Girls Learn International GlobalGirls Learn International (GLI), a program of the Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), is educating and energizing middle and high school students to boldly take action for human rights, gender equity, and access to education. With 165 active clubs across 28 U.S. states and 15 countries, GLI is training and mobilizing more than 3,500 young people ages 10-18. …
Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts GlobalGirl Scout Mission Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.100+ Years Founder Juliette Gordon Low organized the first Girl Scout Troop on March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Georgia. An American Institution Girl Scouts of the USA was chartered by the U.S. Congress on March 16, 1950. Still Growing Strong Today, there are 3.2 million …
Girl Rising
Girl Rising bangladesh, india, kenyaGirl Rising is an international nonprofit with a mission to harness the power of storytelling to change the way the world values girls and their education. Our vision is a world where all girls learn, rise and thrive.In collaboration with our education partners based in the regions where we work, we deliver our flagship program, RISE, …
Educate the Children
Educate the Children NepalEducate the Children (ETC) was founded in 1990. Our mission is to work with women and children in Nepal to improve health, welfare, and self-sufficiency by building skills that families can pass down to later generations. Our integrated program model includes three mutually reinforcing components, described below: Women’s empowerment: Through participation in ETC-sponsored women’s groups, women become literate, learn …
Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide GlobalFounded in 1968, Concern Worldwide is an international, non-governmental humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty, with more than 4,700 staff members in 26 countries across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Concern Worldwide targets the root causes of extreme poverty through programs in health and nutrition, education, …
Childhood Education International
Childhood Education International GlobalChildhood Education International works in partnership to co-create innovative solutions to education challenges and build bright futures for all children. We design and co-develop inclusive, equitable, and holistic approaches for children’s development and learning through teacher professional development and capacity-building for organizations and key stakeholders. In collaboration with partners, networks, and coalitions, CE International co-creates innovative solutions …
ChildFund International
ChildFund International GlobalChildFund International is inspired and driven by the potential that is inherent in all children; the potential not only to survive but to thrive, to become leaders who bring positive change for those around them.ChildFund International works throughout Asia, Africa, and the Americas to connect children with the people, resources, and institutions they need to grow up healthy, educated, …
Child Labor Coalition
Child Labor Coalition GlobalChild Labor Coalition formed in November 1989, as concerned groups mobilized following the Capitol Hill Forum, “Exploitation of Children in the Workplace.”The coalition believes that no child, regardless of race, sex, nationality, religion, economic status, place of residence, or occupation, should be exploited. Exploitative child labor is defined as employment (whether in the formal or informal sector; …
Building Tomorrow
Building Tomorrow East AfricaBuilding Tomorrow’s mission is community-powered learning, with a vision of literacy and numeracy for all children. Nearly nine out of every 10 children in Sub-Saharan Africa cannot read and understand a simple text by the age of 10, and approximately 202 million of Sub-Saharan Africa’s school-aged children cannot read, write, or perform basic math. Without these foundational …
American Federation of Teachers
American Federation of Teachers GlobalEducation is a right, but unfortunately not a reality, for many girls and young women around the world. Globally, 61 million children do not attend primary school, more than half of them girls. No society can ever achieve its full potential when half the population—girls and women—is denied the right to achieve theirs.When young Malala Yousafzai was …