When women are empowered, economies grow.
GirlNow Foundation is a movement to educate and economically empower vulnerable girls to flourish into phenomenal leaders in their communities.
THE PROBLEM
Around the world, vulnerable girls don’t have access to education. More than 100 million children remain out of school - 66 million of them are girls and half of them live in sub-Saharan Africa. Further, when a girl has 7 more years of education, she marries 4 years later. When women and girls earn an income, they reinvest 90% of it into their families, as compared to only 30% - 40% of men.
THE MISSION
We are focused on advancing Girl’s economic opportunities in Uganda so that they can:
Escape early pregnancies
Stay in school with quality education
Aquire skills to become financially independent
OUR STORY
In November 2016, Joan Nabatanzi, a young Ugandan girl who grew up in the rural areas of Luwero district met Kloey Battista, a young American girl passionate about girls’ rights and leadership. While Joan struggled to achieve her education as a girl living with only a mother, Kloey was privileged to grow up with her needs met in the US.
Together, Joan and Kloey launched GirlNow Foundation after the egregious impact of the COVID-19 crisis negatively affecting Ugandan communities. Joan and Kloey identified the need to advance educational and economic opportunities for young women and adolescent girls in Uganda and eventually around the globe.
“For the time I have been attending the GirlNow sessions, I have been able to build my confidence and I can now stand in front of a crowd and present, something I couldn’t do before.” Nakato Sheilah
“GirlNow Foundation is a real blessing to our Kasenge community. The benefits are ever-increasing and we are lucky to have them around. GirlNow Foundation gives me hope for the future.” -Nanyanzi
“Raising strong, empowered girls requires strong, deliberate action in normal times, all the more so during a global crisis”
Michelle Obama & Melinda Gates
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