Attending Organizations

Stay tuned for the list of organizations attending our 2014 Summit! Below is the information about the wonderful organizations that were present for our 2013 Summit.

 

At our Organizations Fair at the 2013 Day of the Girl Summit, you’ll be able to find out more about many organizations at AU and in DC that are doing important work for women’s equality. We’re so happy to be hosting these organizations, and we hope you’ll make sure to find out as much as you can about what they do! Beyond Borders

Beyond Borders helps people build movements to liberate themselves from oppression and isolation.  In Haiti and the United States, we are bringing people together for just and lasting change. We support movements in Haiti to end child slavery, guarantee universal access to education, end violence against women and girls, and replace systems that oppress the poor with systems that support dignified work and sustainable livelihoods.

DC Web Women DC Web Women is a professional organization of more than 3000 members located in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Its members are professional technologists, students, and enthusiasts who specialize in the fields of blogging, copywriting, computer science, editing and proofreading, e-marketing, graphic design, information technology, marketing/communications, multimedia, search engine marketing and optimization, social media, web analytics, web content, web design, web development, and web editing. AGE Africa Advancing Girls’ Education in Africa’s mission is to provide life-changing opportunities to young women in Malawi through targeted initiatives in education, mentoring, and leadership development. Our visionis that all girls in Africa will have equal access to secondary education, and that young scholars will be empowered to finish school, leverage their educations into viable opportunities for earned income, and have the tools they need to self-advocate for their own life choices. In the short-term AGE Africa’s goal is to graduate talented and disadvantaged young women who are equipped with the knowledge, resources, and self-confidence they need to make healthy and informed choices about their futures. In the long-term AGE Africa seeks to narrow the retention gap, and produce better outcomes for girls nationwide by creating a model for girls’ achievement and retention in public school that can inform public education throughout the country. Women & Politics Institute The mission of the Women & Politics Institute is to close the gender gap in political leadership. We provide young women with academic and practical training that encourages them to become involved in the political process and facilitate research that enhances our understanding of the challenges women face in the political arena. Maasai Girls Education Fund The Maasai Girls Education Fund (MGEF) is a 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in the District of Columbia.  We were founded in 2000 to increase the literacy, health, and economic well-being of Maasai women in Kenya.  At that time, less than 20 percent of Maasai women had ever enrolled in school.  In 2003, Kenya instituted free public primary school education, and enrollment now has increased to 48 percent for girls.  However, only 5 percent of those who enroll will make it to secondary school primarily because of forced marriages, but also because of teen pregnancy, circumcision (female genital mutilation), or HIV/AIDS. MGEF is working to get more girls in school by offering scholarships to those who would otherwise not be able to get an education, and we are dedicated to keeping them in school until they have the knowledge and skills to enter the workforce in Kenya. Institute for Women’s Policy Research The Institute for Women’s Policy Research conducts rigorous research and disseminates its findings to address the needs of women, promote public dialog, and strengthen families, communities, and societies. It is the leading think tank in the United States focusing primarily on domestic women’s issues. Founded in 1987, IWPR’s reports and other informational resources have informed policies and programs across the country and internationally, in each of its key program areas: Employment, Education, & Economic Change; Democracy & Society; Poverty, Welfare, & Income Security; Work & Family; and Health & Safety. The Batonga Foundation The Batonga Foundation, founded by Grammy-award winning artist Angelique Kidjo, supports both secondary school and higher education for girls in Africa. We focus in Benin, Sierra Leone, Mali, Ethiopia, and Cameroon, where we aim to remove obstacles that discourage girls from attending school. We are directly tackling the barriers to girls’ education by providing scholarships, school clothes and supplies, improving school infrastructure, increasing enrollment, and providing mentoring and tutoring programs. Our work takes a holistic approach to help and encourage more girls to succeed in school. Plan International USA Plan International USA is an international development organization operating in 50 countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote and protect the rights of children. It is one of the world’s oldest and largest child-centered community development organizations, which focuses on Education, Economic Security, Water and Sanitation, Health, Sexual Health (including HIV), Emergencies, Protection, and Child Participation. Plan’s vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people’s rights and dignity.       Feminist Majority Foundation The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), which was founded in 1987, is a cutting edge organization dedicated to women’s equality, reproductive health, and non-violence. In all spheres, FMF utilizes research and action to empower women economically, socially, and politically. Our organization believes that feminists – both women and men, girls and boys – are the majority, but this majority must be empowered. To carry out these aims, FMF engages in research and public policy development, public education programs, grassroots organizing projects, leadership training and development programs, and participates in and organizes forums on issues of women’s equality and empowerment.   She’s the First*{American} We are a student organization at American University. As a campus branch of the international organization She’s the First, we raise awareness for girls’ education in the developing world while training college students to be activists and advocates. Through creative fundraisers and educational events, we also raise money to sponsor a girl for a year of her education. To date, we have raised over $4000 to sponsor girls at the Arlington Academy of Hope in Uganda. Thank you so much for supporting us as we work to empower girls and change the world!     School of International Service Undergraduate Council The SIS Undergraduate Council is the voice for the SIS undergraduate constituency. SISUGC devotes its time and resources to professional, academic, and educational programming to better  serve the SIS community. In addition to its programming, SISUGC advocates on behalf of undergraduates and works with faculty and staff to improve all aspects of students experiences, including advising, subject and course development, and career planning.     Her Campus American Her Campus is an online magazine for college women, individualizing its content college-by-college by establishing My Campus branches at schools across the country. With national content on Style, Beauty, Health, Love, Life, and Career, supplemented by campus-specific content produced by teams of students at 200+ colleges across the country, Her Campus serves as a hub for everything college women need to know about today.     CORD at American University Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development @ American University (CORDAU) is a non-profit undergraduate student service organization that strives to get the AU community involved in furthering the vision of an Indian NGO called Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development (CORD) in order to uphold the welfare of the communities it serves. All efforts and aspirations of CORDAU are oriented towards two main purposes: 1) The channeling of awareness and involvement of AU students towards forming creative and inventive methods of furthering the presence of CORDUSA in Washington DC as well as towards forming their own initiative to implement within CORD centers abroad. 2) Consistently ensuring that our project is focused towards promoting the CORD standard of maximum productivity, empowerment, and growth within the context of its implementation. More Information Coming Soon!