The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

PowerMom is a Healthy Pregnancy Research Community that puts research in the hands of mothers and mothers-to-be.

Akirachix is a not-for-profit organization focused on empowering young women through technical training, mentorship, and outreach programs. By providing comprehensive training and upskilling opportunities, Akirachix aims to increase the number of skilled women in the technology sector. The organization is dedicated to changing the landscape of the tech industry by fostering a supportive community that connects and inspires women. Through its initiatives, Akirachix enables women to acquire essential IT and entrepreneurial skills, thereby enhancing their economic competitiveness and helping to bridge the gender gap in technology.

Kwanele is an easy-to-use chatbot app that aims to reduce violence against women by guiding and helping victims of gender-based violence.

Girl Effect is a creative social business dedicated to improving the lives of girls by challenging societal norms and addressing critical issues such as child marriage, teenage pregnancy, and school attendance. The organization focuses on empowering girls through the use of role models to educate communities and shift attitudes and behaviors towards gender equality. By fostering a new normal for girls, Girl Effect aims to create sustainable change that enhances their opportunities and well-being.

Operation Fistula offers comprehensive treatment services for women around the world who suffer from fistula.

Thomson Reuters Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides an international audience with information, media development services, and free legal assistance. The organization’s main focus areas include independent journalism, human rights, women’s empowerment, corruption, climate, food, and the rule of law. Additionally, it offers free journalism and media training services. The Thomson Reuters Foundation has come a long way since it was established in 1983 as a training programme for journalists in developing countries. Since Monique Villa’s appointment as CEO in 2008, the Foundation has transformed into an entrepreneurial corporate charity with a start-up spirit. In 2010, Monique Villa launched TrustLaw, the award-winning service that spreads the practice of pro bono worldwide. Monique also used her experience as a journalist to set up an editorial programme entirely dedicated to covering the world’s under-reported stories. Journalism training was also scaled up, with the creation of new courses and platforms for independent media worldwide, and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. In 2012, Trust Women was launched. The yearly conference has quickly become one of the leading forums to discuss human trafficking and slavery, and many other issues revolving around women’s economic and social empowerment.

Girls Inc. inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold, providing more than 138,000 girls across the U.S. and Canada with life-changing experiences and real solutions to the unique issues girls face. Girls Inc. gives girls the right tools and support to succeed, including trained professionals who mentor and guide them in a safe, girls-only environment, peers who share their drive and aspirations, and research-based programming. At Girls Inc., girls learn to set and achieve goals, boldly confront challenges, resist peer pressure, see college as attainable, and explore nontraditional fields such as STEM. Informed by the experiences of girls and their families, Girls Inc. works with policymakers to advocate on key legislation and initiatives. The Girls Inc movement started in New England during the Industrial Revolution as a response to the needs of a new working class: young women who had migrated from rural communities in search of newly available job opportunities in textile mills and factories. Girls Inc develops research-based informal education programs that encourage girls to take risks and master physical, intellectual and emotional challenges. Major programs address math and science education, pregnancy and drug abuse prevention, media literacy, economic literacy, adolescent health, violence prevention, and sports participation.

Akirachix is a not-for-profit organization focused on empowering young women through technical training, mentorship, and outreach programs. By providing comprehensive training and upskilling opportunities, Akirachix aims to increase the number of skilled women in the technology sector. The organization is dedicated to changing the landscape of the tech industry by fostering a supportive community that connects and inspires women. Through its initiatives, Akirachix enables women to acquire essential IT and entrepreneurial skills, thereby enhancing their economic competitiveness and helping to bridge the gender gap in technology.