GIRLS EMPOWERMENT SUMMIT SIERRA LEONE INC
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Mission Statement
Girls Empowerment Sierra Leone (GESL) is a social impact girl led organization in Sierra Leone that nurtures and enhances the leadership skills of young girls to become effective advocates and social change agents in their communities.
About This Cause
We provide leadership training as well as educational and emergency support to girls in Sierra Leone West Africa between the ages of 11-18. We have a series of programs that support the girls. We hope to develop girl leadership tech centers across Sierra Leone and West Africa. Our programs include : Annual Summit: Our triennial summit is a 3-day program that gathers young Sierra Leonean girls to participate in leadership development workshops. Year-Round Mentorship Workshops: A series of workshops led and facilitated by Sierra Leonean women mentors to enhance the learning of girls in leadership, health, technology, and community development. Mentors also provide year-round support to GESL girls. Rise Mentorship Program: In addition to the mentorship workshops, in 2016, GESL launched a mentorship program that matches influential and professional women leaders in Sierra Leone and the Diaspora with GESL girls to enhance their mentorship experience. Community Development Project: A yearlong project led by GESL girls within their schools and communities to solve and address pertinent issues important to their peers and communities. Our second-year girls focus on community-level problems and our fourth-year girls focus on national issues. Emergency Educational grant and assistance to Families: A program established to provide emergency support to families represented by GESL girls in the event of crisis and disaster that may particularly impede the education of girls.