To celebrate International Women’s Day, we’re donating $50,000 to She’s the First, an organization that helps support girls to get them on the OUAI to choosing their own futures.
The organization
She’s the First provides girls and anyone who identifies with the experiences of girls with the platforms and resources they need to speak up for their rights. A girl will face many obstacles, but when she get what she deserves, she:
- Sees herself as a leader
- Contributes meaningfully to her community
- Earns up to 20% more income as an adult for each additional year of schooling
- Is less likely to marry early & more likely to be in a healthy relationship
- Gets to choose when and if she has children
The work they do
Over the past 14 years, we’ve created transformational outcomes for 563,741 girls by working alongside 685 community organizations in 42 countries! To fulfill our mission, we teach a girl how to speak up for herself in her home, school, and community, while we teach the mentors in her life practical ways to support her agency. As a result, these girls become the first women in their families to achieve amazing milestones—and they are never the last.
How you can get involved
Want to join us in supporting She’s the First? There are multiple ways to get involved & support She’s the First. Whether you’re a student who wants to start a She’s the First community on campus or if you’d just like to donate to help support girls rights, education & more, learn more about getting involved.
You can also Text to Give by texting GirlsFirst to 53-555 or scan below for more information on their work for International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month:
Follow along with their work at @shesthefirst.
