Danya & Maria, Students

For Danya and Maria and many other girls around the globe the drop in confidence often happens during the crucial years as they go from girl to teen. To help address this, Dove established the Dove Self-Esteem Project (DSEP) in 2004 as a way to help young women make sense of appearance ideals, deal with common beauty pressures and develop ways to proactively boost self-confidence.

As the two of programme’s most recent graduates, Danya and Maria are now better equipped with the confidence to stand up to beauty pressures and embrace what makes both of them unique and ‘real.’

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Vicki, Paralympic Medalist
As soon as I started achieving in sport, my disability turned from a negative into a huge positive, and that helped to completely restore my confidence.
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Karen, Lawyer, Speaker, Author & Photographer
"I realised that I had the power to define beauty and what beauty means to me. As I get older I get wiser about it."
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Masha, Fashion Designer
"It was after my misfortune that I began to change, to grow internally…I often think: what would have happened if it were not the case? Probably, my life would have been different. The drive I have today is because of this moment."
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Megan, Blogger
"Fitness comes in all shapes and sizes and that’s what we have to remember. You can be curvy any way you like and it’s wonderful. It’s beautiful."