We believe in Empowering Girls. We believe in the power of #running . We believe in #girlseducation. We believe in Lifting Up #community . We believe in Driving Change. What do you believe in?
Girls Gotta Run Foundation
国际事务
Washington，DC 653 位关注者
Investing in girls who use running and education to empower themselves and their communities in Ethiopia.
关于我们
MISSION: Girls Gotta Run Foundation (GGRF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that invests in girls who use running and education to empower themselves and their communities. While most do not become professional athletes, some do; and training allows them all to stay in school, avoid early marriage, and enhance their personal economic opportunities. It also develops their sense of well being and personal power. Material support provided by GGRF includes, but is not limited to, funds for running shoes, training clothes, extra food ("calorie money"), coach subsidies, and other training-related expenses. GGRF also advises local and partnering organizations on gender sensitive issues and advocates for gender equity in all running programs and organizations. VISION: Girls Gotta Run envisions a world that empowers and invests in the exceptional initiative of young women who are working to establish their place in the world as competitive runners and leaders in their communities, who are finding strength, courage and power in their pursuit of excellence, and who are achieving their fullest potential in running and society.
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https://www.girlsgottarun.org
Girls Gotta Run Foundation的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 国际事务
- 规模
- 2-10 人
- 总部
- Washington，DC
- 类型
- 非营利机构
- 创立
- 2006
- 领域
- Women's Empowerment、Sport and Development、Ethiopian Competitive Running和Safe Space Creation
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主要
获取路线
3715 Jocelyn Street NW
US，DC，Washington，20015
Girls Gotta Run Foundation员工
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Vazken Jeggi Elinzano
Mechanics, mechanical design, business operations, creative writing
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Austin Chernich
Freelance Photographer/Photographers Assistant
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Blaine Kebede
Executive Director at Girls Gotta Run Foundation | Empowering Women and Girls through Running and Education
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Kavita Maharajh-Ali
Legal Resource Assistant
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Happy International Day of the Girl! Our programs are centered on girls all year long, and we are happy to join the global community today in celebration of the strength, resilience and potential of girls. An investment in a girl means a better future for her siblings, her children and her community. Girls will lead the way if we amplify their voices and invest in their futures. We see this every day with our Athletic Scholars in Bekoji & Soddo! Join our Beyond the Finish Line campaign today through Sunday and your gift will be MATCHED! https://gofund.me/22e59932 Blaine Kebede, Arbora Johnson, Allyson Senie, Gelila Bekele, Gaby Grebski, LICSW, LCSW-C, Rosie Rodriguez, Patricia Ortman, Vazken Jeggi Elinzano, Dominique Z., Tammara Walker, Alem Mengesha, Kathleen Ralls, PhD
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Your support is so important to girls like Sidise Mokonen, a 9th grader in Bekoji this school year. Sidise, like most of our Ethiopian Athletic Scholars, was not able to start school at age 5, so she is almost 17. In addition to being a strong runner and student, Sidise is a wonderful dancer with a winning smile - always dressed in pink! She often leads the Bekoji GGRF team in dancing after practice, and we are proud to support her journey. #InternationalDayoftheGirl is in 2 days. Join us to support girls like Sidise! https://lnkd.in/eiZiXVEe
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We are proud to support adolescent girls in Ethiopia who empower themselves through #running and #education. Girls like Diborah Eyasu, who joined GGRF Soddo as a 12-year old and just scored 560 on the university entrance exam -- the highest of any girl in the whole city of Wolaida Soddo! Diborah tells us she is very happy to have been exposed to running as well as for the support provided for her education - which was vital for her, as the youngest of 11 children. She now hopes to study engineering in University! Join us in empowering girls like Diborah: https://gofund.me/fe97d01c
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The UN Sustainable Development Goals are a guidepost for our work... And the girls, women and communities in which we operate -- Bekoji and Wolaita Soddo, #Ethiopia - are the heart of everything we do. Join Team GGRF today - visit www.girlsgottarun.org for more information! #running #empower
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It is almost time for one of our favorite days... #InternationalDayoftheGirl! Every October 11, we love seeing the world celebrating and empowering girls. Our mission 365 days a year is to give Ethiopian adolescents the tools they need to stay in school, postpone marriage to adulthood, and pursue their own dreams. Join us in our IDG 2024 event - Beyond the Finish Line! Prizes for the top teams in 3 categories include Ethiopian coffee, scarves and baskets. #beyondthefinishline #running #girls https://lnkd.in/efNN4G5d
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Education = access, and every girl deserves that right. That is at the heart of our mission, and our programs work: 97% of our program participants finish Secondary School vs. only 16% in the communities we serve.
Education is not a privilege. It is a fundamental RIGHT. ??Yet, around 63% of the youth and adults lacking basic numeracy and literacy skills are women. All women and girls have the right to learn how to read and write, but they continue to be left behind when it comes to education. Let us support them to reach their full potential.
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We strongly condemn the murder of Rebecca Cheptegei, the third elite runner to be murdered in Kenya. All suspects were intimate partners of the athletes. No impunity for perpetrators. The trend of #femicide must be stopped. Statement from UN Women Africa: https://lnkd.in/dXHnb-y3
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Executive Director at Girls Gotta Run Foundation | Empowering Women and Girls through Running and Education
Apologies to the two people sitting next to me on my recent Ethiopian Airlines flight back home. I was geeking out seeing Girls Gotta Run Foundation featured in the latest issue of Selamta magazine!!!
?? Have you seen the news? Girls Gotta Run Foundation and our amazing Coach Fatiya of Bekoji are featured in the July issue of Ethiopian Airlines’ inflight magazine, Selamta (right next to the Dibaba sisters!) Excited that word is spreading about Coach Fatiya and our work empowering girls through running & education. #GirlsEmpowerment