Essential
Facts
WHAT
Nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, registered in the US and Morocco
WHEN
Established in 2013
WHERE
Headquartered in Marrakech, Morocco; Serving girls in Morocco and throughout the developing world
WHO
Teen girl beneficiaries
HOW
Signature empowerment curriculum helping girls understand their:
Value
Voice
Body
Rights
Path
Our locations
Our team
Staff
Maryam Montague
Co-founder and Director
Michelle Hirschfeld
Chief Operating Officer
Kaydee Dahlin
Director of Finance
HQ Staff
Jessica Rushing
Program Manager
Wafaa Afkir
Field Manager
Heyab-Mariam Ogbasion
Program Development and Evaluation Manager
Jaouad Gajja
English Teacher and PSB Liaison
Fatima Ait Ouknik
Field Coordinator
Carrie Thomson
Financial Coordinator
Abdelali Elkorchi
Academic Supervisor
Saida Oumaatalla
HQ Coordinator
Site Facilitators
Nishat Tabassum
America Munoz
Fatima Bourroid
Katie Bercegeay
Bouchra El Bahri
Young Kwon
Touira Yetrib
Keanna Cohen
Zineb Kouhel
Caitlyn Bess
Amina Massnaoui
Kelsey Holmes
Fatima Abdellaoui
Olena Semenova
Habiba Meziane
Rebecca Mercer K
Khadija Elyahyaoui
Fatima Ait Ouknik
Saida Oumaatalla
Wafaa Afkir
Imane Almourabit
Fatimaezzehra Eltarche
Asmaa Eddaoudi
Krysten Bray
Saida Elmernissi
Meghan Walsh
Ibtissam Abdelkadr
Ali Crain
Fatiha Zeddou
Julie Sherbill
Naima Chuatta
Lamyae Zhaoui
Nabil El Ghoufi
Abderrahim Ajarif
Maria Castine
Noura Archouch
Sydney Scarlata
Aziza Idlhoussaine
Board
Moroccan Board Members
Jennifer Borch, President
Houssnia Tiana, Vice President
Nadine Hanafi, Secretary
Chris Redecke, Treasurer
Nezha Youssefi, Advisor elect
US Board Members
Maryam Montague
Patrick Benjaminsson
Jennifer Borch
Per Sjödell
Erin Lewis
Sarita Jha
Jennifer Harr
Anna Wang
Girl Advisory Board
Project Soar Girl Leaders make up our Girl Advisory Board, influencing the organization’s direction and identifying what it important to Girls around the world.
I am
Capable
Donors
MEPI (Middle East Partnership Inititive)
Australian Embassy
Perrault Foundation
ZuZu
MMontague
Huda Abdulmughi
Stuart and Karen Watson
Kirkrich Tours
Partners
Girls Not Brides
Peace Corps
Let Girls Learn
Be Girl
Press
Shape Magazine
Le Matin
CNN, We will Rise Film
Ozy (Magazine)
CNN Africa
Investing
in girls
Means they will grow up to be empowered women who will support their families and communities
