2017 #IStandForGirls Campaign Recap

We did it! In two months we successfully secured scholarships for over 100 girls in Mozambique! We reached (and even surpassed!) our goal of providing school fees, books, uniforms, backpacks, and transportation to 100 vulnerable girls so that they will be able to get an education in Mozambique!

We surpassed our goal because of the amazing Kurandza community of supporters and this post is meant to give everyone involved a recap of what their participation helped achieve and say a huge THANK YOU to each and every person involved. 

But first, a little bit of background about the #IStandForGirls campaign.

It all started with the #IStandForGirls launch party in San Francisco. Percina, our Co-Founder from Mozambique, was here for the party, which allowed local supporters to meet her and hear her inspiring story.

At the party, we held a "Do Good Marketplace" featuring brands like Sseko, Beauty Counter, and doTerra essential oils - each donating 20% of the proceeds to Kurandza’s #IStandForGirls campaign. Talk about generosity.

We also had some incredible swag bag and raffle sponsors like Isiko, Timshel Living, Whole Foods Market, and Zeal Living! Thank you also to Radiant Co-working space for sponsoring our venue, and SnapFiesta for sponsoring the beautiful photobooth!

Were you at that Launch Party? THANK YOU for attending! We can't wait to see you again next year. 

After the event, the campaign launched full-force on social media, and it wouldn't have been a success without the help of SO many amazing people from all over the world who joined in to share about our campaign and spread the #IStandForGirls campaign love around. 

We had multiple types of sponsors and want to take a moment to thank them all personally here. Be sure to check out each of their wonderful businesses, blogs, brands, and more. 

A Special Thank you to everyone who partnered with us in multiple ways to make this campaign a success: 

• Gladys Ato of The Good Goodbyeand Bridging Consciousness (Giveback Partner, Launch Team Member, and Sponsor)

• Tara Newman of The Bold Leadership Podcast (Giveback Partner, Sponsor)

• Bailey Frumen, author of Own Your Power (Giveback Partner, Sponsor)

• Kim Pendleton of Heart Spaces and The Empowerment Mastermind (Giveback Partner, Sponsor)

• Nicole Melancon of Third Eye Mom (Sponsor, Launch Team Member, Blog Post Author)

• Elizabeth Quintal of Cheeky Days (Sponsor, Launch Team Member, Blog Post Author)

• Candis Hickman (Sponsor, Launch Team Member)

• Amanda Mulder of Hungry Hearts (Launch Team Member, Donor, Blog Post Author)

• Alyssa Coleman (Sponsor, Launch Team Member)

• Clarissa Rodriguez of She Rocks@College (Giveback Partner, Sponsor, Launch Team Member)

• Janna Barker of Isiko (Giveback Partner, Launch Team Member, Party Sponsor)

• Katerina Decker (Sponsor, Launch Team Member, Blog Post Author)

• Meghan Farnsworth (Sponsor, Launch Team Member)

• Nicole Lynn of The Zenly Shop (Give Back Partner, Sponsor)

• Katt Aubrey (Sponsor, Launch Team Member, Event Host)

• Jonel and Sawyer Pendleton of Creatictivity (Sponsor, Give Back Partner, Blog Post Author)

• Karissa Devore of Timshel Living (Launch Team Member, Blog Post Author, Party Sponsor)

Thank you to our Giveback Partners for your commitment to support Kurandza: 

• Nisha Moodley of the Soul of Leadership

• Gladys Ato of Bridging Consciousness and author of The Good Goodbye

• Janna Barker of Isiko

• Clarissa Rodriguez of She Rocks@College

• Tara Newman of The Bold Leadership Podcast

• Amber Campion of Changemaker’s Circle

• Bailey Frumen, author of Own Your Power

• Kim Pendleton of Heart Spaces and the Empowerment Mastermind

• Catarina Andrade of The Peace Within

• Lora Marks of Kloverbox

Click here for more information on how to become a Giveback Partner!

Thank you to everyone who sponsored one of our more than 100 girls during the campaign and those who made a onetime donation: 

