Skills Development
Leadership and skills development that surfaces every girl's potential.
About us
A holistic, girl-driven organization
Girls Empowerment Sierra Leone (GESL) nurtures and transforms girls into effective leaders and social change agents in their communities, so they can realize their dreams.
Our vision
“A world with a new generation of powerful young women leaders and change makers who are well positioned and equipped to change their societies.”
GESL offers comprehensive year-round support and programming to girls while giving them the knowledge, tools, resources and networks to make an impact in their own lives and their communities.
Our approach
Self-development at the core, sisterhood all around it
We provide self-development and empowerment programs led by school-going girls to bring out their leadership potential, develop their skills, ensure safe spaces for sisterhood and peer-to-peer learning, and provide enrichment opportunities for their future growth and learning.
Activism
Advocacy and social change work rooted in the issues girls name themselves.
Well-being
Wellness education covering physical and mental well-being.
Academic Enrichment
Academic support and learning that keeps girls in school.