IG Annual Review 2023 - Flipbook - Page 3
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Welcome to our 2023 global review!
As we reflect on another amazing year of growth and action, it is genuinely inspiring to see how far the
charity has come in just seven years.
I founded Inspiring Girls with a mission to give all girls, everywhere, access to amazing female role models
and challenge gender stereotypes that hold them back in their career choices. Thanks to incredible efforts
worldwide, we've made tremendous progress towards this goal working in 36 countries worldwide in
2023 to inspire girls to dream big, believe in themselves, and achieve great things!
Our global scale and impact continues to be our greatest strength and achievement. In 2023 alone, we
worked with 33,000 girls in person and inspired thousands more through online activities and campaigns.
We welcomed new teams in Tanzania, Ecuador, Canada, Thailand,
Argentina, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, and Malaysia, broadening
our reach and impact. It is so exciting to see the movement expand across
the world. I was especially delighted to welcome our first sub-Saharan
African country, and keen to find women who would like to take the
campaign forward in other countries in the region.
The drive, passion and commitment shown by all those involved in our
mission is truly exceptional. I continue to be inspired on a daily basis by those
who form part of our global movement - our amazing donors and supporters,
team leaders and committed staff, fabulous volunteer role models, and of
course, the girls we work with. We put girls at the heart of everything we do
as an organisation and our amazing Young Ambassadors have played a
crucial role this year in guiding, advising and inspiring us all!
We are also very proud to be working alongside a number of corporate
partners to build a better future for girls. This year, our large scale global
partnership activities have included financial education workshops with
BlackRock, career speed networking events with MetLife, interviews with
wonderful Toyota role models as part of our hugely successful This Little Girl is
Me campaign, and leadership workshops with Barbie featuring space
scientist, Dr Maggie Aderin Pocock OBE. Our partners play a key role in
helping us achieve our mission and I want to send a special thanks to all of
them.
Our charity ethos reflects the core message that we share with the girls in our
network - be ambitious, decide freely what you want to do in life and work
hard to achieve your dreams! By our tenth anniversary in 2026, we aim to
have connected a million girls with women role models across the world and with your help and support, I absolutely believe that we can make it
happen.
Thank you for being part of our journey.
MIRIAM GONZÁLEZ DURÁNTEZ
Founder and Chair of Inspiring Girls International
