We are building what Black girls deserve
At Faun, we dedicate our work to creating sustainable solutions that uplift communities and transform lives worldwide.
Despite encouraging progress in youth development and girls’ empowerment globally, Black girls ages 12–18 continue to face distinct and intersectional barriers—racialized gender bias, adultification, silencing, limited access to mentors and leadership pathways, and underrepresentation in spaces that shape systems and opportunities. These challenges create cycles of exclusion that limit opportunities for leadership development, civic engagement, and economic participation across the global diaspora.
To address these gaps, there is a critical need for healing-centered, identity-affirming leadership development that combines structured programming with year-round mentoring, global networks, and community-based action.
To build a global, healing-centered leadership pipeline for Black girls 12–18 by inspiring, supporting, engaging, equipping, and unleashing their brilliance through the 6-6-12 journey, year-round mentoring, and strong local partnerships.
When Black girls are centered and supported, confidence grows, opportunity expands, and generational impact follows. With mentors, partners, and simple systems working together, girls are able to thrive and lead.
At Girls Lead Change, our values shape how girls grow, lead, and serve.
We believe leadership begins with self-knowledge, self-worth, and a strong sense of who you are.
We believe leadership begins with wholeness. Girls thrive when they are supported in their wellbeing and given space to grow from a healthy foundation.
We center girls’ voices, choices, and experiences because leadership deepens when girls are heard and trusted.
We believe in the power of rising together. Sisterhood creates belonging, connection, and mutual support across local communities and a global network.
We believe leadership begins with wholeness. Girls thrive when they are supported in their wellbeing and given space to grow from a healthy foundation.
We prepare girls to lead beyond borders, see themselves as part of a larger world, and act as changemakers in their communities and beyond.
Girls Lead Change currently operates in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Burundi, Jamaica, and the United States, with plans to expand to 12–20 countries by 2030.
The organization is committed to a volunteer-powered, zero-overhead model supported by philanthropic partnerships, in-kind contributions, and mission-aligned social enterprise.
