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I love hearing stories about female empowerment.

Twenty-three-year-old Yanise Ho, “The Bladress,” is rollerblading across the U.S. to raise money and awareness for The Bladress Scholarship: Funds to Educate Girls, working with One Girl Can.

Read on to learn more about inspiring organizations that are making the future a brighter place for girls and women.

1. One Girl Can

One Girl Can’s mission is to break the cycle of poverty and gender inequality in Kenya and Uganda. It supports a girl from the time she leaves primary school, until the time she finds meaningful employment.

Ndemu Elementary School, Ushirika School, and Patongo Elementary School all are great posts.

Follow @onegirlcan on Twitter.

Credit: @onegirlcansociety on Instagram

2. Free Periods

Teenage activist Amika George’s mission is to eliminate period poverty (the inability to afford sanitary products) in the UK.

Check out: The Power of Period Stigma, Beyond #FreePeriods and Why Do We Only Care About Female Sexuality When We’re Objectifying It?

Follow @AmikaGeorge on Twitter.

Credit: @pinkprotest on Instagram

3. Girls on the Run International

GOTR inspires girls to be confident and healthy, while integrating running.

I recommend reading Living Well: Yoga for Runners, 8 Ways to Encourage Girls to Use Their Voices, and How One Runner Changed My Life and Started a Movement.

Follow @GOTRI on Twitter.

Credit: @girlsontheruninternational on Instagram

4. Strong Women, Strong Girls

Through mentoring, the girls who take part in SWSG are introduced to strong female role models.

I enjoyed reading Summer through the Lens of an SWSG Pittsburgh Program Coordinator: Meet Raenelle Lowery, 14-year-old Kayla hosts Birthday-Fundraiser for SWSG!, and College Mentor Finds Her Place in SWSG.

Follow @SWSGBoston and @SWSGpgh on Twitter.

Credit: @swsgboston on Instagram

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Stephanie Donovan is a Senior Customer Content Specialist at PR Newswire, who edits client news for distribution. She is an avid runner, enjoys yoga, and likes to find ways to live green. In her free time, she likes discovering new music, keeping up to date on the best new TV shows, and traveling. If you’d like to connect, you can find her on LinkedIn