michelle@onegirlcan.com

One Girl Can is a Canadian and Kenyan registered charitable organization breaking the cycle of poverty and working to achieve gender equality through education and mentorship. The organization’s unique holistic model empowers a girl from the time she leaves primary school until the day she gains meaningful employment.

One Girl Can was founded in 2008 by Lotte Davis. Growing up in South Africa during the apartheid era, she became acutely aware of the legacy of mistreatment of black people.

Later when she moved to Canada, she noticed that discrimination was not restricted to skin colour. Women were also considered inferior and often deprived from achieving their potential simply because there were so few opportunities for them to earn an income.

She learned firsthand that when girls get an education, they then have the ability to build a career, become financially independent, be active decision-makers, and give back to their families and community.

The organization is built on a foundation of three pillars that interconnect organically to alleviate gender inequality: We Build. We Educate. We Mentor.