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GLOBAL INTITATIVE FOR THE EDUCATION AND LITERACY OF AFRICAN GIRLS INC

BRONX, NY · EIN 471678716 · Form 990EZ · FY2020 · Micro (<$100K) · giftedafricangirls.org
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EDUCATION

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Global Initiative for the Education and Literacy of African Girls (GIFTED) is a nonprofit organization founded in response to the 2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping in Nigeria. It aims to combat barriers to girls' education in Africa, such as poverty, child marriage, and unsafe learning environments, by advocating for policy change and planning to build schools that provide free education to African girls. The organization emphasizes systemic reform, girls' leadership, and data-driven advocacy.

named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Girl-Generated Data Initiative
Proposed initiative to empower girls to collect and share data on their educational experiences, aiming to inform policy and improve accountability.
Girls’ Leadership Initiative
Proposed mentorship program pairing girls with teachers or recent graduates to develop leadership skills and challenge social norms around gender and education.
Project Build
Development of school infrastructure, including construction of facilities, procurement of equipment, and recruitment of academic and non-academic staff.
Project Hope
Initial phase focused on securing funding and support to build schools offering free education to African girls, particularly in regions affected by conflict and poverty.
Project Recruit
Recruitment and enrollment of students into newly built schools, with a goal of opening classes by January 2023 and supporting graduates in accessing higher education.
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What they do

  • Girls' Education Access Initiatives 3 activities
    • Deliver comprehensive educational and support programs for African girls
      Implements programs that ensure girls access education, learn safely, complete all levels of schooling, and develop socio-emotional, life, and leadership skills, including through role models and norm-shifting initiatives.
    • Provide educational scholarships and integrated human services
      Offers educational scholarships alongside health care, clean water, and security services to support the holistic well-being of African girls.
    • Provide free education to African girls through partner schools
      Provides free education to African girls in partnership with Daisies Academy, a growing school of international standard in Abuja, Nigeria, ensuring access to safe and structured learning environments.
  • Gender Equity Research and Advocacy 1 activity
    • Advance girl-generated data for policy and education reform
      Supports a research initiative that enables girls to produce data on their own needs and achievements, contributing to evidence-based policymaking and educational programming.
  • Individual Child Education Sponsorship 1 activity
    • Fund construction of schools for African girls
      Finances the construction of schools and learning institutions that deliver free education to African girls who face risks in pursuing schooling.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Advocate for girls' education and highlight global disparities
      Raises awareness about global education inequities affecting girls, including the 130 million out of school and 15 million unlikely to enter school, as part of broader advocacy efforts.
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1 years on record · 2020–2020
relationships · 11

Who they work with

  • DAISIES ACADEMY Partner — Partner school in Abuja, Nigeria, delivering education under a Nigerian–British curriculum.
  • Facebook Partner — Social media platform used to spread awareness and engage supporters.
  • Instagram Partner — Social media platform used to spread awareness and engage supporters.
  • Twitter Partner — Social media platform used to spread awareness and engage supporters.
  • U.S. Government Government — Engages with U.S. Government policy through advocacy for the "KEEPING GIRLS IN SCHOOL" Act to advance girls' education globally.
  • YouTube Partner — Social media platform used to spread awareness and engage supporters.
  • civil society networks Partner — Collaborates with civil society networks to advance girls' education initiatives and systemic reform.
  • government education planning departments Government — Works with government education planning departments to integrate gender-responsive strategies into national education systems.
  • international donors Partner — Engages international donors to direct aid toward hotspot countries where girls' education progress has stalled.
  • multilateral institutions Partner — Collaborates with multilateral institutions to focus on systemic reform and gender-responsive education planning in priority countries.
  • technology companies Partner — Partners with technology firms to support the collection, analysis, and dissemination of girl-generated data.
strategies · 5

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Gender-Lens Systemic Reform
    methodology: gender_lens_systemic_reform
    By applying a gender lens to policies, budgets, and monitoring systems, the organization drives equitable education reform, because systemic change requires intentional analysis of how resources and rules affect girls differently than boys.
  • Girl-Generated Data for Policy Accountability
    methodology: girl-generated_data
    By empowering girls to produce data on their own educational experiences, the organization strengthens policy relevance and accountability, because lived-experience data increases the responsiveness and legitimacy of education reforms.
  • Holistic Girls' Education Empowerment Model
    methodology: holistic-girls-education
    By ensuring girls' safety, fostering holistic skill development, and promoting decision-making agency within education, the organization produces empowered individuals and stronger communities, because safety and agency are foundational to sustained engagement and leadership.
  • Mentorship-Driven Social Norm Change
    methodology: mentorship_model
    By pairing girls with teachers or recent female graduates in a mentorship model, the organization builds leadership capacity and shifts social norms around girls' education, because relatable role models increase aspirational engagement and community acceptance in settings with deep gender inequity.
  • Safe Access Education as Protection Strategy
    methodology: safe-access education
    By funding schools that provide free and safe access to education, the organization enables at-risk African girls to attend school despite extremist threats, because physical safety is a prerequisite for consistent educational participation in high-risk contexts.