Emerging Market Foundation (EMpower)

  • F Funder

Description

EMpower supports local organizations that work to improve access to and quality of education, promote better health and well-being, and enhance livelihoods for at-risk youth ages 10-24. We look to fund organizations committed to youth leadership and gender equity. EMpower funds local (or occasionally national) non-governmental organizations with a track record of effective work with youth, clear mission and vision, and a strong commitment to, knowledge of, and respect in the communities in which they operate.

Primary Functions

  • Funding

Secondary Functions

  • Awareness Raising/Advocacy
  • Capacity building/Technical assistance
  • Networking/Convening

Geographic Scope

  • Global / regional

Areas of work Back to Top

Education topics addressed

Attainment

  • Primary completion
  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion

Other

  • Transition from school to work

Other skills

  • Financial literacy
  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Rights/empowerment education
  • Social and emotional learning
  • Vocational training

Quality

  • School quality
  • School-related gender-based violence
  • School violence
  • Teacher training

Skills

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
  • STEM

Cross-cutting topics addressed

  • Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Community sensitization
  • Early/child marriage
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Empowerment
  • Gender equality
  • HIV and STIs
  • Masculinities/boys
  • Menstrual hygiene management
  • Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
  • Sexual harassment & coercion
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
  • Sports
  • Violence (at home, in relationships)

Funders and partners Back to Top

Current girls' education partners

Locations and contact information Back to Top

Website

Emerging Market Foundation (EMpower)

Headquarters location(s)

  • New York, New York, United States of America

Office location(s)

  • Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
  • India
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • United States of America

Contacts

Charlotte Tweedley
ctweedley@empowerweb.org
+12126084455
Emerging Market Foundation (EMpower)

Locations of current girls’ education work

Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Ghana
  • Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • South Africa
  • Türkiye
  • Viet Nam

Projects Back to Top