About us
"The girl child should be guided to find her purpose early"
What is Girlity Foundation?
Girlity Foundation for the Development of the Girl Child is a non-governmental organization that is centered on personal development and all round growth of women and young girls, bringing them to the point where they can achieve full potential and purpose.
Here's a detailed Case Study,
Research has shown over time that girl child education is militated by an array of factors like poor family background, social exclusion, religious isolation, poverty, early marriage and pregnancy, gender discrimination, cultural discrimination, and stereotypical attitudes against women’s status and role in society.
The girl child in Nigerian homes is trained to assume domestic responsibilities from a young age. She is taught to take care of the home and see to the well-being of everybody. She is lauded as a heroine “wife material” for pulling her chores off easily, not minding that there are better yardsticks for praising her. This eventually affects her esteem as she soon matches her worth with her chores.
The problem is that the girl child grows up with little or no self-development. Nobody points her to herself, only her academics. She is neither taught nor guided to find her purpose early. Many times she finds it late or ends up adopting the trends for a purpose. Some even walk the path of their friends who influence them their way.
This overlook has caused many girls to grow up thinking that their roles are limited to keeping their homes, getting married, raising children, and probably going to a 9 to 5 job if the circumstances are favorable. Those who burst out take a risk at name-calling: over-ambitious, cannot keep a home, a man, etc. How many women have thick skins to bear these?
Yet, it can be better. Bursting out should be a norm. The girl child should be guided to find her purpose early and be empowered with the knowledge that navigates her through life as she expresses her purpose and achieves great success and utmost satisfaction despite the challenges she faces.
Girl child education helps girls and women to take advantage of opportunities that could benefit them; such advantages that they would not see if they were not thinking of developing themselves in the first place. If she is taught to see herself as worth more, she will always bring her A-game to society. That is what we want to achieve.
On average, the girl child is domesticated and limited in social roles. The impact is a cycle of poverty, inequality, distorted identity, and violence against girls and women. To address this challenge, the orientation of the girl child to embrace her full potential as a woman becomes imperative.
Our work aligns with Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 5 by giving every girl child access to informal education, which we believe is just as important and as valuable as formal education, promoting lifelong learning and achieving gender equality by empowering all women and girls.
The world needs women who are leaders and solution providers more than ever before. At Girlity Foundation, we empower girls and women with the knowledge, skills, and resources they need to discover purpose early and live a life of true impact through our programs and initiatives.
Our Values
What makes us diferent?
Our Mission
Our mission at the Girlity Foundation is to create and provide structures and programs for the girl child and women in general, strong enough to empower the female gender with knowledge, skills and resources to achieve potentials and greater success.
Our Vision
Our vision at the Girlity Foundation is to ensure that the girl child is exposed to self-inspiring resources and programs that will empower them with knowledge and skills to be able to stand out and live fulfilled lives.
Our Core Values
- Team work
- Innovation
- Integrity
- Respect
- Kindness
- Creating projects and programs aimed at supporting education for the girl child regardless of social status, ethnicity, or religion. Including the creation of a framework for distribution of learning materials as well as promoting scholarships for the girl child in partnership with educational institutions.
- Creation of programs aimed at sponsoring female children, including orphans and the indigent, in all stages of academic education and vocational training.
- Creation of projects and programs aimed at developing, training and empowering the girl child with entrepreneurship, technical and vocational skills to help them create value in their immediate environment and in the country as a whole.
- To promote the involvement of the girl child in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education within academic institutions, especially creating award and scholarships in STEM education.
- To create programs and projects aimed at improving self-discovery, self-development and value development in the girl child.
- To promote advocacy and programs aimed at eradicating low self-esteem and equipping them with the capacity to deal with peer pressure and juvenile delinquency to become functioning members of society.
- Promotion of advocacy for basic and quality education for the girl child.
- To create programs and projects aimed at training the girl child on her rights and increasing their capacity to advocate for the rights of the girl child.
- Support and Collaborate with other civil society foundations and government institutions in the effective implementation of the above policies and programs.
- Application and soliciting for grants, gifts, donations, crowd funding and other sources of funds to facilitate the execution of approved programs and projects.
Jeremy Newman
- Chief Operating Officer
“To be of benefit to all children who need the support of the greatest goal in my life.”
Simbiyat Natalie Folorunsho
- CEO & Founder
“When you start the journey, you know what lies ahead.
When you go the extra mile, you find opportunities.
Dare to dream, dare to believe.”