Girls Future Ready Foundation

My name is Zofia Kierner, and I have been a social activist since I was 8 years old.

I am a global citizen (born in Poland, lived in a couple of places around the world, currently in the US).

Like most of you, I am full of dreams, passions and goals. And although many doors have been closed to me with the excuse that I am too young, and not experienced enough, I believe that we, young women can make a difference! It is our voice, that can make a true impact!

That’s why, at the age of 16, I decided to create Girls Future Ready Foundation. Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much. I hope you will join me, my team, our community so we can grow together!

Recent HerStory Project

Our most recent program is with the podcasters from Halo Dziewczyny! Applications due March 31st, 2020. APPLY AND LEARN MORE HERE

What is HerStory?

HerStory Project is all about pairing girls from Poland and Central Eastern Europe up to 20 years old with mentors and guiding their work together towards a final product. This will look different in each case but the idea is the same. 1 mentor, 1 girl and 1 final project. Each project will last 1-3 months during which we hope you can create your own HerStory!

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GIRLS GLOBAL READY

Connecting girls from around the world

A few dozen girls are now involved in our program to connect girls from Central Eastern Europe and the United States to help build international friendships, motivate to act and learn english through first hand experiences. This program is currently closed but stay tuned for our next draw by following our social media!

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GIRLS ENGLISH READY

Changing English education around Central Eastern Europe

One of our longest running projects, Girls English Ready has been active for over 8 years while we collect, deliver and donate gently used childrens books in English from the US to educational instititutions in CEE. Over this time, we have collected and donated over 20,000 books to dozens of elementary schools and preschools.

Want to help out? Organize a book collection at your school in the US? Or are you in CEE and would like to organize a donation event at a local elementary school? Contact Us!

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#zmieniampolskaszkole

Changing schools in Poland!

Schools in Poland still center their education too much around memorization over practice. Not enough emphasis is placed on learning English - currently the most important language in the world. Very few schools offer public speaking classes and use presentations as a part of their course. There are many things that could be improved within the polish educational system and we are trying to challenge that!

Help us analyze the quality of English classes in Poland by filling out our survey HERE!

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HerStory Project

Changing mindsets, making stories

Have you started executing a project yet? Do you have an idea in mind? Join our project to help it grow! Contact us for more info!

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SpeakUp! Girl

Let's let our ideas be visible!

The annual Girls Future Ready Congress is where we bring together our community. It's a space to discuss new projects and ideas, promote teamwork, and have fun together!

SpeakUp! Girl is a short speaker-based event where you can enjoy presentations from your peers who share their passions, achievements and dreams live on stage. You will also hear from inspiring women who have been successful in their fields and participate in mentoring sessions with some of the most influential women on the market.

Join us to celebrate our passion for the future!

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