“The hunter in pursuit of an elephant does not stop to throw stones at birds,” goes a Uganda saying. Allen Sophia Asiimwe is pursuing elephants. One of them is the Girls For Girls Global mentoring initiative, which she co-founded to empower girls to lead, and effect change in their communities.
So far, they’ve reached 2,500 mentees and trained over 1,000 mentors across 24 countries, including seven in Africa. The mission is simple: women guiding women into leadership.