Girls Leading Africa (GLA) is a women-led non-profit organization in Odukpani, rural Nigeria, focused on accelerating the development of communities by providing girls and young mothers access to employable trades like tailoring, pastry making, and computer training and equipping them with interpersonal skills to take responsibility for their lives and community.

Through the FREE Fund grant to Girls Leading Africa, 25 teenage girls and young mothers will receive vocational skills training, confidence to handle their finances, and long-term sustainable solutions to increase economic opportunities and curb unemployment and poverty.