Every girl deserves the chance to shape her own future.
In Sierra Leone, Swarah is speaking up for a future where every girl can shape her own. Through BRAC's youth empowerment program, she's building confidence, learning practical skills, and finding her voice.Girls have dreams, too.
Every girl deserves the chance to decide who she wants to be and what she wants to achieve. But social expectations, limited opportunities, and unequal systems can stand in the way.
Swarah is determined to challenge those barriers. Through BRAC's youth empowerment program, she has found a space to build her confidence, develop practical skills, and work toward her goals.
Now, she's speaking up for other girls, too. She wants every girl to have the freedom and opportunity to pursue her dreams.
Impact by the numbers

480,000
adolescent girls and young women equipped with entrepreneurship, employability and life skills across Africa

2.3
million households have graduated from extreme poverty in Bangladesh

96%
of BRAC's microfinance clients in Africa are women
A chance to dream and a path to make it happen.
Through BRAC's youth empowerment work, adolescent girls and young women develop practical life skills, continue their education, and find pathways to dignified work. Through youth clubs, mentorship, financial skills, and support for entrepreneurship, girls can build confidence, earn an income, and take steps toward their goals.
And the ambition is growing. By 2033, the program aims to reach 2 million adolescent girls and young women across seven African countries, helping more young women access the skills and opportunities to shape their futures and strengthen their communities.
>>> Help more girls build the skills and confidence to shape their futures.
Swarah is one voice in that bigger movement. Your support helps sustain BRAC's work to create opportunities for girls to turn their ambitions into action.
Watch Swarah's story.
The future should be hers to shape.
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