In honor of Day of The Girl, Anasa Troutman of Shelectricity and Dr. Monique Morris Executive Director from Grant Makers For Girls of Color engaged in conversation about the importance of supporting Black, Brown and Indigenous girls and the need to help build the organizational infrastructure supporting them. 

Executive Director Sarah Haacke-Byrd of Women Moving Millions who moderated the conversation amongst Anasa and Monique subsequently invited the team at Shelectricity to weigh in. Zakiyyah…

SheLectricity is a girls' empowerment ecosystem designed with girls of color at the center that brings together technology, culture, and community to create safe and nurturing online and in-person environments for girls to learn, grow, innovate, and lead.  Through interactive tools and experiences, SheLectricity girls engage in Creativity, Personal Development, STEAM-based learning, Entrepreneurship, and Network Building. Our unique, integrated online/offline service model combines the broad reach and youth…

The NoVo Foundation recently committed a $450,000 grant to “transform girls’ lives at scale.” The project is called SheLectricity, a first-of-its kind, digitally enabled ecosystem to empower adolescent girls in the United States to thrive and reach their full potential as human beings and as engaged citizens. Designed with girls of color at its center, SheLectricity is intended to scale over time to reach all girls in this country who need safe and nurturing online and in-person experiences…