The Beneficiaries

The Girl on Purpose eBook supports the gender equality efforts of two organisations, Rotary and She's the First, who are committed to empowering girls and women through education.

Rotary District 7020 supports the worldwide basic education and literacy effort which has been empowering millions for 100 years. Rotarians work together to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The Rotary Foundation helps fund our humanitarian activities, from local service projects to global initiatives. 

Worldwide, 59 million children have no access to education, and more than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate. Rotary's 1.2 million members worldwide support educational projects that provide technology and low-cost textbooks, coupled with comprehensive teacher training, vocational training teams and adult literacy programs to communities worldwide. Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education and increase adult literacy.

She's the First provides scholarships to girls in low-income countries, fostering first-generation graduates and cultivating the next generation of global leaders. Working closely with our international, locally-driven NGO partners, scholars at primary and secondary school levels* are identified based on financial need, scholastic merit, and their potential to become positive influencers and leaders within their communities. Harnessing technology and social media, She's the First is committed to connecting our sponsors, student campus leaders and scholars around the world in innovative, mutually beneficial ways to foster mentorship, philanthropy, equality, and leadership.

*She's the First primarily focuses its support on students at the secondary school age, a time when girls are particularly vulnerable to factors that prevent them from graduating from high school.