our Strategic plan
At the base of an African basket, you find a simple cross-stitch pattern. A work of art and story evolves from the strategic placement of the first cross-stitch. Global Give Back Circle started out like an African basket. Our cross-stitch was engineered to connect women & girls, mentors, local communities, and private / public sectors. After 20 years of weaving, and allowing innovation to disrupt in a good way, our basket continues to evolve, telling a story of profound impact and transformation.
Our North Star
We describe our approach as bold, intentional, and occasionally scrappy—because that’s what it takes to dismantle the barriers facing women and girls in rural Africa today. By balancing a “North Star” purpose with rigorous data and local partnership, we have spent two decades refining a model that moves beyond simple aid toward true economic agency. This document outlines our three-pronged strategy to empower at-risk high schoolers, rural job-seekers, and unbanked women, transforming courage into capital and dreams into fulfilling, sustainable work.
As we enter an ambitious scale-up phase in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, our mission remains clear: to provide the blueprints and support systems—from life-skills mentoring to financial inclusion and agribusiness cooperatives—that allow women in Africa’s most underrepresented regions to know their value and lead their communities.
Learn more about our Strategic Plan