Blossom Girls Clubs

Setting up Blossom Clubs in all secondary schools across Africa comes from the idea that women need to be empowered at an earlier stage of their life to be real agents of change. Indeed, empirical studies show that by middle school, girls are 25% less likely than boys to say they like taking the lead. The same pattern continues into adulthood, where women negotiate less to remain in their leadership roles, both within the public or private spheres. Through an international mentoring program, pairing girls with women in the region and globally through the Harvard Kennedy School Alumni network, our Blossom Girls will be equipped with the tools to build leadership skills, learn to communicate with assertiveness, take risks, know their rights and plan their career development. Blossom Girl Clubs should be ideally hosted in public and private secondary schools in Mauritius and the region but the meetings can take place outside the school during the weekends and school holidays.