Now is the time to stand up, with and for girls.

Girls' futures depend on us. It starts with you. You fuel our trusted partnerships with community organizations, which blossom into life-changing bonds between girls and their mentors. And in 2026, we will be even stronger with our deepest partnership yet: a merger with Girl Rising!

For the past 16 years, you’ve helped us impact over 939,000 girls, shaping a generation of young women who are now first-generation graduates, leaders, and decision-makers of their lives. Let’s keep going: She’s the First programs have a new pathway to grow within Girl Rising—and to stand strong amid the global pushback on gender equality.

Please join us today to meet girls’ urgent needs, and be part of our next chapter!

You can help us reach our goal of raising $70,000 to directly support community grants for partners in East Africa, South Asia, and Latin America.

Note: She’s the First and Girl Rising will officially merge pending regulatory approvals in early 2026. To support She’s the First programs, continue to donate directly here.

See what your donation does:

Starting on Giving Tuesday (December 2nd), we'll share 5 new stories, spotlighting inspiring girls and the women-led organizations driving lasting change alongside them!

Meanwhile, don't miss one of our most powerful stories in 2025: Meet Christine and our partner organization, Msichana Empowerment Kuria.

As an 11-year-old girl in a rural Kenyan community, Christine faced a terrifying cultural tradition. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a grave form of violence against girls. When Christine’s grandmother began pressuring her to undergo the ceremony, Christine confided in a friend, who introduced her to Msichana Empowerment Kuria (MEK), a partner of She’s the First.

MEK provided Christine with a safe space to escape a threatening home environment. With MEK’s guidance and resources from She’s the First, Christine was taken back to school. She received everything she needed — including medical and trauma care, a mentor, friends, and most importantly: agency over her future.

The girl-centered, community-driven work of MEK and She’s the First emphasizes how all girls have the right to protection from all forms of violence. Now 17, Christine continues with her education and designs programs for preventing and ending FGM. Christine is leading her community towards a new future.

Stronger Together

By She's the First

Stronger Together

when we partner, we change what’s possible for girls