get involved
3 simple ways to get involved: 1. JOIN OR START A GIRLPOD. There are more and more popping up everyday. Read all about how you can be part of the girlpod revolution here. 2. DONATE!hope by twelve strives to find projects to better the lives of young girls across the globe. Any amount you contribute [...]
hx12 advocates
Meet Franny. Our teen guru. She is the first hope by twelve teen advocate to visit projects we support in Ethiopia. She has been on the ground and wants to share her stories with you. Franny is available by email, phone, skype presentations and she is starting to run her own conferences to tell you [...]
programs we support
We have partnered with a number of organizations to raise money for girls around the world. Each organization/program is carefully selected in order to directly help young girls living in poverty. A girlpod can choose from one of our suggested projects: Selamta Family Project Ethiopia Sponsor a girl at Selamta for her school, tutoring, school [...]
what is hope by twelve?
hope by twelve is a non-profit organization set out to empower adolescent girls in situations of poverty. When girls are given the chance to invest in their community, a ripple effect happens that will travel throughout that community and from one generation to the next. We exist to help girls unlock and see their full potential to be the change in the world. Why the name? When a girl who lives in poverty turns twelve her life is in the hands of others. We HOPE to catch that girl BY the age of TWELVE and give her a healthy future. The unexpected solution to changing the world is: a girl. 50 million 12 year old girls live in poverty. 600 million girls live in the developing world. We will find them, one by one and be the solution. Girls helping girls! How will we help these girls? Through the ideas, creativity and help of GIRLS. Our very own girlpods are the backbone of hope by twelve. Learn all about them here. Tweet Read More
newest blog entries:
guest blogger-julie
This is written from the woman behind raising all the funds to build the school in Kololo-Julie Corby!! I am thrilled that Hope by Twelve has decided to partner with Tesfa on this exciting new school in the Kembata region of Ethiopia. This school will be the village of Kololo’s very first school. Life in Kololo can be tough for a kid, especially for a young girl. Kololo farmers grow corn, ginger, teff, coffee, mangos, avocados, bananas, and godere, (which is a plant similar to potatoes)....
steve jobs
I haven’t read one article about Steve Jobs since he passed. His death has really affected me, my heart dropped and my stomach ached when I heard the news-usually not my thing about celebrities/ceo’s, people I don’t know. But, I’ve been so loyal to his company almost my whole life (the day the Apple IIE came out) and he’s been loyal to me with his innovations and follow through. I sat up last night thinking about what he’s done for organizations like...
another cool mama
Gina is an amazing artist that will be joining us in Ethiopia in November. Read all about how she uses her art to help those in need. There are only 8 days left to win this fundraiser for an extra $8,000. Please consider donating to bring clean water to Mudula Ethiopia. Click the picture below. Read More
