Celebrate the holiday season by giving a gift to girl's education!

90% of your donation directly funds girls education worldwide. Circle of Women is a fast-growing, innovative non-profit run entirely by student volunteers. One educated girl affects her community, and her community affects a world of change.

There are 130 million girls worldwide who are not expected to ever enter a classroom. Two thirds of those who are illiterate in the world are women. Without an education, these women will never be able to dictate the terms of their own lives and transform their communities. But these statistics don't have to define reality forever. With your help, we can change the world, one girl at a time.

Since we were founded by a three college students in their dorm room, Circle of Women has funded active, sustainable secondary schools across nine different countries: Afghanistan, India, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, Tanzania, Peru, Uganda, and Guatemala. Circle works with local community members and analyzes education and national trends to find high-impact, sustainable projects to support. During 30 Days of Giving, we're excited to support girls' secondary education and continue our goal of expanding women's education internationally. Read below to learn some about Circle of Women's completed projects and our newest project, Project Ibaako.

Our 30 days of Giving Fundraiser begins on Giving Tuesday (December 3rd)! This fundraiser is based on a tiered raffle system, giving donors the chance to receive a gift of their own when they choose to give back! This fundraiser not only gives us the opportunity to show our continued support of communities around the world, but it gives us the chance to give back to our Circle community. The continued donations of volunteers and supporters

For donating to this campaign, you will be entered into a raffle and have the opportunity to win a gift of your own!

Donations from $1-$49: a Sandal Vanille Voluspa candle
Donations from $50-$99: a Barefoot Dreams blanket
Donations from $100+: a JBL flip 5 speaker

As you reflect on your blessings and opportunities during this season of giving, we ask you to give back to young women by giving them access to opportunities to pursue their education. Celebrate the opportunities and education that you have available by making the same accessible for girls around the globe. And remember, that investing in a girl’s future is also investing in the success and prosperity of a community, a nation, and the world.

Project Ibaako, Uganda

In Uganda, 50% of girls between 15-24 years old are illiterate, and 80% of girls in Uganda do not attend secondary school. The Ibaako Primary School is located in the Busoga Region of Eastern Uganda. The Ibaako Primary School currently accommodates and educates a total of 652 pupils between 2 ½ years and 14 years. The female population includes including 484 female students and 20 female staff. The proposed project is the construction of a new toilet facility for the Ibaako Primary School and the provision of new, common sanitary equipment for both students and staff.

Project WISER, Kenya

Muhuru Bay is a small rural fishing village in the Nyanza province on the shore of Lake Victoria. The Nyanza province has some of the lowest rates for girls’ completion of secondary school with a 7% regional graduation rate and a 3% regional college enrollment rate, in contrast to 100% of WISER students graduating and 93% enrolling in college. Due to lack of support, forced marriages, and early pregnancies, girls’ education in the region is largely undervalued. WISER's particular need was a campus expansion which required the construction of new foundational infrastructure. Circle of Women's customized solution was to construct a new septic tank to appropriately deal with waste in a safe and healthy manner to make the rest of the expansion possible. At completion, enrollment in WISER was 240 students.

Project Jou Nouvo, Haiti

Less than 10% of students entering secondary school are able to graduate successfully. Adolescent girls are disproportionately affected and more likely to be pulled out of school. Jou Nouvo's particular need was that the secondary school retention rate was low. Further, non-public schools are expensive and entrance exams are inaccessible for rural students. Circle of Women's customized solution was the creation of the Girls’ Scholars Program (GSP) to prepare girls for secondary school entrance exams and build student center with multipurpose classroom and computer lab.

On Giving Tuesday and during 30 Days of Giving, we'd love to ask you to reflect on your educational opportunities, and imagine if girls everywhere could have the chance to go to school. Girls who have graduated from the schools we have funded have gone on to become educators, medical field professionals, and community leaders. Funding a girl's education today changes the world tomorrow.

Join us and celebrate the holiday season with a gift to girl's education!

30 Days of Giving 2024

By Circle of Women

30 Days of Giving 2024