Girls First Initiative (GFI)

Girls First Initiative (GFI) is a locally-led, women-driven organization based in Tanzania, committed to breaking the cycle of poverty by investing in the education, health, and economic empowerment of adolescent girls and young women in underserved communities. Through three programme pillars — Her Education, Her Health, and Her Economy — GFI has reached over 30,000 girls and young women across 21 schools in five regions, including Tanga.