We help young girls

become

future ready.

About us

Girls Future Ready is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization (with legal status in the US and Poland) with a mission to empower and educate young girls from Eastern Europe (13-24 years old) in the development of key skills such as self-confidence, public speaking, entrepreneurship, English and global mindset.

The Foundation has been operating since 2018, has helped over 80,000 girls, generated over $25M worth of social impact, and is led by Zofia Kierner, an award-winning social activist, Forbes 25Under25 laureate, advocate for gender equality and women's access to education.

Annual Impact Report

Take a look at our track record of impact initiatives!

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Advisory board

The team that makes this all possible!

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Our story

Learn how our story unfolds.

August 2012
Zofia Kierner’s journey with social impact started with collecting and donating English books to kids in Poland when she was 9 years old. Over the course of 6 years she donated over 35,000 English resources to schools, orphanages and childrens hospitals in Poland.
Zofia starts Girls Future Ready Foundation with a mission of supporting education and young women in Poland, her home country, and Central Eastern Europe.
January 2018
October 2018
Girls Future Ready opens its first HerStory project, our flagship mentorship program!
The first edition of Girls Global Ready is launched to connect young girls from across the world (CEE and the US) and support the development of global mindset, a key future-ready pillar.
October 2019
April 2020
With the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, GFR launches #togetherforteachers where we bring over 250 english speaking mentors into 300 schools in Poland to support virtual English classes. Over 10,000 students were supported by this initiative and for over 80% of them it was their first contact with a native English speaker!
Zofia Kierner delivers her talk at TEDxWarsaw titled “The Counter Side of Young Power”.
May 2021
March 2022
Zofia Kierner is selected as the laureate of Forbes 25 under 25 in the social impact category for her work with Girls Future Ready and young female empowerment in CEE.
GFR wins first place at the World Summit Awards by the European Parliament for the Girls Global Ready Program as the most innovative youth-oriented project in Europe.
April 2023
June 2023
Girls Future Ready hosts HerStory Project Gala at the US Ambassador Mark Brzezinski's residence with Ms. Olga Leonowicz in Warsaw bringing together 150+ of our mentors, speakers, partners and beneficiaries!
The GFR community keeps growing to support the education of even more young women in CEE! Join us on our journey!
Onwards!

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Our key pillars

Global mindset

The world is huge. This is something that we should be excited about and take advantage of and not fear.

Public speaking

We believe your ideas are only worth as much as how well you can communicate them.

English skills

Proficient business-oriented English skills are necessary in a global world.

Confidence

Boosting your ‘I can do it’ mindset that is the starting point to success.

Entrepreneurship

Boosting your innovative thinking and leaderships skills that are necessary not only in your own ventures but in every career you choose.

Women solidarity

Before we can fight for gender equality, us, women, need to learn to support one another first. 

Youth empowerment

We, young people, have the world in our hands and with the right mindset and education, can achieve so much.

Competencies of the future

Giving you the skills you need to become future-ready.

We've got the answers for your questions

Can I support GFR from the back end? If yes, how to do it?

Yes! You can always reach out via mail given in “contact us” or through messages on social media to one of our team members. We will respond to you and try to find the best suitable position supporting our initiative and giving you the opportunity to develop!

How can I support the GFR mission and initiatives?

We would much appreciate any kind of donation! You can become our donor by clicking on the button “donate” or becoming our patron on Patronite. Apart from that sharing with friends GFR initiatives via social media or putting in a good word for the foundation is always support for us! There is nothing that gladdens the heart as much as a growing community. Always remember to like and comment on our posts as well as our stories!!


How can I join a GFR program?

Choose the program initiative in which you want to take part and fill out the application form attached to each post on our social media and each button with the currently enrolling project. After summiting the application form, expect to hear back from us with your recruitment results!

How can I join the Girls Future Ready Community Facebook group?

You will get an invitation to join Girls Future Ready Community group on Facebook as soon as you become a laureate of one of our programs.