When Girls Helping Girls was born in 2007, its only and therefore chief program was Empower-a-Girl, which is now our largest and most extensive offering and the only one that requires girls to work in teams to discover and create social change.

The Empower-a-Girl program is a grassroots sister-team initiative that partners girls in the United States with girls in schools and community organizations in developing countries to work together toward the achievement of our four global goals, which together distill and reflect the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals. The only initiative of its kind run by girls, for girls, Empower-a-Girl’s unique and engaging program encompasses four main aspects: cultural exchange, a global education, social change projects, and investment in girls’ development.

Each sister-team pair selects the same global goal to study and communicate about for the entire year. During the second half of the program year, the two sister teams work together to plan and implement a social change project that helps accomplish their chosen global goal, thus transmuting their knowledge and united passion into enduring action.

Empower-a-Girl operates on a strict schedule from September through June, and interested teams must apply. Applications are available year-round and are due in July to be considered for the next program year.

To get started, all you need to do is take four simple steps:

1. Sign up to join the Sisters 4 Peace Network and register for Empower-a-Girl.
2. Create a profile by completing the information presented to you after you receive your verification email.
3. If you have registered in time to participate for the program year beginning in August, we will send you an application to complete for your team and contact you regarding your possible participation.
4. If you have registered in the middle of the program year, we will contact you to discuss ways you can still make a difference and help girls fulfill their full potential without working within the sister-group program.