March18 ISSUE - Female Empowerment

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Contents 

March 2018 

04. Welcome 

05. Letter from the Editor 

06. Abbie’s Diary / Word Search 

07. Eat Well 

08-09. Fashion 

10-11. Mothers Day article 

12. Beauty 

13. Headaches 

14-15. At College... Should I Get A Job Too? 

16-17. Young FEmale Empowerment 

19. Jamaican Poem 

20. Love to Dance Competition 

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Welcome 

Kychan Teen is a free, monthly teen lifestyle magazine, aimed at 10 to 16-year-olds 

who may not have enough finance at their disposal – as well as those who do! 

It’s filled with what’s trending in the fashion world, your news and views, beauty 

tips, competitions, technology trends, advertisements, teen talk and medical 

information on different conditions. 

Looking for models!!! Fashion catwalk!!! 

We are always on the lookout for models 

for our monthly editions. 

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To get your regular read of our magazine email us. 

Encouragement of the month: 

You will never be admired without being 

criticised first - DailyCoreMotivaton 

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This February I have been away from the Kychan 

Team and from college so I can join the Youth 

Stop Aids Speaker Tour. I’ve been touring the 

UK, sharing my story, helping to stop stigma and 

plug the funding gap. We travelled to Plymouth, 

Brighton, the Medway, Canterbury, Cardiff, Leeds 

and Manchester. It may sound weird (well, I am 

a bit weird) but I loved the long car journeys. 

They were the best! Each night we stayed in 

student housing, dorms, and one of the nights 

we stayed in an Airbnb. We didn’t sleep in plush 

accommodation but doing the tour was such a 

great experience. Each day we woke up and on 

our way to each city we picked up breakfast and 

lunch from service stations. I slept in the car the 

majority of the time whilst travelling – typical me! 

And then we ate dinner in lovely restaurants and 

pubs in each city and attended our events in the 

evenings. The events were such an eye-opener 

and a great way to draw people in. We collected 

lots of signatures, a note for Allistair Burt in our 

big story book and educated a lot of people at the 

same time. The tour was great but also very tiring. 

I am glad I was scouted for the tour but also glad 

to be home to rest. I am learning more and more 

how to look after my body and how to prevent 

hospital stays. 

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EAT WELL 

NUTRIONAL THERAPIST THESESA 

WEBB’S MARCH FAVOURITES 

RECIPES YOU SHOULD TRY 

AT HOME! 

Mushroom & Pumpkin Coconut 

Curry and Soup 

Ingredients 

• 1 Pumpkin or squash and seeds 

• Lemon Thyme 

• Coconut Milk 

• Curry Spices 

• 2 Onions 

• 10 Chopped Mushrooms 

• 5 tbsp Olive Oil 

Method 

1. Simmer the onions with the coconut milk. 

2. Slice the pumpkin into chunks and add to the 

pan. Simmer for 15-20 mins until just cooked. 

3. Add the spices, herbs, oil & mushrooms. 

Sauce 

• Blend 4 spoons of the curry and the seeds 

until smooth and creamy. 

• Mix the sauce into the curry. 

Soup 

• Blend everything together in a blender with 

the seeds. 

Pumpkin Soup 

Ingredients 

• Half a Pumpkin 

• 2 sweet potatoes 

• 4 carrots 

• 1 onion 

• raw shelled hemp seeds 

• raw pumpkin seeds 

• fresh coriander 

• Optional: Asparagus (garnish with tips). 

Method 

1. Cut the pumpkin, carrot, potato and onion 

into chunks. 

2. Place into a pan with a little water and cook 

for 10-15 mins until soft. 

Winter Raw Salads 

Ingredients 

• Red Cabbage, Pumpkin seeds & Apple with 

Carrot and Tahini 

• Optional: Beetroot 

Method 

1. Shred the red cabbage on the horizontal 

2. Grate the apple and carrot 

3. Grate the beetroot 

4. Mix together all the ingredients and serve with 

olive oil and tahini dressing or flax seed oil. 

