Empowering Girls. Transforming Communities.
Sponsor an out-of-school girl to attend Bright Minds Academy, changing her life trajectory to an empowered young woman.
We are a team of Nigerian and Cameroonian women empowering the next generation of women leaders. Because we are from the communities we serve, we know what our communities need and how to use our funding to have the biggest impact.
110
Girls enrolled in Bright Minds Academy boarding school
300
Students enrolled in Bright Minds Primary School each year
5
Libraries serving 600 kids each week
15
Clean water projects serving 30,000 people
340
Scholarship recipients
51
Healthy children graduated from our Thriving Families Program
68
Microfinance for women to start small businesses
250
U.S. students matched with Nigerian pen pals
Education
We still have 10 out-of-school girls on our waitlist. Sponsor one of them to attend Bright Minds Academy this fall, creating a pathway for her to university.
A sponsorship of $1,100 provides:
A comprehensive academic education
Healthcare
Room and board, including three nutritious meals a day
Mentorship from our wonderful staff
Sports, arts, and leadership classes
Sponsors receive photos and updates of their sponsored student's academic journey.
The longer a girl stays in school, the later she tends to get married, the healthier her children, and the more economically stable her community becomes. What if every family with means sponsored the education of a girl without means? Imagine the world we could live in....
Clean Water
$3,000 funds a clean water project that:
Provides clean water to 2,000 people
Enables girls to enroll in school instead of spending 30 hours a week carrying water
Prevents waterborne diseases, saving lives
Donors receive photos of the well they funded and have the option to write a message to the community on the wall of the well. An oversight committee ensures routine maintenance of the well.
Healthcare
Sponsor a critically ill child for $375 and save a life
Each sponsorship allows us to enroll a critically ill child into our Thriving Families Program, providing:
Life-saving therapeutic food for malnourished children
HIV testing and connection with care
6 months of home and hospital visits
Enrollment in school if of school age
Microfinance for the child's mother to start a small business
Over 90% of children who participate in our Thriving Families Program maintain a healthy weight after graduation, remain in school, and continue to thrive.
Our other health projects include:
Reproductive Health Classes for Adolescents
Young Mothers Support Groups (for pregnant teenagers)
HIV Testing and Destigmatization
Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
Family Planning Consultations
Community Health Worker Trainings