In 2017, a young girl walked into the Girls Time Club, quiet, observant, and unsure of her voice. She wasn’t broken, but she lacked the confidence to express herself and stand up when it mattered most. That girl was Thubalenkosi Sibanda. “Before I joined the club, I wasn’t really shy, but I was not confident enough to speak up nor express myself.” She carried so much potential within her, yet she didn’t know how to bring it out. That reality became painfully clear one day whe

When Hope Whispers in the Dark The sun rose the same way each morning in Victoria Falls, but inside Lizzybirth’s small, crowded home, the weight of life never lifted. Her parents worked themselves to exhaustion just to keep food on…

Girls Time Club, established in 2015 by Mentor Procedure Chikosi, is situated in Mkhosana, a small community in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. In 2019, Mercy Sibanda joined as a Mentor and now, in 2025, Ratidzai, a club alumna, is serving as…

At Global Sojourns Giving Circle, we believe in providing girls with opportunities to learn, grow and connect with the world around them. That's why we were thrilled that Girl's Time Club Mentors arranged a visit to Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust. Mentor Procedure...

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…

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...

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...

We live in a world where everyone expects change from the next person, not themselves. Until people commit to be the change they long for, societies will remain the same. GSGC and partners seem to have had yet another success...

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...

By Emily Bronstein, age 15 When I first got involved with GSGC three years ago, during my first trip to Africa with my family, I became determined to stay connected to the girls I met, and to raise funds to...

New Jersey resident Bruce Klein had planned to do more charitable work after retirement. He didn’t plan to do it 7,500 miles from home. Bruce and his wife, Ellen Walsh, had just completed Global Sojourns’ award-winning Safari, Culture and Philanthropy...

Giving back to community is a fundamental tenant of Global Sojourns Giving Circle. Members of Girls Time in Victoria Falls more than met that expectation in March when they gave back to the GSGC family. At school, they sang Happy...

Members of Girls Time strain to see the tablet screen where their friend, Emily Bronstein, appears at the other end of a Skype call. With a nine-hour time difference, lunch break at school in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe coincides with Emily's...

Meet GSGC’s Auntie Procedure Auntie Procedure Mhlanga, called Auntie Pro by her girls, is a confident young lady with a heart full of love for her community. She also has a deep dedication to girls’ issues. Procedure herself was...