The White House: FACT SHEET: Advancing Democracy, Human Rights, Gender Equality, Wildlife Conservation, and Governance in Africa
By Linda Lockhart. Jul 26, 2015
The United States is committed to supporting African countries’ efforts to strengthen democratic institutions, support civil society, advance gender...
British High Commission Nairobi: Pokot Girls Rescued from FGM and Child Marriage Graduate
By Linda Lockhart. Sep 16, 2015
100 girls in West Pokot rescued from FGM and child marriage graduate with entrepreneurial and ICT skills. Head of DFID Kenya Lisa Phillips recently attended...
USAID: Girls, Mentorship, and the Private Sector
By Linda Lockhart. Nov 18, 2015
Resilience. The development community sees resilience as a bridge between emergency response and long-term development. Yet, it can be difficult to understand...
Beneficiary, Sarah, Speaks in Plenary Session at FHI 360 Summit
By Linda Lockhart. Jun 1, 2016
Catherine M. Russell: Ambassador-At-Large for Global Women’s Issues, U.S. Department of State and Sarah Muthoni, Global Give Back Circle Beneficiary....
Stories of Girls Rescued from FGM
By Linda Lockhart. Oct 1, 2016
Africa Genesis TV interviews Global Give Back Circle beneficiaries, as they share their rescue story.
Global Give Back Circle
By Linda Lockhart. Dec 19, 2016
Global Give Back Circle Beneficiary, Faith Chepkiror, shares her story and the brave story of other Kenyan girls.
How Father Defied Culture To Support Daughter’s Education in West Pokot
By Linda Lockhart. Oct 11, 2017
Violence Against Women is taking root in most parts of the country and the perpetrators are viewing it as a normal practice in a family or community. The...
USAID: From Disadvantaged Girls to Global Ambassadors
By Linda Lockhart. Nov 26, 2017
Unlike most girls born into poverty, three young Kenyan women all recipients of scholarships and mentorship opportunities from the Global Give Back...
GLOBAL GIVE BACK CIRCLE’S ANNUAL RENEWAL CEREMONY 2018
By Linda Lockhart. May 30, 2018
On May 19th, the Global Give Back Circle hosted its 2018 Annual Renewal Ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya. This year’s theme was ‘Giving Back,’...
United at Last: A Mentee Meets Her Mentor After 8 Years of Writing Letters
By Linda Lockhart. Jul 2, 2018
On June 23, 2018, Global Give Back Circle mentor, Naomi Lanoi, met her mentee Faustina Christine Wangari for the very first time ever. After eight years...
How An Alumna Economically Empowers Locals In Baringo County
By Linda Lockhart. Aug 3, 2018
We love to see our alumni thriving in life and giving back. Sylvia Mwangi, a beneficiary who graduated high school from Starehe Girls’ Centre in...
Strategizing to Achieve BIG!
By Linda Lockhart. Mar 2, 2019
“I have always dreamt of becoming an engineer. Engineering is a course most people think ladies cannot manage. I would like to prove them wrong.”...
Disruptive Innovation fueled by Empathy
By Linda Lockhart. Jun 19, 2019
Have things always been this good for you? Not at all, before attending university my family was shunned and discriminated against because my father believed...
A Celebration of Elevated Potential
By Linda Lockhart. Aug 5, 2019
A quarter of the world’s population is made up of rural women! Forced early marriages, female genital mutilation, scarcity of essential resources and...
HER Commitment to Change!
By Linda Lockhart. Aug 7, 2019
8 Empowered Beneficiaries Uplift Their Community Through Their Give Back Commitment Shirleen Kasmeri and seven colleagues have grown up in the midst of...
Mentor Stories: 10 Years of Mentoring ‘HER’
By Linda Lockhart. Sep 30, 2019
CEO of Shiraz Partners, Conny Dorrestijn; Talent Leader at Microsoft US, Holly Perreault; CEO of The MasterCard Foundation, Reeta Roy; and CEO of the Bank...
Your ‘Mentor Circle’ is over 1,200 Women Strong!
By Linda Lockhart. Jul 31, 2020
October was a special month for your ‘Mentor Circle’ as mentors from the USA traveled to Kenya to meet their mentees, meet your mentee and...
Global Give Back Circle Graduation & Renewal Ceremony 2019
By Linda Lockhart. Oct 2, 2019
The Global Give Back Circle integrates mentoring, private sector engagement and local community support in a circle of empowerment that guides vulnerable...