Girls E-Mentorship is a top 100 rated charity offering a research-based mentorship program for high school girls facing socioeconomic barriers to build their professional skills and achieve their academic and career potential.
A Year in Review
From the Founder and Executive Director
Dear GEM Community:
We're pleased to share our tremendous accomplishments with you in this Impact Report. As you'll read, Girls E-Mentorship has undergone significant growth in our reach, and the scale of our operations. Against a backdrop of a world besieged by crisis after crisis, we've worked hard to adapt and innovate, successfully expanding the breadth and scope of our work...
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Program Overview
238
Applicants to the program
154
Mentees accepted
50
Scholarships awarded
5
Internships provided
Our Impact in Numbers
91%
Are optimistic about attaining the career path they want in the future
98%
Were able to set goals and achieve them
93%
Felt more confident advocating for themselves
85%
Had extensive knowledge of various industries they could pursue
Breaking Barriers, Transforming Lives
Girls E-Mentorship (GEM) offers an innovative mentorship program for high school girls facing multiple barriers.
We equip girls with the necessary skills to achieve their grown-up aspirations, building a diverse network of talented, vibrant women and girls to inspire and support one other.
92% of graduates know the direction they want to take after high-school.
96% have a strong sense of what they need to do to achieve their goals.
Meet Shamrita - GEM Mentee 2021-2022
GEM Scholarships
In 2022, GEM awarded scholarships to 50 Mentees. Thank you to our donors and Scholarship Evaluators for supporting GEM's scholarships.
GEM works with our corporate partners to facilitate paid summer internships for Mentees and Alumnae. This summer, 5 GEM Alumnae were offered internships from GEM's corporate partners.
Continuing GEM's commitment to research, GEM Lab is a Canadian centre for evidence-based mentorship solutions to dismantle barriers and contribute to the academic and professional success of marginalized girls and women.
The work of GEM would not be possible without the generous support of our funders and donors. On behalf of the GEM Community, thank you for supporting our GEM girls.
Our Supporters
Project She Soars
Our sincere thanks to the Slaight Family Foundation for their generous support of $500,000 over four years for project "She Soars"
Program Funder
Our thanks to RBC for their core Program Funding support of GEM
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