• Alternative: red cabbage, beetroot & pineapple 



Fashion 

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Get Out!! 

We had February “Valentines” 

then March “Mothers Day” and 

my mum’s birthday in April. 

We wanted to interview a 

mum and thought who better 

than our own. So here it goes: 

conversation we had changed 

into question and answer. 



Q: If you could go back in time to an 

age, what age would you choose? 

A: 30-35 

Q: Why? 

A: Because I feel I would be old 

enough and young enough. 

Q: If we gave you two roses and the 

chance to meet a male celebrity, who 

would be your choices? 

A: If Prince was still alive he would get 

both roses and I would just request to 

just sit in a group talking about faith, 

music, fashion… I would just have to 

be in the same group as him. 

Q: Prince is not around! Who else 

would you choose? 

A: Hands down Jay Z. I’ve always 

liked him from the first moment I saw 

him on TV. I would like to spend time 

with you, Kyrah and the Carter family 

hanging out in the queue of a ride 

at the fun fair, having a laugh at silly 

situations that arise and then parting 

going our separate ways after the ride. 

The other rose would go to Lee Seung 

Gi – a South Korean singer, actor and 

presenter. I also liked him from the 

first moment I saw him and once again 

to just be with him on a day out would 

be fantastic. I don’t need to meet 

them through any special one-to-one 

arrangement. 

Q: Ok so you’re not going to answer 

that question! What are your 

favourite movies? 

A: Dance Hall Queen, The Harder They 

Come, Purple Rain, Girls Trip, Black 

Panther, Totoro, Urban Hymn. The 

series I like right now are Underground 

and A Korean Odesey. 

Q: So whats your favourite chart 

music at the moment? 

A: Jason Derulo’s Tip Toe – I love the 

artistry, imagination and everything 

that went into the video. Then Clean 

Bandits I Miss You, I like them and 

Snow Patrol. I also like the song where 

that girl tells her ex to shut up and get 

lost! The theme song from A Korean 

Odessy “When I saw you” and I’m not 

sure if it’s in any chart still but I love 

“I can make your bed rock” by Young 

Money, Nicki Minaj and Lil’ Wayne. 

But now it’s 2am and I want to go to 

sleep, what more do you want from 

me? 

Q: What advice would you give us? 

A: Get off my bed, take four steps to 

the right, turn right take six steps and 

shut the door behind you. GO TO BED! 

So there you are, a brief conversation 

turned into a Q&A interview. 

Q: What factors would you say makes 

a good mum? 

A: Don’t know, go look for one and 

ask them. 



Beauty 

End Your 

Winter with 

Banging 

Nails!! 



HE a d a c HE s 

Health 

Headaches are a common symptom we may 

all experience at some stage in our lives. 

Headaches could be a sign of many things: 

being overly tired, using the computer too 

much, studying too much, eye problems, 

being dehydrated, bad posture, coming 

down with a cold or flu, stress, drinking too 

much alcohol, not eating regular meals, or 

more serious problems like head injuries, 

high temperature and more. Most headaches 

go away on their own and aren’t a sign of 

something serious. 

Here are a few things you can do to help 

ease your headaches: 

1 ) Try to relax as much as you can. 

Sometimes when we have overworked 

ourselves and are doing too much our body 

says it has had enough and that’s when we 

may start to feel symptoms of a headache. 

Relax and do not stress yourself out - stress 

can make headaches even worse. Sit down, 

have a nice cup of tea or juice and make time 

for yourself. 

2) Drink lots of water. The cause of your 

headache could be dehydration, especially 

if you may be coming down with a cold or 

flu. In the winter we tend to drink less water 

because we feel we do not need it, even 

though our bodies need it to function and 

keep us active. 

3) Take pain medication such as paracetamol 

or ibuprofen. These can help relieve the pain. 

It is also very important that if you have a 

cold or flu to rest as much as you can. 

4) It may sound weird, but exercising when 

you have a headache is very useful. 

