Goals for Girls

The girls at Shining Stars FC in Bangalore, India identified plastic waste as a big problem in their community. To combat this, they designed a community recycling project that resulted in families, their entire soccer program, and shop keepers being involved, and have collected around 80,000 plastic bottles! These girls have been highlighted in their local newspaper for being leaders and change makers because of their efforts.

The girls from Greenside High School in Johannesburg, South Africa focused their “We are the Change” project on creating more gender equality in sports at their school. The girls advocated to their school, superintendent and sports director for girls and boys sports to be granted equal representation and recognition. The girls have been identified as incredible school leaders at Greenside and have been instrumental in leading their school’s sports programs towards gender equality.

A group of girls from Salt Lake City, Utah teamed up with Street Dawg Crew to provide homeless pets and their owners with food and clothing. Their project is two-part: first, the girls work hard to collect pet food and pet products, while also collecting blankets, jackets and other clothing for the pet owners. They then meet every Sunday at a downtown park where those in need are able to come receive love, connection, and much needed pet and personal food and supplies.

Girls from San Juan County in Utah live near the Navajo Reservation where many families do not have light or power in their homes. The girls were able to outfit homes on the Reservation with solar panels, batteries, and lights in their homes.

Girls from YFC Rurka Kalan in Punjab, India identified drug abuse as a major problem that exists in their community. They designed a community change project around creating awareness of the effects of drugs through community rallies, stage shows, and school assemblies.

Child marriage is common among teenage girls in West Bengal and the girls from Udayan Sangha created their “We are the Change” project to advocate against it. These girls held community rallies and meetings to educate their community members on why girls should wait until after their schooling to get married.

The girls from CEQUIN in New Delhi created their “We are the Change” project around finding safe spaces for girls to play sports. This group of girls made efforts to meet with community and local government leaders to designate areas where girls could safely and securely play the game they love without fear.

A Utah based group of girls identified the lack of self-worth as a huge problem teens are experiencing in their community. They decided to form an online community called “Self Love City” where they would encourage their peers to form the habit of self-love through serving and encouraging others.

Girls in the Alexandra Township outside of Johannesburg, South Africa identified the lack of feminine hygiene products available to girls their age as a problem in their community. The designed their “We are the Change” project around collecting pads from their teachers, parents, and community members to make them available to girls who don’t have access at their school.

The girls from Foot & Boot in New Delhi come from a community that has a lot of waste on the ground. They approached their local leaders about installing trash bins in their neighborhoods, and created rallies and stage shows informing their community about the importance of using the bins, and keeping their community clean.

A group of girls in Hyderabad, India identified two problems in their community: a lot of plastic waste, and poor air ventilation in their homes. The girls teamed up with Synchrony Financial mentors, who introduced them to an easy way to increase air flow through creating home made air ventilation units with boards and plastic bottles.

A group of girls that had no soccer background, but attended the Goals for Girls Leadership Summit in Hyderabad with Synchrony Financial, wanted a soccer club in their community. They teamed up with their Synchrony mentors and led a “We are the Change” project around starting their community’s first ever girls soccer club.

In Andro Village outside Imphal in Manipur, India, girls designed a “We are the Change” that included planting trees and taking better care of their local environment in hopes that it would increase tourism.

A group of girls in Salt Lake City, Utah identified homelessness as community challenge they wanted to focus their project around. Their “We are the Change” project included fundraising for and packaging hygiene and care bags for those in need in their community.

Girls in Nagpur, India felt that the single moms in their community weren’t receiving the support they needed and were often overwhelmed with all that was demanded of them. To offer support, they created a “We are the Change” project called the “Super Mom’s Club”. They identified 12 single mothers, and chose one mother per month to serve, while also connecting all 12 mothers to create a support group by which the girls would check in with to see how they could continue to offer additional support.

In Delhi based group of girls from CEQUIN identified domestic violence and gender inequality as a major problem in their community a they wanted to do something about it. They formed a “We are the Change” project to advocate for gender equity and to fight domestic violence.

Girls from Yuwa in Jharkhand, India felt that there was a lack of positive female role models in their community. They created a “We are the Change” project on becoming the change they wanted to see by serving as youth mentors to a primary school in their community.

Girls from Cequin in New Delhi don’t all have equal access to education, especially because of many gender based norms that exist. This group of girls wanted to advocate for the importance of girls finishing secondary school before dropping out due to domestic work or marriage/motherhood. They created a letter writing campaign to parents in their area about why girls should stay in school.

The girls in OSCAR in Ranchi, India identified the lack of knowledge surrounding feminine hygiene as a major problem in their community. Their “We are the Change” project was focused on providing access to feminine hygiene related information for their peers.