Meet the Mentor Sunga Mwila is a youth mentor, arts educator, curator and community development practitioner based in Livingstone, Zambia. Through Sungomukoshi Girls Club, which operates under Friends of Change Foundation, she combines mentorship and the arts to help teenage girls develop confidence, resilience and life skills. A practising mixed-media artist and Fine Arts graduate, Sunga believes every young person deserves a safe place where they feel seen, valued and encou

At Global Sojourns Giving Circle, we listen, learn and grow alongside the community-based organizations we support and the mentors we walk with. Today, our commitment is clear: to holistically empower young people to reach their greatest potential and inspire their...

On a warm afternoon in Victoria Falls, a circle of boys leans in as a mentor asks, “What are you carrying this week?” In another space, a group of girls gather to talk about futures that stretch past early marriage…

Believe Girls Club Foundation in Livingstone, Zambia, originally launched as Girls Stand Up, was created to empower adolescent girls. The club was started by an inspiring community leader, Kareen Shawa, but Gloria Mubita stepped in as CEO when Kareen went…

We have so many empowering stories to tell from within the 56 clubs we support that we don’t get to hear or share them all. We were ecstatic to see Girls Time in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe publish a newsletter, a…

Joy and Pain Within hours of landing in the U.S. from South Africa in May, I received my first COVID vaccination. What a precious gift of safety and freedom. I am so grateful, so filled with joy to reunite with...

A new library in Dete, Zimbabwe, organized by GSGC Mentors, will benefit the entire community. Opened in late April, the new library in Dete, near Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, was the brainchild of Thembelihle Dhlamini, a Mentor with Tikobane Girls...

Here’s what lies ahead for GSGC-sponsored clubs, and what has just taken place: Mugurameno Girls Club, Mfuwe, Zambia We’re intensifying theatre activities as we have noticed the effects are wonderful. This will help boost the girls’ confidence levels. We will...

Thanks to our donors’ support, Dete, a now-quiet, tourism-dependent area in and near Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, has its first Tikobane Boys and Girls Clubs. Tikobane came to GSGC’s attention late last year when Founder Priscilla Plummer visited Hwange, the country’s largest and most biodiverse national...

Demand is up Today I did home visits for the boys, and I (asked my wife to come) with me to make a survey on what impact the COVID-19 situation has on girls. Parents seem to be very worried about...

Lockdown rules and enforcement vary in communities where GSGC works. Whether quarantined in towns, cities or the countryside, Mentors are finding different ways to keep in touch with their club members and help them manage daily life. Rural As the...

By Shorai Matambanadzo, Mentor with Rise N Shine club outside Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe My education is interrupted, My protective structures disrupted Distress at times of crisis all in the mind, Violence abuse exploitation and neglect. I am vulnerable to physical...

Tipe has been the youngest girl being served by Global Sojourns Giving Circle. Like so many girls in Africa, Tipe has had a rough childhood. When she first began attending Wayi Wayi Girls Club in Zambia, Auntie Agnes Buya Yombwe’s…

Three clubs, three venues During the Auntie Summit, participants visited three Victoria Falls-area girls clubs. Each site is unique, but all of the GSGC Aunties find a way to create safe spaces in which girls can meet, share and learn....