LNGBI SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP
The pilot program included 21 girls from 4 schools in Newcastle, South Africa. This 90 day program was comprised of daily micro-activities embodying leadership, weekly team-building, and training from experts worldwide via video calls. The focus was on every girl discovering her unique gifts, stretching out of her comfort zone, and integrating the leadership skills […]
SUPERSHERO CELEBRATION
This Leave No Girl Behind International awareness and fundraising event took place in Newcasttle, South Africa, and in New Jersey, U.S.A. Girls and women celebrated their inner “Super-she-ro” in a circle of peers. At the New Jersey event, women wrote letters to the South African girls in the School of Leadership to inspire and encourage […]
YOUNG WOMEN’S GLOBAL LEADERSHIP NETWORK
During the Covid years, the world changed dramatically, and youth worldwide didn’t have tools to cope with a world they never had to navigate. How would they compensate for social gatherings, in-person interactions that now had to be online, and a new way of looking at life? The YWGLN provided a virtual space for young […]
MOTHER’S DAY CONCERT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
According to Statistics South Africa, 4.42 million people in South Africa are sixty years old or older. It is important that the youth of today recognise the value and the wisdom of this generation, and how such wisdom can enrich their lives. Due to the vast generation gap between senior citizens and teenagers of today, […]
MOTHER’S DAY ROSES PROJECT – NEWCASTLE MOTHER AND CHILD HOSPITAL
The Lincoln Heights LNGBI Power Circle decided to honour mothers in the Newcastle Mother and Child Hospital by spending time with them, giving roses and cards to the mothers and performing a poem for them. The Mother and Child Hospital is dedicated to the care of mothers and expectant mothers. Some of the children face […]
VALENTINE’S ROSES PROJECT
In most cases, women are the backbone of their families and primary care-givers of their children. When these women have health challenges and find themselves in hospital, it is deeply traumatic for their families and also difficult for them since they are not able to provide care for their loved ones. Since 2014, the LNGBI […]
EDUCATION THROUGH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT
Nearly two thirds of the world’s 781 million illiterate adults are women, and almost all of them live in developing regions.4 Around the world 62 million girls are not in school.5 The founders of Leave No Girl Behind International have a philosophy that a book can change a child’s life. A girl without an education […]
THE YOUTH CULTURAL DIVERSITY PROGRAM
According to a new study from Pew Research Center, aided by the convenience and constant access provided by mobile devices, especially smartphones, 92% of teens report going online daily — including 24% who say they go online “almost constantly”.3 This being the case, good communication skills and learning about cultural diversity is vital for teenagers […]
SKYPING WITH MENTORS
Less than 4 per cent of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) are women.2 With statistics like these, girls need role models to instil in them the confidence they need to achieve their dreams. Many Power Circle girls, after a thought-provoking conversation with a woman who has achieved big dreams, or a man who believes in their […]
HOME MEAH PROJECT
Statistics South Africa revealed that more than 99,000 teenagers fell pregnant in 2013. Proper sex education begins at school and this is often sadly lacking. In a pregnancy prevention campaign, the St. Dominic’s Academy LNGBI Power Circle together with their Power Circle Leader, visited local children’s home – Home Meah. The purpose was to highlight […]