The Morning Show

Global Girls prepares today’s girls for tomorrow’s challenges and opportunities by promoting individual growth and development via exposure, education, enlightenment and engagement.
Global Girls Inc. was founded in 2000 and has established itself as a results-based organization on the southeast side of Chicago providing annual services, programs, special events and activities for hundreds of girls ages 8-18. We use the performing arts to engage young women in activities that build strong communication, leadership and life skills: essential social/emotional skills that can transform lives, influence families and empower communities. The result is youth-driven, socially conscious theatre that gives voice to the girls’ issue and concerns.
In the Young Women on the Move program, a core group of 20-25 girls meet weekly to review and discuss chapters in our Global Girls’ activity book, investigate and discuss their issues and learn basic performance skills (singing, dancing and acting). The girls are trained in leadership skills as they work on activities and projects revolving around our monthly themes including healthy lifestyles, healthy relationships, healthy families and healthy communities. Our staff also trains the girls in peer teaching/tutoring, peer mediation and peer mentoring. As the girls mature and grow in the program we refer them to employment/volunteer, community service and public speaking opportunities.
One of the more recent outgrowths of our Young Women on the Move program is our main performance group, The Company. Any girl who participates in our community or school based programs can audition for The Company. As the public face of Global Girls, the group creates performance pieces and presents them in the community and at special events. With funding from a wide variety of city and state agencies, foundations, companies and individuals, we are expanding our programs to include more girls from communities across the city and suburbs.