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The contemporary Girls Friendly Society programme is informed by issues facing girls and young women today. The activities that take place in groups are all geared towards helping the girls achieve growth in six key areas that help build the foundations to face life’s challenges. These six areas combine to make, what they call, The GFS Girl.
In April 2023, WIPO Director General Daren Tang announced the organization's commitment to closing the gender gap and empowering women and girls around the world by encouraging them to utilize their intellectual property rights to support economic growth: "Our data shows that women are using the global intellectual property system less than men ...
Women's World Banking founded 1979, empowering low-income women around the world through financial inclusion; Women's WorldWide Web (W4) – Empowering women and girls around the world (founded 2010) World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts – founded 1928; World Pulse – Women's Social Network to connect women globally (founded 2003)
Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA), commonly referred to as Girl Scouts, is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. [2] It was founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, a year after she had met Robert Baden-Powell , the founder of Scouting [ 3 ] (formally Boy Scouts).
In 2015, Warren Buffett auctioned his Cadillac to support Girls Inc., which sold for $122,500.00 on Proxibid.com. [12] [13] In March 2017, Hillary Clinton was named as the "Champion for Girls" by Girls Inc. at their 2017 New York Luncheon. [14] In February 2013 the DPR Foundation gave the Girls Inc. of Orange County a $30,000 check.
Non-governmental organizations, such as Girl Guides Australia, also support events and activities for International Day of Girls. [20] Local organizations have developed their own events, such as Girls and Football South Africa, who, in 2012, distributed T-shirts on International Day of Girls to commemorate the 1956 Black Sash march by 20,000 ...
Girls For A Change (GFC) is a US 501(c)(3) organization based in San Jose, California, that seeks to empower girls [1] and young women by inviting them to design, lead, fund and implement social change projects that tackle issues girls face in their own neighborhoods. It connects them with adult women trained to serve as volunteer coaches, who ...
In Service for the Girls of the World, Poster, 1919. YWCA USA is a nonprofit organization and the American division of the YWCA. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and focuses on women's empowerment. The organization additionally aims for the promotion of peace, justice, freedom, and dignity.