Things you must not do when you have a 

headache: 

1) Skip meals. We often may feel like we don’t 

want to eat, but it is very important that you 

eat and give your body the nutrients that 

it needs. You may even have a headache 

because your body is hungry. 

2) Do not drink alcohol as this could make 

your headache worse. 

3) When you have a headache, it is important 

that you do not strain your eyes. Take more 

time away from your screens as they could 

make your headache worse. 

PLEASE NOTE: If your headaches keep on 

coming back, painkillers do not help, you feel 

sick, are vomiting or have other symptoms 

such as your limbs feeling weak, make sure 

you see your GP. See your GP urgently if you 

start to get blurred vision, your scalp feels 

sore or your jaw starts hurting. Call 999 or 

visit A&E if you’ve injured your head badly, 

you have sudden problems remembering 

things or speaking, loss of vision, you have 

a very high temperature, you are feeling 

drowsy or confused or your headache has 

come on suddenly and is extremely painful. 



At College… 

Should I get 

a job too? 

Lynne Howe 

Director of 

Crea8ing Careers 

You’ve started college 

or university and you’re 

thinking of getting a job. 

You have doubts about 

whether it’s a good idea, 

so here are some points 

to consider. 

Pros 

• Additional cash is 

always beneficial 

• Employers like 

candidates that have had some previous 

real-world work experience 

• You can gain insight into a career that you’re 

considering if you can find 

a role in a relevant sector 

• You can gain business knowledge 

in a real work environment 

• Real work experience of any kind will give you 

a different understanding of the real world of 

work which will be beneficial in the future 

• You’ll learn many new skills that will be 

beneficial when you graduate and looking for 

your first “real” job 

• You will build your confidence 

• You will learn about job searching and will 

mean it doesn’t feel so scary when you start 

thinking about a career 

• You get to meet other people from all walks 

of life and not just others that are studying 

Cons 

• You lose time to study and it may impact your 

results 

• You will have less time to spend with friends 

and family 

• It may not be relevant to what you want to do 

as a career 

• The work hours may leave you very tired and 

unable to study 



• You may not be earning that much money 

• Working is an added pressure, so can you cope 

with both work and study? 

In general, gaining work experience will be 

beneficial to your development of soft skills, 

real world knowledge and experience, and 

build confidence, along with any financial gain. 

The main thing is to ensure that you don’t let it 

impact your studies. 

Do 

• Make sure you can get to all your classes and 

have enough time to get to work, too. 

•Be realistic about the number of hours you can 

work, so you have enough time to focus on 

study, rest and still have some social time. 

• If possible, find a job that will support your 

future career plans. 

• If the job is not part of your career plan, make 

sure you are learning soft skills that can be 

transferred regardless. Really, it’s hard for 

this NOT to be the case, as even bar work will 

teach you how to cope in a busy pressured 

environment, develop customer service skills, 

and manage complaints, which will be useful in 

any career. 

• Make sure you are earning enough to cover the 

cost of getting to work. 

• If you have taken a voluntary role or internship, 

make sure you have budgeted for additional 

costs for travel or food. 

• If you get a job and the conditions, 

treatment of staff or anything else concerns 

you, speak to a trusted person with 

experience, such as parent or carer, teacher 

etc and discuss your concerns. It may be that 

you are just not used to how things work but 

some employers make take advantage of 

your lack of experience. So make sure to talk 

it through with someone 

Many young people end up working in 

bars or restaurants and other roles in the 

hospitality industry as the hours can be fitted 

around college times. This can be fun as there 

are likely to be others of a similar age too, but 

the hours can be late and long. 

However, particularly with the growth of 

online working, there are many other roles 

that can also be explored. Freelance research 

analysts, writers or bloggers, private tuition, 

and online services such as proof-reading, 

and translation work are just some of the 

possibilities to consider. 

It may even be possible to set up a small 

business such as Josh Magidson, Founder of 

eatStudent.co.uk who developed an online 

platform to view local takeaway menus and 

get direct delivery. He eventually sold his 

company to JustEat for £500,000. 

