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Founded in 2000, the Maasai Girls Education Fund works to improve the literacy, health and economic well-being of Maasai women in Kenya and their families through education of girls and their communities.

The mission of the Discover Outdoors Foundation is to positively impact learning through life-changing outdoor experiences. Whether it’s a student in the Bronx or a family in Los Angeles, we believe everyone has an equal right to relish the natural world. Help us fulfill the dream of connecting communities to nature, one student at a time.

In the spirit of Saint Joan Antida Thouret’s passion to educate and empower young women, we prepare our students to lead and serve in a global society through a values-based Catholic education.

Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) is a grassroots movement that catalyzes large-scale transformation in Kenya's urban slums by providing critical services for all, community advocacy platforms, and education and leadership development for women and girls.

Freedom Preparatory Academy Charter Schools prepare all students in PK-12 to excel in college and in life. VISION: Freedom Prep will transform education for students of color across the South. We will prove what’s possible. We will inspire broader change. We will carry the torch of the civil rights movement and help to realize its dream.

Pardada Pardadi is a non-profit organization that has established a sustainable model for rural development through education, employment and empowerment of girls and women. Our mission is to impart "value-based education" to the girls, which facilitates them to become economically and socially enlightened women. This in turn will create a society where all children will have an opportunity to grow to their fullest potential. A unique approach of education through academic, value-based, and skill-based education allows PPES to address the interrelated issues of poverty, gender-bias, and education in India.

A small catholic high school for young women, providing an academically challenging college preparatory education in a vibrant learning environment. Our diverse community nurtures spirituality, encourages artistic expression, and promotes justice, preparing the next generation for leadership and service.

Provide Quality Educational And Social Experiences To Children And Families Through The Head Start And Early Head Start Programs. These Programs Serve Children (Birth To Age 5) And Pregnant Women And Thier Families, Who Are Under The Poverty Guidelines, Or Are Eligible For Public Assistance.

The Chapin School, founded in 1901 by Maria Bowen Chapin, is an independent day school dedicated to the intellectual and personal growth of young women. Students engage in a rigorous liberal arts program that prepares them for further academic study and fosters curiosity, creativity, enthusiasm and integrity. The school provides a balance between freedom and structure, independence and support, individualism and cooperation, and innovation and tradition. The Chapin School is committed to preparing young women to thrive and lead in an increasingly complex world through the pursuit of academic excellence, personal integrity, and community responsibility. Chapin currently has 673 students enrolled in kindergarten through twelfth grade.

For over 25 years, the Denver Street School has offered struggling students a second chance to earn a high school diploma. We believe that every student deserves a quality education and the chance to become a productive citizen. We accept students who have struggled with, dropped out of, or been expelled from other schools knowing that given support and the right environment they can go on to a promising future.

Buffalo Seminary (SEM) educates college-bound young women from diverse backgrounds in a vigorous and participatory environment that emphasizes development of character, intellectual independence, service and leadership. SEM strives to awaken each student to the opportunities available to women. One of the oldest girls' schools in the U.S., SEM has designed a culture of achievement, scholarship, creativity and leadership tailored for girls since 1851. We do not require uniforms and are not bound by religion. Our independent day and boarding school allows girls to challenge themselves, express themselves, and to succeed in college and prepare for adulthood. As a day and boarding school, girls attend SEM from all over the world.

Aumazo's mission is to empower girls in Cameroon by making high school education and vocational training a viable option for girls in rural areas. Related goals include helping graduates obtain gainful employment or higher education,and addressing water and sanitation issues in their communities. In many Africa countries, school fees, early marriage, unwanted pregnancy, socio-cultural prejudice and mandatory chores are all barriers to the educational development of young women. At Aumazo, we recognize that it is often women and girls who drive transformational economies in the developing world. If provided with educational opportunities to attend high school girls will enjoy more successful lives as young adults.