TOPIC: WOMEN EMPOWERMENT (47)

Volunteering India

Volunteering India provides the safest Gap Year, volunteering and internship opportunities in three different regions in India: Delhi, Dharamsala and South India. Programs cover teaching, orphanage and childcare, working with street children, medical volunteering, women empowerment as well as dental and medical internship opportunities.

Chime for Change

Chime for Change, founded by Gucci, is a new global campaign to raise funds and awareness for girls' and women's empowerment.Chime for change serves to convene, unite and strengthen the voices speaking out for girls and women around the world. 

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Asian University for Women

The Asian University for Women is the preeminent liberal arts university for women in South Asia. With an emphasis on social justice and empowerment, AUW provides higher education to those who would otherwise not have the access.  Its students are competitively selected for admittance and for scholarship.  AUW students are among the best in their classes and are willing and able to become change-makers in their lives after university.

Catapult

Catapult is a crowdfunding site working for gender justice and equality. Organizations that work to improve the lives of girls and women can post their projects on Catapult, and anyone in the world can donate to the project.

Pro Mujer

Pro Mujer provides poor women in Latin America with the means to build livelihoods for themselves and futures for their families through microfinance, business training and health care support.

Ms. Foundation for Women

The Ms. Foundation for Women has led the charge for women's rights for almost 40 years. We were at the frontlines in 1973 and continue to fight for equity and justice today. The Ms. Foundation for Women builds women's collective power to realize a nation of justice for all.

Lean In

Lean In is a global community committed to offering women the encouragement and support to lean in to their ambitions. We are committed to offering women the ongoing inspiration and support to help them achieve their goals. If we talk openly about the challenges women face and work together, we can change the trajectory of women and create a better world for everyone.

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Smart Girls at the Party

Smart Girls at the Party is an online network that aims to help the process of cultivating the authentic selves of young women and the young at heart.

Makers

MAKERS.com is a dynamic digital platform produced by filmmakers Dyllan McGee, Betsy West, and Peter Kunhardt, developed by AOL, showcasing hundreds of compelling stories from women of today and tomorrow. This historic video initiative features exclusive access to trailblazing women – both known and unknown.

Young Female Entrepreneurs (YFE)

 Young Female Entrepreneurs is an online platform that helps entrepreneurial women in their 20s and 30s to discover new people, brands, and headlines that will help them start and grow their businesses. The YFE mission is to help young women on their path to profitable businesses while building a collective reputation that is philanthropic, successful, multi-faceted, and collaborative.

School Girls Unite

School Girls Unite began in a small café back in 2004 after a group of 12 year olds and young African women discussed the discrimination felt by girls in many developing countries. We aim to fight this discrimination, and advocate the powers of educating girls. We think education is the starting point to solving almost every other problem, including reducing diseases and ending poverty, and eventually increasing the number of women in leadership positions throughout the world.
School Girls Unite is comprised of chapters in the United States and Mali, Africa. Our incredible sister organization in Mali is called Les Filles Unies pour l’Education. We run a scholarship program in Mali, as well as provide leadership opportunities for youth in the US.

Krochet Kids intl.

Krochet Kids intl. has continued to grow and evolve in ways we never imagined since we earned our non-profit status in January 2008.  Today, over 150 people in Uganda and Peru are working, receiving education, and being mentored toward a brighter future.  The products created abroad have been well received here at home and the collaboration of our staff and beneficiaries around the globe has created a sustainable cycle of employment and empowerment. The beneficiaries of our program are all women. This is due to their unique role as mothers and heads of households. By giving this group of ladies a stable income they are able to provide for many others beyond themselves.
BUY A HAT.  CHANGE A LIFE.

Girls Who Code

Girls Who Code is a new organization working to educate, inspire and equip 13- to 17-year-old girls with the skills and resources to pursue opportunities in technology and engineering.
Together with leading educators, engineers, and entrepreneurs, Girls Who Code has developed a new model for computer science education, pairing intensive instruction in robotics, web design, and mobile development with high-touch mentorship led by the industry's top female developers and entrepreneurs.

Girls on the Run

Girls on the Run of Portland Metro is a life-changing, character development program for 3rd - 5th grade girls in the Portland Metro area. We use exercise, positive reinforcement, and encouraging role models to provide girls with the confidence they need in those critical pre-teen years. Each ninety-minute lesson combines running and walking games with discussions about various life skills, including healthy eating, leadership, setting goals and cooperation.  

L.

L. is a condom company with a cause; to support women globally by focusing on sexual empowerment. We create the highest quality condoms for the modern consumer: in safety, comfort and design. Our brand represents a movement for consumers' choice to support better sex, a better cause and a better world. Core to our mission, L. partners with development organizations to support women and HIV prevention. For every condom that's purchased, one is distributed in a developing country. 

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