Our Mission
Get Girls Going (GGG) empowers Black teen girls to create social enterprises that solve problems in the world, and in doing so equips them to be leaders that challenge racial and gender inequities that prevent them from success.
Our Vision
We envision a day where young Black women have equitable opportunities, resources, mentorship, and access to quality education entrepreneurs need to become successful leaders in their community.
Our Values
Social Innovation & Enterprises
We believe that all entrepreneurial endeavors should ultimately aim to improve the welfare and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
Mentorship & Sisterhood
We believe in the power of near peer mentorship and the empowerment that arises from relationships with diverse cultures, experiences, identities and beliefs
Youth Leadership
We believe that youth have the creative ability to lead change in their communities and must be uplifted, heard and supported.
Equity
We believe that all people no matter their race, gender and economic status must have access to the same opportunities. We recognize intersectionality and compounded inequities many face.
Community Engagement
We believe that communities have the power to change their own circumstances and must be positioned at the center of any future innovations that aim to address the problems they face.
Entrepreneurial Mindset
We believe in overcoming challenges by constantly improving skills, identifying and learning from mistakes and proactively implementing new ideas.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Get Girls is an organization that recognizes and addresses global issues identified in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) developed by the UN. Get Girls Going contributes to the call to action by addressing eight out of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At Get Girls Going, we believe that by empowering Black teens to be leaders that create solutions to issues that affect their communities, we are developing global citizens that have the ability to change the world. Below are the eight Sustainable Development Goals that Get Girls Going currently works toward. For more information about Sustainable Development goals visit: https://sdgs.un.org/goals
