing. In addition to creating a fearless space for girls to speak honestly, develop trust and share personal stories, these shared experiences raise awareness about gender-based violence and the silence. By encouraging girls to be heard, GBH nurtures young women to become leaders and activists in a global movement to empower and raise the status of women worldwide. GBH is renowned for its innovative theatre and writing workshops with youth from New York City’s most underserved communities where one in three families live below the poverty line. Girl Be Heard’s girl-empowerment program allows youth to express and heal from their numerous traumas (including: emotional and physical bullying, body image dysmorphia, low self-esteem, domestic violence, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, sexual abuse).