Give a girl a safe space
AND YOU GIVE HER
A VOICE
Give a girl a safe space
AND YOU GIVE HER
HOPE A VOICE CHOICE A CHANCE
CHANGING LIVES, ONE GIRL AT A TIME.
Global Sojourns Giving Circle (GSGC) creates safe spaces in Southern African countries to empower and educate girls and strengthen their communities. We can effect a healthy transformation for those who would otherwise be left behind. Are you with us?
WE CREATE A RIPPLE EFFECT
When girls are empowered, nurtured and educated, we see them open to new ideas, new ways of doing things and new opportunities. When a girl finds a new path—one that isn’t defined by abuse, poverty or other challenging circumstances —she’s more likely to build a better future for herself, her family and her community. The impact is far-reaching.
WHY GIRLS?
If you’re born a girl in most African countries, you won’t have much control over your future. And that future can be harsh: gender discrimination, lack of resources, nowhere to turn for help and few options to improve your situation. Because HIV rates here are among the highest in the world, many African children lose one or both parents to AIDS. Despite a tradition of extended family support, girls are least likely to receive it and the last to be schooled if money runs low or runs out.
When empowered and educated, girls think of new possibilities, achieve brighter futures, and help transform their communities.
Research shows that 80-90% of work done by international youth programs benefit boys. When programs include girls, the most privileged benefit and poor and vulnerable girls are left behind. GSGC focuses on children who might otherwise remain emotionally isolated and illiterate in a region where education is both critical and elusive.
JOIN US AS A MONTHLY DONOR
We invite you to become a sustaining supporter by setting up an automated monthly donation. Your consistent gift will ensure access to consistent mentorship of youth in Madagascar, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
STRAIGHT TO LOCAL PEOPLE
All donations support the Mentors we partner with and cover the costs of their essential work
DOLLARS GO FURTHER
Donations, large and small, mean we enable our local mentors to consistently support and empower youth in their communities
LOCALLY LED, GLOBALLY FUNDED
All program leaders are Africans who are passionate about making a difference in their communities. All GSGC funding comes from donors who believe in our unique locally led model.
WHAT YOUR DOLLARS DO
Every dollar you give goes directly to a GSGC project in Southern Africa. We work hard to ensure the money is well spent — helping Mentors create after-school programs in safe spaces to empower vulnerable young and teenaged girls and offer life-changing opportunities.
Pays for items like journals, pens, books and sanitary supplies
$55 USD
Covers workshop and field trip expenses
$500 USD
Sponsors a Mentor and a club for a year
$10,000 USD
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“As the girl child takes full responsibility for what is needed to better her life, she will eventually change her surroundings, and her whole world will ultimately change.”
—Mentor Mercy, Girls Time Club, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe