Stellah Cherotich had just arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, to attend a prestigious high school for financially disadvantaged girls when she learned about an organization called Global Give Back Circle. The organization offered mentorships and university scholarships, with one catch: you had to commit to implementing a measurable give back project which lifted your community and, in return, committed to mentoring another young woman.
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On a sunny mid-morning Thursday, Lilian James saw her mother walk away with a large brown sisal basket full of cassava and sweet potatoes.
She was headed for Sigor market in West Pokot, about eight kilometres away from her home.
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USAID HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis Team Lead Elizabeth Meassick who presided over the graduation said the program has enabled more than 400 young Kenyans to complete university education and join Kenya’s labor market as professionals.
“The U.S. government’s investment in girls’ education and well-being impacts far more than a single individual. Her opportunities for better health and a better future create a better life for her family, and build strong self-reliant communities and nations,” she said during the graduation ceremony held in Nairobi on Saturday. Read More
The Global Give Back Circle integrates mentoring, private sector engagement and local community support in a circle of empowerment that guides vulnerable and marginalized girls to complete their educational journeys, gain employable skills, and become powerful leaders. Read More
Global Give Back Circle leverages connectivity to create opportunities for all women to make an impact. Today, history is in the making as 3,000 mentors walk alongside at-risk adolescent girls, providing them with the tools they need to rise up as economically empowered young women who are breaking down barriers, changing the systems and leading the movement for diversity and inclusion.
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