Zimbabwe
EducationGirl Child Network (GCN) - Send Rural Girls to School in Zimbabwe
Address
Girl Child Network (GCN)
c/o IDEX 827 Valencia Street, Suite 101
San Francisco,
California
94110
United States
415-824-8384
http://www.idex.org/gcn.html
Mission
Girl Child Network’s mission is to resocialise girls (0-18 years old) so that they articulate their individual and collective rights and strategically position themselves to take charge of their own empowerment.
Programs
GCN began as a club at a high school where girls met to share their concerns regarding forced marriage, virginity testing, rape, prostitution, HIV/AIDS and their limited economic opportunities. GCN now has over 300 clubs throughout Zimbabwe with more than 20,000 members, and three Empowerment Villages that shelter victims of sexual abuse. GCN also has numerous preventative projects including education, training, advocacy, and peer counseling for girls.
Girl Child Network (GCN)'s Current Projects on GlobalGiving
 Send Rural Girls to School in Zimbabwe |
Girl Child Network (GCN)'s Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
Personnel Overview
Sarah Dotlich - IDEX Africa Program Director
Sarah has worked in the international development and education sector for over four years. She was the Africa Program Coordinator at Global Exchange. She traveled to Kenya as a student at the University of Colorado where she received her BA in Cultural Anthropology. Sarah is an active member of the California based Priority Africa Network. She has traveled to Southern Africa several times.
Betty Makoni - GCN Founder and Director
Betty Makoni is an outstanding leader in Zimbabwe. She works tirelessly to prevent sexual abuse and discrimination against girls. She founded Girl Child Network in 1998, while working as a teacher in Harare. She has a degree in Theatre Arts from the University of Zimbabwe. Currently, she Chair’s the Women’s Coalition, a national organization of 22 women’s rights organizations in Zimbabwe.
Personnel Statistics
Betty Makoni, Founder and Director
Founded in 1998
Employees: 25
Volunteers: 300
