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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Global Give Back Circle Leadership Team featured on Citizen TV
VideosNairobi July 30: Global Give Back Circle Leadership Team featured primetime on Citizen TV. Watch Video
Drexel Magazine: Forbes’ inaugural “50 Over 50: Impact” honoree Linda Latsko-Lockhart
PressDrexel Magazine: Forbes’ inaugural “50 Over 50: Impact” honoree Linda Latsko-Lockhart
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‘I said no!’ Initiative giving Kenyan girls a new lease of life
PressOn 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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International Day of the girl child; our time is now, our rights, our future
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Johnson MBAs and Network Power Builders Honored on Forbes 50 Over 50 List
PressLinda Latsko Lockhart and Karen Derr Gilbert, both MBA ’85, share their career trajectories and offer aspiring woman leaders career tips.
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Global Give Back Circle Lifts Up Young Women–and The Economy
PressStellah 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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From Mentorship to Female Empowerment: Learnings from SAP‘s Partnership with the Global Give Back Circle
PressThe World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report for 2023, a longstanding index that monitors countries’ progress in narrowing gender gaps since its inception in 2006, positions Kenya at 77th place among 146 countries, indicating that there is room for improvement. Further to this, the representation of women in decision-making processes in Kenya remains inadequate, and gender-based violence lingers as a pressing issue. Women and girls continue to spend extensive hours on household responsibilities such as fetching firewood and water, which not only hinders their school attendance rates and employment prospects but also impacts their overall well-being.
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HER Lab: Nurturing Entrepreneurial Mindset In Kenya With Drexel’s Close School Of Entrepreneurship
PressEntrepreneurship is a challenging journey, and in regions with limited resources, the path becomes even more daunting. Bridging this gap in developing countries, such as Africa, first starts with education.
Drexel University and the Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship (Close School) recognized this need for entrepreneurial education and embarked on a remarkable journey to support young female entrepreneurs in West Pokot, Kenya. HER Lab is a place in West Pokot, Kenya where Global Give Back Circle’s holistic workforce readiness programming takes place. Over six months during the Global Give Back Circle (GGBC) HER Lab partnership with Drexel’s Close School for entrepreneurship education, two Drexel students, guided by a Close School faculty advisor, introduced a curriculum designed to foster an entrepreneurial mindset and innovative thinking skills to 50 Kenyan girls, laying the foundation for a transformative experience.
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