If you’re not quite sure what to gift someone this season, we hope you’ll consider donating to a non-profit organization in their name. No matter what cause your recipient is drawn to, you’re sure to make a difference—and offer a memorable gift, too. To get you started, we’re listing 10 national and international organizations that work tirelessly to better the lives of women and girls across the globe. And remember: your action can have lasting impact.
Where will you give?
BlinkNow: BlinkNow directly supports the Kopila Valley Children’s Home & School in Surkhet, Nepal. Its founder Maggie Doyne, a once Glamour Women of the Year honoree, is in her 20s. Talk about girl power.
Circle of Sisterhood: Founded by sorority women, CoS raises financial resources to help remove education barriers for girls and women facing poverty and oppression.
Girls Not Brides: GNB is a global partnership of more than 600 civil society organizations working to end child marriage and enable girls to fulfil their potential.
Girls Who Code: This U.S. nonprofit is dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology and aims to triple the number of women in computing.
International Women’s Health Coalition: The IWHC advances the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and young people, particularly adolescent girls, in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Let Girls Learn: LGL is a United States government initiative launched to ensure adolescent girls get the education they deserve.
Planned Parenthood: PP delivers vital reproductive health care, sex education, and information to millions of women, men, and young people worldwide.
She’s the First: STF provides scholarships to girls in low-income countries, fostering first-generation graduates and cultivating the next generation of global leaders.
Susan G. Komen: Susan G. Komen is the most widely known, largest and best-funded breast cancer organization in the United States.
White Ribbon Alliance: The White Ribbon Alliance aims to decrease maternal and newborn death globally.