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Breaking Taboos and Building Barriers in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley
Fwilane is one of GSGC’s longest serving mentors, starting with Project Luangwa 10 years ago in 2015. Project Luangwa’s first girls’ club was sparked by GSGC in 2013. After the clubs were piloted, GSGC helped to identify Fwilane to lead…
Jul 28, 20255 min read
Menstrual Hygiene Day 2025: A Spoken Word Performance from Livingstone
On Menstrual Hygiene Day 2025, four young members of Believe Girls Club in Livingstone, Zambia, stood before their community and delivered a spoken word performance that was bold, honest, and unforgettable. With courage and clarity, they challenged the silence, shame,…
Jun 25, 20252 min read
Gender Equality in Education
Gender Equality in Education: How Boys Can Become Allies in Southern African Communities Introduction Gender disparities in education remain a persistent challenge in Southern African communities where Global Sojourns Giving Circle works to alleviate cultural and socioeconomic barriers that…
Mar 27, 20255 min read
Equality Leads to Opportunity
Loveangel Sibanda was surprised when, at 15, her performance of her poem, “Equality,” won GSGC’s Creative Expressions Contest last year. Then came another surprise. Zimbabwe’s chapter of UNICEF —United National Children’s Fund — asked her to recite her poem at...
May 20, 20222 min read
A Book Review To Inspire!
When a travel group from Washington state headed to Zimbabwe to visit GSGC-sponsored clubs late last year, copies of Elizabeth Nyamayaro’s book, I Am a Girl from Africa, were tucked in their luggage. We wondered whether the Zimbabwean-born humanitarian’s life...
Feb 23, 20225 min read
Reshaping Boys’ Thinking About Gender Equity: A GSGC Success
Imagine that you are from a community named Monde just outside Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Population: 3,150. Social system: patriarchal, men holding primary power and predominating in political leadership, moral authority, social privilege and control of property. Number of families: 450....
Nov 23, 20214 min read
Activities Galore on International Day of the Girl 2021
With enthusiasm, creativity, curiosity and commitment, GSGC-sponsored clubs celebrated the world’s ninth annual International Day of the Girl. This year’s IDOG theme was “Digital Generation. Our Generation.” Building up to the day, many GSGC clubs prepared by capturing girls’ speaking...
Oct 19, 20213 min read
An Approach for Social Issues Worldwide
Author: Madie Eidam, Storyteller, GSGC Volunteer, California resident Global Sojourns Giving Circle’s (GSGC) approach in Southern Africa aligns with current global discussions being led by grassroots racial justice movements, indigenous leadership models, and organizations working for a healthier, happier planet....
Oct 21, 20204 min read
Celebrating “My Voice, Our Equal Future”
International Day of the Girl 2020 Twenty-five years ago, some 30,000 women and men from nearly 200 countries gathered in Beijing, China, for the Fourth World Conference on Women, determined to recognize women's rights as human rights. The conference culminated...
Oct 5, 20202 min read
Building a Network
From Traditional Thinker to Girl Empowerment Proponent By Nyika Muyambo, Mentor, Sisonke Boys Club outside Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe I was ingrained in a culture where I was led to believe that women are of less importance. Less is what we...
Jul 21, 20203 min read
Unraveling the Impacts of COVID-19 on
Women and Girls By Sefelepelo Sebata, Mentor, Rise N Shine club outside Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe It sounds cliché, but COVID-19 will adversely affect women and girls. Traditionally, they carry the brunt of war, famine and poverty. The COVID-19 pandemic will...
May 21, 20205 min read
The Seeds of Change – Girls Time and Sisonke Boys Keep It Real
By Mercy Sibanda, Girls Time Auntie "I have never imagined an African man standing up for a girl child, fighting against gender inequality and abuse, especially knowing our cultural norms,” says Pamela from Girls Time Club. With the help of...
Nov 20, 20192 min read
Believe Club Celebrates International Day of the Girl Child
Away from the school, home and community environments where abuse, drugs, torture and rape are the order of the day, Believe Club girls in Livingstone, Zambia took time to celebrate themselves and each other on Oct. 11, the International Day...
Nov 17, 20192 min read
“Yes We Can!” Believe Club Career Day Inspires Girls and Administrators
“Believe in yourself.” “Pick good friends.” “Work hard, be strategic.” “Find a mentor.” “Be wary of a boyfriend’s promises.” These were the messages from guest speakers at Believe Club’s recent career day for senior girls. Club members from St. Mary’s...
Oct 23, 20182 min read
International Day of the Girl – Global and GSGC Girls Club Style
On October 11, the world celebrated what GSGC celebrates every day: the potential and value of girls. Michelle Obama launched a new global initiative focused on providing girls access to education; Nobel Peace Prize recipient Malala Yousafzai raised awareness for...
Oct 23, 20182 min read
Auntie Summit: I see you, I hear you, I believe in you
"Look at these women," said one Auntie of the summit participants. "If only I had met them long ago, and the love and passion they show for others had gotten into me!" GSGC hosted all 11 of its girls club...
Jul 6, 20173 min read
A Trip Full of Life Lessons and Firsts!
Seven girls from the GSU club and their Aunty Gloria traveled from Livingstone, Zambia to Lusaka, the capital, to explore new career possibilities. It was a week of firsts for the girls; the first trip away from home, the first…
Sep 1, 20162 min read
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