Girl Scouts of the USA
Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) is the largest organization for girls in the world with a mission to build girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts provides a 21st century experience for girls designed to help them learn to be leaders in today’s world.
As part of the organization’s Global Leadership programming, Girl Scouts will launch a national Girls’ Access to Education Civic Engagement Toolkit for girls, ages kindergarten through 12th grade. This toolkit will provide girls with opportunities to learn about and examine the issue of girls’ education from both global and national perspectives, including with regard to access, quality, and achievement.
Learn more and team up with the Girl Scouts of the USA here.
Girls Inc.
Girls Inc. inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold through direct service and advocacy. The organization’s research-based programming, delivered by 81 local affiliates in the United States and Canada, gives girls the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to be healthy, educated, and independent.
In collaboration with the Girls Opportunity Alliance, Girls Inc. will integrate global citizenship into the Girls Inc. Leadership and Community Action program, encouraging girls to understand their ability to represent the voices of girls around the world who are denied access to an education.
Learn more and team up with the Girls Inc. here.
Girl Up
Girl Up is a global leadership development initiative of the United Nations Foundation, positioning girls to be leaders in the movement for gender equality. Through more than 2,200 Girl Up Clubs in over 100 countries, Girl Up trains girls to become gender equality advocates and activists and create tangible change for girls everywhere.
In support of the Girls Opportunity Alliance, Girl Up will deploy its global network of Girl Up Clubs and their thousands of members to engage actively in the issue of girls’ education. With a specific focus on issues related to educational access, Girl Up members will work with communities and government leaders to ensure that girls are connected to the safe spaces that facilitate high-quality learning and cultivate girl-focused leadership.
Learn more and team up with Girl Up here.
She’s the First
She’s the First is a nonprofit organization that fights gender inequality through education. She’s the First supports girls who will be first-generation high school graduates and trains students everywhere to be global leaders.
To deepen their commitment to adolescent girls, She’s the First will utilize Girls Opportunity Alliance “take action” tools to train high school and college students to be informed advocates and new leaders for global girls’ education. In addition, She’s the First will strengthen the capacity of organizations serving girls by creating the “Girls First Network,” a knowledge-sharing community for girl-focused NGOs.
Learn more and team up with She's the First here.