Afro Girls Lead inspires ambitious girls to be leaders, innovators and changemakers through education initiatives. We believe that our girls should be included, represented and supported in matters that affect all girls. We envision a world where girls from all socio-economic backgrounds and cultures believe in themselves, know their worth, have access to quality education and fiercely pursue opportunities that allow them to fulfill their limitless potential. Our work, though customized to cater to the girls in the regions that we serve, reflect our vision tried and true.
Find out more about how Afro Girls Lead has evolved here.
HOW WE LEAD
OUR ASSEMBLIES
We're inspired when our girls know their worth, then lead with it. Our Assemblies will introduce our girls to leaders from various fields and insightful ideas from around the world.
OUR INITIATIVES
We support our girls with the necessary tools and resources that they need in addition to tuition fees so that they can continue to be remarkable girls and phenomenal scholars.
OUR SOCIAL FOOTPRINT
We recognize our responsibility to uplift our girls on public (and private) platforms, so we design and produce content, products and experiences that celebrate our girls in every way - on and offline.
EDUCATION. INCLUSION. LEADERSHIP.
Our girls are truly phenomenal. Afro Girls are leading in the most impactful ways (in and outside of the classroom) around the world.
LIMITLESS POTENTIAL
Our efforts aim to provide the necessary resources to ensure wholistic, inclusive, relevant and effective learning outcomes for our girls.
Effective action is at the core of the work that we do. We recognize the organizations creating impact and promote these skills within our girls.
We work to increase young women’s representation and participation in policy and results-driven decision-making processes.
Our programs and campaigns foster mentorship, spark creative thinking, entrepreneurship and
problem-solving skills.
GIRLS TODAY, LEADERS TOMORROW
Inspired by former first lady of the United States Michelle Obama’s Let Girls Learn, our new campaign, Let Girls Lead, is a call to action for the advancement of quality and culturally inclusive girls education through effective leadership - from both influencers of change and girls themselves.
We could all use a good pep talk every now and then for a little boost of magic. Ivy and her friends from Afro Girls Lead have a few words of confidence and encouragement to share with girls around the world in our new book, Hey, Girl! A Pep Talk to Our Girls.
NEW!
MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS
In solidarity with our girls, our Let Girls Lead campaign is our response to taking a holistic approach to girls education and building back better.
52 million girls across Africa are not getting the proper education that they deserve. Here's our open letter to our future women, leaders and changemakers.
If men had periods, would period poverty exist? Here are 8 Menstrual Health Advocacy Organizations Impacting Women and Girls in Africa during COVID-19
OUR EDUCATION PARTNERS
Our partners go the distance. We are committed to promoting and investing in schools and organizations who are doing the groundwork to advocate for girls and advance girls education. Our partners currently positively impact girls and communities in the US, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania.
#2030NOW
We are committed to achieving Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 5 - Quality Education and Gender Equality. Our work has been recognized by various changemakers and we've worked with a number of global organizations who are working to end poverty around the world by 2030, with longterm goals for 2063 in Africa.
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Making the world better... one smart girl at a time.
Gone are the days when curious pre-teens and teenagers look to adults for answers. Today, our girls are looking to each other and the internet for answers to what matters to them. We re-designed the Smart Girls app to share encouraging messages, that will build self-worth, encourage self-compassion, promote sisterhood and share resources with tween and teenage girls around the world who are looking for smart answers on their smartphones. Find out more about the Smart Girls app here.
*Disclosure: The book links above are affiliate links with Afro Girls Lead. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Earnings directly support our efforts to invest in girls education initiatives around the world.