Finding Your Everest
Participants name their biggest dream and the barriers standing in front of it, then break an overwhelming goal into small, achievable steps — building the resilience to keep going.
Seven modules, taught in sequence and adapted to the culture they are delivered in.
Participants name their biggest dream and the barriers standing in front of it, then break an overwhelming goal into small, achievable steps — building the resilience to keep going.
Many women are told which path to follow. Through culturally relevant exercises, participants name their own strengths, values and talents — and start making decisions from them.
Pushing for change carries real risk. Participants learn how to challenge inequality and advocate for themselves in ways that respect cultural context and keep them in the room.
Girls are rarely encouraged to speak up. Discussion and supportive speaking practice build the clarity and confidence needed for interviews, leadership roles and community meetings.
Nutrition, stress, mental health, boundaries and recognizing unsafe situations — knowledge that is hard to come by, so participants can look after themselves and then teach others.
Participants learn to spot a local problem, design an initiative around it and organize others — the basics of advocacy and teamwork, applied to education access and gender equity.
Saving, budgeting, understanding interest and planning ahead. Whether they are students, mothers or entrepreneurs, participants leave able to make sound financial decisions.
We are looking for women who feel called to uplift others.
Teachers, counselors, community organizers and businesswomen who already have a room full of women or girls in front of them.
The program runs in Nepal, India, Afghanistan and the Philippines, and expands wherever a facilitator is ready to lead it.

Fees, uniforms and supplies for girls at risk of being taken out of education. Staying in school is the precondition for everything else.

Working capital for women building businesses — so the financial literacy module has something to be applied to.
Every gift funds workbooks, facilitator training, scholarships and micro-loans.