We partner with local organisations in emerging market countries, and other change-makers, to enable marginalised young people to transform their lives and communities.
Learn About What We DoTo launch our #16DaysAgainstGBV campaign, we are pleased to share the next piece in our "Shifting the Narrative" blog series, by Vice President of Programmes Kristen Woolf. She explains how inequity drives gender-based violence and how by listening to girls and amplifying their voices we can change the story.
Read NowSince 2008, we have committed to partnering with our grantees for up to 10 years. We recently created a storymap exploring our approach and spotlighting some of our recent grantee partners who have been through this decade-long journey with us and our collective impact.
Check Out Our StorymapWe are thrilled to announce a first-of-its-kind partnership with one of the leading electronic trading platforms for fixed income securities.
Learn MoreHappy International Day of the Girl! We launched our new “Shifting the Narrative” blog series, with the first piece by EMpower’s President & CEO Cynthia Steele on why we should invest in girls' leadership.
Read the ArticleWe are excited to announce that for the 10th year in a row, EMpower has earned the top 4-star rating from Charity Navigator—America’s premier independent charity evaluator!
Learn MoreFor more than 23 years, we have worked alongside local organisations and young people to advance innovative programming and best practices to enable youth to live their full potential.
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There are more than 1.8 billion young people in the world, and many emerging market countries currently have their largest populations of young people ever. And these numbers are only expected to grow over the next 10 years. Experiencing significant poverty, discrimination, violence, and exclusion, young people living at the margins face the lingering effects and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and continued economic upheaval. The last several years have taken an unprecedented toll on their schooling, health, safety, and livelihoods. Our support to local partners aims to create more opportunities, assets, networks, and safe spaces for young people. EMpower provides financial grants and other value-added support to local organisations in emerging market countries in three interconnected areas that are key to youth development:
Our Adolescent Girls Learning Communities in Mumbai and Delhi—safe spaces where girls can come together and be in the driver’s seat—recently celebrated their 10th anniversary. This toolkit features the voices and expertise of these girls and includes practical and actionable guidance for individuals and organisations planning girl-centred programmes. It includes fresh ideas on how to create and sustain programmes that enable girls to lead, in their own lives and in their communities.
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