Dr. Helene Gayle, President and CEO of CARE USA, speaks at the Power to Lead Alliance signing ceremony.
On December 16, 2008, the Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Office hosted a signing ceremony between USAID and CARE USA to launch a new public-private partnership, the Power to Lead Alliance.
The three-year alliance promoted leadership in girls aged 10-14 in vulnerable communities in Egypt, Honduras, India, Malawi, Tanzania and Yemen. USAID awarded CARE approximately $3.7 million to implement the partnership, and CARE leveraged an additional $3.7 million in funding through partnerships with Cargill, Oracle and the Vodafone Foundation.
GenDev Office Director Katherine Blakeslee opened the ceremony by providing background on the program. Acting Deputy Administrator James Kunder and President and CEO of CARE USA Dr. Helene Gayle signed the document and addressed the audience.
The event was attended by more than 50 people, including Ambassadors from the Republic of Yemen and Tanzania and the Chargé d’Affaires from the Malawi Embassy. Brad Saffer, Senior Director at Oracle Giving, Sheila C. Johnson, CARE Global Ambassador, and Ranvir Trehan, founder of the Trehan Family Foundation, were also in attendance.
Program Description
Length of Activity: September 2008 - September 2011
Objective: The goal of the Power to Lead Alliance was to promote girl leaders in vulnerable communities by: 1) cultivating opportunities for girls to practice their leadership skills; 2) creating public-private partnerships to promote girls’ leadership; and 3) enhancing global knowledge to implement and promote girls’ leadership programs.
Implementation: The program was undertaken in six countries: Egypt, Honduras, India, Malawi, Tanzania, and Yemen. Illustrative activities include supporting participation and leadership in sports, public speaking, computer lessons, planning and management, and financial and legal literacy.
Videos
Below is a set of videos produced by CARE, two produced under the Power to Lead Alliance and three produced under Innovations through Sports: Promoting Leaders, Empowering Youth. These videos illustrate girls leadership and empowerment through their involvement in extracurricular activities and sports in school.
Power to Lead Alliance (India): Power Within
Power to Lead Alliance (India): Positive Deviance
Innovation through Sport: Promoting Leaders, Empowering Youth (EGYPT): Breaking the Silence
Innovation through Sport: Promoting Leaders, Empowering Youth (EGYPT): Future Leaders in Egypt Part I
Innovation through Sport: Promoting Leaders, Empowering Youth (EGYPT): Future Leaders in Egypt Part II
Additional Information
The Power to Lead Alliance is a part of USAID’s public-private partnership program, the Global Development Alliance (GDA). The GDA mobilizes the ideas, efforts and resources of governments, businesses and civil society by forging public-private alliances. To learn more about this program, see the GDA webpage.
CARE is currently developing a broader girls’ education and leadership initiative to support girls in the world’s poorest countries. CARE’s aim is to move beyond expanding girls’ knowledge to preparing them to influence others in positive ways. The Power to Lead Alliance is a key component of this initiative. To learn more, see CARE’s two-pager on the initiative.
Photo Gallery
Pictured above:
Acting Deputy Administrator James Kunder and President and CEO of CARE USA Dr. Helene Gayle sign the Power to Lead Alliance agreement.
Pictured above (left to right):
James Kunder; Helene Gayle; Sheila Johnson, CARE Global Ambassador; and Ranvir Trehan, founder of the Trehan Family Foundation.
Pictured above (left to right):
Katherine Blakeslee, Director, Office of Women in Development; James Kunder; Helene Gayle; and Brad Saffer, Senior Director at Oracle Giving.
Pictured above (left to right):
James Kunder; H.E. Ambassador Ombeni Sefue, Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania; H.E. Ambassador Abdulwahab Abdulla Al-Hajjri, Embassy of the Republic of Yemen; Helene Gayle; Brad Saffer; and Mr. Kenna Mphonda, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of Malawi.