So, simply think through your options and 

explore the possibilities. Don’t be too worried 

and go for it! 



Chikanyima Young FEMale 

EMpowerment 

Q1) Give me a brief introduction 

about yourself 

First of all, I want to say a big thank you to 

the founders of Kychan Teen for giving me 

this oppurtunity in the first place and that 

I am truly greatful. My name is Chikanyima 

Uzoh and I am a fourteen-year-old student 

that attends a school in Southwark. 

Personally, I enjoy writing fictional works, 

I have a passion for writing spoken words, 

poetry and other pieces of what I consider 

art that has an impact of some sort on the 

general female audience. 

Q2) At what age did you start 

up your campaign? And what 

inspired you to want to start up 

your campaign? 

I started this campaign recently and 

I was inspired by the whole dramatic 

experiences I was getting caught up in 

halfway through secondary school. I was 

hearing stories about girls being tagged 

as "skets" for wearing clothes that we 

do not consider average. I was hearing 

stories about girls who were my age being 

"heartbroken" after relationships that 

lasted less than a month, I was hearing 

more of the "boys are trash" sentence and 

around me there seemed to be girls who 

wanted to make a change but were scared 

of doing so. I saw and spoke to girls who 

I'd never in a lifetime think were different 

from the group they hung out with, 

and I was generally surprised with how 

outspoken they were with issues regarding 

females. This truly encouraged me to start 

something big that would help girls speak 

out, to bring awareness to things that we 

are slowly beginning to treat as normal in 

our society and to empower those who still 

wish to remain silent. 



Q3) What is Femem and what is 

your aim? 

Firstly, the name Femem was derived from 

the term "FEMale EMpowerment" and we 

are a female teenage group. As for our 

aim... Honestly, I don't know. Who knows? 

Maybe we manage to get the attention of 

thousands of girls, maybe we don't. Maybe 

we end up running half a marathon and 

stopping there. To me having the mindset 

of starting this was a completion of a 

marathon on its own. As long as we are 

able to have an impact, even if it's just on 

one girl, then that itself will be the greatest 

achievement ever. 

Q4) What are your aspirations in 

life? Do you know what you want 

to do when you leave school? 

When I leave school, my initial plan is to go 

to sixth form and do subjects that give me 

a boost towards studying law at university. 

My dream job is to be a human rights 

lawyer. 

only find in them individually. The drama, 

the gossip and all the snarky insults about 

one another beneath all of this is still there. 

I want to make as many changes to this— 

especially in the way we view each other— 

as I can before I leave secondary school. 

Q6) What are your thoughts 

about getting your campaign 

into other schools? 

We are starting small and so if we're able to 

get ourselves across to other schools, that 

will be amazing. I want to be able to reach 

out to as many girls as possible and I want 

to let them know that, sis: “Fe” means ‘iron”. 

so we're not just females, we're freaking 

Iron Man! 

Q5) Your campaign aims to target 

BME girls within secondary 

schools. How do you find it 

attending an all girls Catholic 

school? 

My feelings towards attending my school 

vary because there are days where the 

atmosphere is just light-hearted and 

everyone is getting along and then there 

are days where the atmosphere is ugly and 

it seems like a fight might break out at any 

moment. Being in an all girls school can be 

pretty crazy but I mostly enjoy it because 

most of the people I interact with all have 

different personalities and things I can 

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Kychan Teen 

Jamaica!! 

They said that time would heal the pain 

They lied 

They said after a while I would be happy again 

They lied 

They said everything would be fine 

They lied 

They said they understood 

They lied 

They said they would help in any way they could 

They lied 

They said everything would be fine 

They lied 

They lıed 

but I tried 

By Yanisha Daley 

They said trust God and all would be great 

I tried 

They said he will help you just keep the faith 

I tried 

They said believe and everything will be fine 

I tried 

They lied and I tried 

What am I supposed to do now? 

They lied and I tried 

I need to try harder but I don’t know how. 



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