OUR HISTORY
Girl Pride International is an internationally operating 501(c)(3) charitable organization which was founded with the desire and commitment to empower marginalized female voices and lives worldwide. The organization's humble beginnings stemmed from one girl's dream to connect with and support other young women worldwide. Now, Girl Pride is an internationally operating non-profit, which has connected with other organizations working on the ground in such places as Jordan and Central America.
WHo we are
SABRINA GUO
CEO/Founder
Sabrina is a student at Yale University majoring in political science and pursuing a degree at the intersection of law, public policy, and business. She is a Yale Lux et Veritas Leadership and Yale Women in Government Fellow. She is a recipient of the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award, George H. W. Bush’s Daily Point of Light Award, and the Diana Award. She is also a U.S. Presidential, GE-Reagan, Coca-Cola, Regeneron STS, U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce, and World Science Scholar. At Yale, Sabrina’s leadership roles include president of Scholars of Finance, co-president of the Yale Policy Institute, co-president of the Women’s Leadership Initiative, VP of the Yale Institute for Political Leadership, VP of UNICEF, Pre-law Professional Development Coordinator/Health & Accessibility Policy Director for the Yale College Council, student board member for the Yale Alumni Fund, and Prefrosh Advisor/Ambassador for the Yale Admissions Office. Sabrina was a legislative intern for the U.S. Senate and intern at Sullivan and Cromwell LLP (NYC). She is a judge for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards and the Regeneron ISEF Alumni Special Award, a committee chair for the Young Scholars Council for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Foundation, and member of the Student Advisory Council for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute.
OUR IMPACT
Hear the story of
12 year old Lisano L.
Girl Pride International strives to shift the narrative of girls worldwide through education, leadership opportunities, and material support, amplifying marginalized voices to radically alter the trajectory of their lives.
Our conviction to be advocates for girls worldwide is poignantly exemplified by a recent intervention, where GPI fought hard to prevent the dropping out and child marriage of now 12-year-old Lisano, who was at the top of her 5th grade class in Wamba, Kenya. By intervening in the courts, providing an academic scholarship and additional financial aid assistance, and advocating for Lisano’s future, GPI has breathed new life into Lisano’s future, who is now proudly a Girl Pride Ambassador.
Here are a few words from Lisano:
“Hi I’m Lisano Lelenkeju, and I am twelve years old. I am in grade five at Remot Primary School. My father removed me from school and put beads on me, took me away from school to look after the animals. He wanted to marry me off. My head teacher rescued me from being married off. I have received a prize for a scholarship through Girl Pride. I want to be a lawyer so that I could stand for the rights of other girls. I am now staying with my grandmother.”
With Girl Pride International, we were able to finance the operation (totaling $1,500) and were able to pay a lawyer to take the case to court and win. Lisano is now enjoying a full scholarship from GPI for her studies, and is excited to resume her almost lost education, along with her inalienable right to be a child. She now aspires to become a lawyer and a strong advocate to protect the rights of other girls in the future.
By protecting marginalized girls and helping to cultivate them into female leaders, who will then empower the next generation of girls within their own communities, we believe a ripple of hope can transform into a swelling current of change, and that one day soon, Today's Girls will be Tomorrow's Leaders.