You can bring Girls For A Change to your community! GFC partners with schools and community based organizations to launch Girl Action Teams throughout the world. GFC can be a new program in a community or our curriculum can be added to already existing programs.

Girl Action Teams consist of two (2) GFC Coaches and 10-15 girl participants. Coaches are provided with a GFC Starter Kit, online resources, trainings via webinar and GFC staff support. Girl Action Teams meet weekly for 12 weeks as girls identify a community issue and then implement their social change project. GFC is open to girls in grades 6-12.

Send inquiries to: startateam@girlsforachange.org

What It Takes to Start a Team

1. A liaison who is connected to a school or organization in the community. A liaison can be a community member, school faculty, organizational staff, etc.
2. Ability to pay the fee required to start a team or raise the money needed for the team in your community or partner with GFC in doing securing the funds. See more details about the cost of the program here.
3. A completed application. Download it here: Starting a Girl Action Team Application.
4. Two (2) women volunteers who will act as GFC Coaches – women volunteers need to commit to guiding a group of 10-15 girls through a 12-week program and attend trainings via webinar. Coaches must be 18 years of age or older. See more about the GFC Coach commitment: Being a GFC Coach.
5. A community who will support the Girl Action Team in implementing the social change project.
6. A safe space for the Girl Action Team meetings.

GFC Provides

1. GFC Starter Kit that includes: Coach Toolboxes – manuals for GFC Coaches with guidance for implementing the GFC Program, 10-15 Girl Action Kits – an interactive social change workbook for girls, pre and post surveys for girls and more!*
2. GFC staff support on raising funds in your community to start a Girl Action Team. See details here: Fundraising for GFC Girl Action Teams
3. Online orientation and trainings for GFCCoaches via webinar – plus coach training videos on the GFC website
4. Evaluation data analysis results for your site
5. Ongoing support in managing your Girl Action Team – by phone and email as well as through online resources
6. Access to America Learns - an online database of resources for Coaches as well as a reporting system for team meetings
7. New curriculum modules as they become available
8. Recognition of the partnership, national media opportunities and use of the GFC logo

*All materials are only available in English at this time

PLEASE NOTE: If we have filled the number of slots available for teams, you may be asked to sign up for our waiting list.

Send inquiries to: startateam@girlsforachange.org