About

We are a Mozambican Leadership Academy that promotes women’s education and leadership through an intergenerational circular mentoring model, recently recognized by UNESCO as the best education program for girls and women.

GIRL MOVE ACADEMY

WINNER
OF
UNESCO
PRIZE

FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN EDUCATION

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OUR PROGRAMS

For GRADUATED WOMEN with CHANGEMAKER Attitude

This Program activates women Changemakers, amplify their leadership skills and prepare them to design impact driven careers.

After finishing this program, the employability with impact rate for our Girl MOVERS is over 80%, after 3 months.

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For
University
Women

This Program unleashes the future of university students facing a decisive life stage where they have to take the next step to embrace new challenges.

90% of the university women part of this program progress in their studies or finish their degree with a defined life and professional plan.

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For GIRLS
of the 7th GRADE
MWARUSIS

This program promotes the progression to secondary school of all Mwarusi Girls by making them BELIEVE in the power of their dreams.

After finishing this program, the transition rate from primary to secondary level of school is 88% (vs 30% of national statistics)

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CIRCLES OF MENTORSHIP & SISTERHOOD

All Girl MOVE’s programs are intertwined by this special way of seeing, doing and receiving mentorship. It’s this kind of trust and inspiration arising among teenage girls, university students and Girl MOVERS that helps to promote micro teams of Changemakers. Together, they generate a systematic change within the community. A Sisterhood of Girls with different ages, causes and talents, who elevate themselves and empower each other to make a change, first in Mozambique and, then, in the World.

ASHOKA, the biggest network of social innovators in the world, recognizes
Girl MOVE Academy Mentorship Model as a disruptive element that generates systemic change in the world.

Our founder, Alexandra Machado, who is also an Ashoka fellow, explains in this video how our sisterhood mentorship works and impacts the surrounding communities.

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OUR ACADEMY

Between September 2018 and April 2019, the architect João Boto Caeiro and his team at RootStudio, in collaboration with the architect Paz Braga, worked on the design, planning and monitoring of our Academy construction, a project that involved more than 200 people. The building aims to be a symbol of women’s leadership, a reference to the world, and a centre for knowledge creation, where disruptive ideas and visions can be embraced and discussed openly. The project deeply impacted the local and extended community and Lúrio University. 85% of the building was made of brick, produced in site with traditional techniques. Students and local neighbours were invited to participate in the building process, so the knowledge was shared. The use of raw earth as a building material was very important to dignify something that normally is considered a poor material. The project had a great impact on the community, the University and even the Nampula region. The Eco-campus Girl Move Academy is already a two times nominee for Building of the Year by Arch Daily, in the category of Educational Architecture.

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ACADEMY LOCATION

NAMPULA, MOÇAMBIQUE
Universidade Lúrio, R. nº 4250, Km 2.3,
BAIRRO DO MARRERE

girlmove@girlmove.org

MAPUTO OFFICE

MAPUTO, MOÇAMBIQUE
Av. Julius Nyerere, N°657, 2ª, porta 4.

MARTA ROFF
STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGER MZ
marta.roff@girlmove.org

LISBON OFFICE

LISBOA, PORTUGAL
AV. DEFENSORES DE CHAVES,
69, R/C ESQ

MARA SANTOS
STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGER PT
mara.santos@girlmove.org

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CONTACTOS | GERAL: girlmove@girlmove.org | PORTUGAL: mara.santos@girlmove.org | MOÇAMBIQUE: marta.roff@girlmove.org