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LEAP Global

Imagine a world, where we TAKE A LEAP… 

  • ABOUT US
    • OUR STORY
    • OUR LEADERS
      • RASHIDA MIMS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
      • JUANITA C. BRITTON, ADVISOR, QUEEN MOTHER BOTWE NANA ADOBEA II OF KONKO VILLAGE
      • KIM-HARDWICK-BOARD-SECRETARY
      • KWAME ALEXANDER, CO-FOUNDER/DIRECTOR EMERITUS
      • TRACY CHILES MCGHEE, CO-FOUNDER/DIRECTOR EMERITUS
      • NIKKI GIOVANN
    • GALLERY
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    • OUR WORK
    • TEACHER TRAININGS
    • YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
    • GIRLS EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE
    • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
    • NIKKI GIOVANNI LEAP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
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Our Mission

LEAP is charged with providing innovative literacy, school improvement, and youth development programming to expand educational opportunities and strengthen developing communities.

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We believe in supporting communities through literacy education, youth development and community engagement.

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Teacher Training

We recognize the important role that teachers play in preparing students to become critical thinkers and responsible citizens.
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Youth Development

As we continue to improve access to educational opportunities for the communities we serve, we also focus on honing the leadership skills of our students.
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Girls Empowerment Initiative

Seventy percent of the world’s 263 million out of school children and youth are girls, and nearly two-thirds of the world’s 758 million illiterate adults are women.
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Nikki Giovanni Leap Scholarship Program

According to UNICEF, more than 63 million secondary school-aged children are not enrolled in school.
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Community Engagement

We firmly believe that solutions to community issues have to be locally generated.
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OUR TRIPS

We began working in Konko in 2012. In addition to our literacy and girls empowerment work, we have been building a library and health clinic.

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  • Teacher Trainings
  • Youth Development
  • Girls Empowerment Initiative
  • Community Engagement
  • Nikki Giovanni Leap Scholarship Program

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