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VOW Is Making an Impact

VOW for Girls believes in grassroots, community-based solutions aiming to create a world where every girl can own her future.

100%

of funds raised
Go Directly to
Community-Based Efforts to
end child marriage

177
Grantees
in
6
countries
received funding so far

85%

of grants
go to
women-led efforts

Arianna

Arianna is a confident sixteen-year-old. She is worried about the impact that COVID-19 will have on girls’ rights and futures. Arianna encourages her friends to join VOW grantee Confederación Nacional de Mujeres del Campo with her, so they can learn more about the choices they have and the opportunities that exist for their futures.

Helping Girls Follow Their Dreams

Grantees use different strategies to help girls own their futures.

Continued
Education

Job
Training

Leadership
Clubs

Access to
Health Services

Advocating for
Girls’ Rights

to date

260,000
directly impacted
girls

1.6 Million
people
indirectly impacted

Photo Credit: Esther Ruth Mbabazi

Patricia

Patricia is thirteen years old and participates in an after-school program run by a VOW grantee in Uganda that teaches her confidence and provides her with a safe space to learn her rights and fulfill her potential. Patricia dreams of being a doctor one day!

Building a Movement Together

20
Brands

20 brands have supported girls through unique products and unforgettable experiences – from gift bags and candles to rings and hotel stays.

8,000
couples

Over 8,000 couples have made their celebrations even more meaningful by incorporating VOW into their weddings.

33
Countries

Wedding professionals in 33 countries and counting have committed to raising awareness and funds to support girls by partnering with VOW.

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Stories of Impact

Photo credit: Alex Bonneau/VOW for Girls

Fatouma

“If you keep your girls in school, they could become ministers,” she said. “They could become a general. They could become the president.”

Fatouma volunteers with VOW grantee Agir Plus in Niger. After fleeing home twice to escape child marriage herself, she knows how important it is to work with communities to help ensure no child ever becomes a bride. Fatouma often speaks with groups of mothers to convince them to let their daughters live lives they love.

Photo Credit: Apsatou Bagaya

Mariama

16-year-old Mariama participates in a program that one of VOW’s grantees runs in Niger that helps build girls’ confidence and leadership skills. The grantee organization also helps Mariama with her school fees so she can stay in school and follow her dreams of becoming an accountant or the head of a bank, instead of becoming a child bride.

Photo Credit: Esther Ruth Mbabazi

Patricia

Patricia is thirteen years old and participates in an after-school program run by a VOW grantee in Uganda that teaches her confidence and provides her with a safe space to learn her rights and fulfill her potential. Patricia dreams of being a doctor one day!

Photo Credit: Resilient Women’s Organization

Nansamba

Nansamba is sixteen years old and dreams of becoming an accountant. With schools closed in Uganda, VOW grantee Resilient Women’s Organization (RWO) is working to provide critical services to girls. As a result of her participation with RWO, Nansamba has learned more about her rights and knows her worth.

Arianna

Arianna is a confident sixteen-year-old. She is worried about the impact that COVID-19 will have on girls’ rights and futures. Arianna encourages her friends to join VOW grantee Confederación Nacional de Mujeres del Campo with her, so they can learn more about the choices they have and the opportunities that exist for their futures.

Photo Credit: Raising Teenagers Uganda

Raising Teenagers Uganda

Hope leads Raising Teenagers Uganda, an organization created to support girls to stay in school until they complete their education. They provide leadership camps and skills training for girls to help increase their confidence, learn their rights, and stand up and speak out about issues affecting them.

Photo Credit: Asociación de Mujeres de Quisqueya

Asociación de Mujeres de Quisqueya

Far too many girls in the Dominican Republic grow up learning that marriage is expected and their role is to serve their husbands. Asociación de Mujeres de Quisqueya wants to change this. The organization created “The Child Marriage Prevention Center” to challenge social and gender norms and reduce the rate of child marriage.

Photo Credit: Gramoday Chetna Kendra

Gramoday Chetna Kendra

A women-led organization, Gramoday Chetna Kendra runs a boarding school for girls in India. In addition to a traditional curriculum, girls learn to debate, public speaking, and participate in theatre and sport. These activities help girls grow their confidence and leadership skills and help keep them from becoming brides.

Photo Credit: Association Pour l'Epanouissement des Jeunes et des Femmes

Association Pour l’Epanouissement des Jeunes et des Femmes

APEJF’s work focuses on girls who have experienced trauma as a result of the ongoing conflict. They provide scholarships and school supplies to girls at risk of child marriage. APEJF has also created a safe space for girls to better know their rights, their options, and their world.

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