Start a Club · 16-unit girls empowerment curriculum

Inner beauty. Outer strength.

Empower is our girls' empowerment curriculum, adapted from Bhitri Sundarta, founded with a club of girls in Kathmandu in June 2010. It is free. Download the lessons, register your club, and start protecting girls in your community.

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Program at a glance
CurriculumEmpower
OriginKathmandu, 2010
Ages8 to 15
Languages live4
Cost$0
2,000++
Children reunited
with their families
1,795+
Girls cared for
in our shelters
15
Shelters across
10 countries
304
Staff and volunteers
embedded locally
The Story

One girl. One club. One curriculum.

Empower began as Bhitri Sundarta, which means "inner beauty" in Nepali. We wrote it for girls aged 8 to 15 in Nepal so they could recognize the dangers of trafficking and sexual abuse. We founded the first club in Kathmandu in June 2010.

The girls of that first club inspired many of the games and activities still in the curriculum. They chose pink, burgundy and green as their colors. They taught us as much as we taught them.

Today the curriculum has been adapted for the United States and translated into Spanish, Nepali, and Thai, with French, Hungarian, and Burmese versions on the way. Every club is free to start, free to run, and free to share with another girl who needs it.

Girls in a community club
Three ways in

Who are you?

Empower has three audiences: girls who want to learn, leaders who want to lead a club, and visitors who want to understand the work before they jump in.

01

I'm a girl

Self-paced lessons and videos. Learn about your worth, your voice, your future, and how to spot warning signs. Free.

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02

I'm a leader

Download the full curriculum, the coordinator kit, and the reporting tools. Connect with other leaders. Run a weekly or bi-weekly club.

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03

I'm a visitor

You want to understand what we do, who we are, and how the model works before you commit. Start here.

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What girls learn

Four things every girl leaves with.

The curriculum is structured around four outcomes. They are simple, measurable, and intentional. Every lesson and every activity feeds at least one of them.

01
Community

Build healthy, lasting friendships with other girls in her community.

02
Resilience

Learn to turn obstacles, hardships, and pressures into something good.

03
Memory

Create the kind of memories that anchor a girl when life gets hard.

04
Protection

Recognize abuse and exploitation. Know how to respond. Know who to tell.

Free downloads

Everything you need to start.

The full curriculum and supporting documents are free to download. No login. No paywall. Print them, share them, adapt them, run a club tomorrow.

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Curriculum and Training

The full 16-unit girls empowerment curriculum. Every lesson, every activity, every leader note.

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About Human Trafficking

One-page reference chart. The basics every club leader and parent should know.

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Activities for Families

Lessons and activities families can do at home with their daughters.

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Club Sustainability Plan

How to keep a club running past the first year. Funding, leadership, growth.

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Community Risk Factor Tool

An assessment tool to identify trafficking risk factors in your community.

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Theory of Change

How prevention, intervention, and aftercare work together over time.

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In her language

Available in seven languages.

Empower is translated by native speakers in the countries where it is used. Four versions are live now. Three more are in final review.

EnglishEmpower
EspañolBelleza Interior
नेपालीBhitri Sundarta
ภาษาไทยInner Beauty
FrançaisProjet nos Filles
MagyarBelső Szépség
မြန်မာInner Beauty
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Thali Miniland School club
Featured club · Kathmandu, Nepal

Girls Choice Foundation.

The Thali Miniland School club formed just after the 2015 earthquake in Kathmandu. It is student-led. The girls meet weekly to work through the curriculum, raise funds for needy children in their community, and stand up to harassment at school.

Now they are training girls from a nearby school to start their own club. The Girls Choice Foundation, as they call themselves, can do just about anything.

  • Develop child-friendly messaging on trafficking, child rights, and abuse
  • Strengthen the club to become more sustainable and reach the community with awareness education
  • Empower one another and teach friends about their rights
Voices from the clubs

This is what girls say.

"Things I value: love, friendship, honesty, respect."
"I am beautiful on the inside."
"I am happy."
"I am loved."
"Inner beauty. Reflected by her soul."
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Tell us about your club.

Fill out the form and we will be in touch within 48 hours with your leader account, full curriculum access, and a kickoff call. No cost. No commitment past your own.

"Our potential to make a positive impact upon families, schools and communities is real and possible."

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Every girl deserves a club.

If you cannot lead a club, you can fund one. Every $250 sponsors a year of curriculum, training, and supplies for one leader.

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