• Nicole Melancon of ThirdEyeMom

• Katerina Decker of TEAm Up Girl

• Meghan Farnsworth of Debora Consulting

• Jadah Sellner of Jadah Sellner

• Ariel Frey

• Megan Schiller of The Art Pantry

• Sasha Kill of Outlaw Creative

• Kim Pendleton of Heart Spaces

• Tara Newman of The Bold Leadership Revolution Podcast

• Shauna Blue of Shauna of the Star

• Colleen Henney of Crucial Creative

• Jo Gifford of Jo Gifford

• Nicole Lynn of The Zenly Shop

• Julee Herrmann of Canvas and Cabernet

• Janice Powiss of Healing Experts Alliance

• Jenni Brown of Lyrical Host

• Sawyer & Jonel Pendleton of Creatictivity

• Marika Roth

• Isa Welly Pilates & Wellness

• Niki Wells Coaching

• Elizabeth Quintal of Cheeky Days

• Anna Leisemeyer of In Honor of Design

• Heather Marie Novak

• Beatrice Crocker of I'm Ready Now

• Alyssa Coleman

• Lora Marks of Kloverbox

• Anne Bluemel

• Marie McAdams

• Emma Sullings

• Natalie Holm

• Sharlene Moulton

• Sandrena Ruth

• Katt Aubry

• Cynthia Sawtell

• Julie White

• Hannah Koehn

• Khalila Wolfe

• Ana Nunez

• Hakima Melton

• Ariana Montijo

• Allison Bowers

• Lindsey Grieve

• Tanya Welsh

• Kristiane Clark

• Andrea DiBortolo

• Mei Yung Lee

• Janiece Brown

• Ryan Sadler

• Jenn Grant

• Christina Popovic

• Cerissa Linegar

• Gregory Ewert

• Jan Koehn

• Meghan McAdams

• Karen Colabianchi

• JM Koehn

• Christina Ghebrial

• Jennifer Mollenkopf

• Ashley Burnett of Strong Body Love

• Bailey Frumen of Own Your Power

• Clarissa Rodriguez of She Rocks@College

• Candis Hickman

• Erin Fritts of Simplify and Balance

• Holly Rose of Leotie Lovely

• Shara Langford of doTerra

• Liz Latham of Hoosier Handmade

• Meri Cherry of Mery Cherry Art Studio

• Karissa Devore of Timshel Living

• Jen Lagedrost of Nectar and Bloom

• Keira Jones of Style Me Fair

• Gladys Ato of The Good Goodbye and Bridging Consciousness

• Emily Perron

• Sarah Best of Sarah Best Nutrition

• Jen Oloo of Yahooty Who

• Heather Freeman ofGutsy Girl Club

• Ashley Beaudin of The Imperfect Boss

• Roz Fraser ofMy Travel Tribe

• Emily Cretella of MotherHustle

• Karen Housel of Sustainable Daisy

• Frannie Coggeshall of Dazed Creative

• Lauren Wallis ofYou Me Clothing

• Amanda Brown ofSweet Lupine

• Erin Sutliff of Sseko

• Amanda Mulder of Hungry Hearts

• BethlehemTesfay of Freely Elegant

• BonniePura

• AshleyRobertson

• EmilyBarkdoll

• MollyFellenbaum

• AllisonJuarez

• NicollePritchard

• BarbaraChaney

• ColleenMilam

• SundaraJordan

• RogelioCortes

• JulieQuinn

• OpeObasa

• Nicholas Gripp

• Carole Manera

• Dianne Kahn

• Bambi Buckles

• Heather Fuller

• Kiana Rineer

• Meredith Doucet

• Sarah Stitzel

• Richard & Jean Gallagher

• Gayle Moore

• Marcia McEwen

• Ashley Robertson

• Robert & Gail Meave

• Edgar Velazquez

• Carla Caballero

• Erin Parrigon

• April Bellino

• Katherine McAdams

• Amanda Miarecki

Thank you to the following amazing women who joined our launch team and helped spread the word!

Addie Danielle, Alyssa Coleman, Amanda Brown, Amanda Mulder, Tanya Diallo Welsh, Maggie Lee, Asha Suppiah, Ashly Rose Mcvea Figueroa, Candis Hickman, Clarissa Rodriguez, Debrina Wright, Dieulita Datus, Elizabeth Bruno, Elizabeth Quintal, Elysse Hannah, Emi Lie, Emily Cretella, Erika Lind, Erin Sutliff, Gladys Ato, Henah Parikh, Janna Barker, Jen Lagedrost Cavender, Jill Matthews, Jolie Gray, Julie Ranee, Karissa Devore, Katerina Decker, Katt Aubry, Keira Jones, Kelsey Jameson, Lacey Sites, Lindsey Urquhart, Maria Herrera, Marika Roth, Naa Kwaley Quaye, Nicole Melancon, Roz Fraser, Sable Massingill, Shannon Vistisen, Sugandha Bhargava Chapman, Tara Tadlock, Amber Dee, Cassidy Perry, Kshitij Pipaleshwar, Manushka Hector, Meagan Mae, Meghan Farnsworth, Isa-Welly Locoh-Donou, Yifat Gat, Leah Froehle, and Jenni Brown

Click here for more information about joining next year's #IStandForGirls Launch Team!

A big thank you to everyone who wrote about our campaign on their blog: 

• Karissa Devore - Timshell Living

• Lindsey Urquhart - Medium

• Jill & Luke Matthews - Sutton & Grove

• Henah Parikh - Em-pact

• Ashly Rose Mcvea Figueroa - Alice on Sunday

• Nicole Melancon - ThirdEyeMom

• Naa Kwaley - The Boss Diary

• Amanda Mulder- Hungry Hearts

• Tara Tadlock - Silly Little Kiwi

• Katerina Decker - TEAm Up Girl

• Sawyer and Jonel Pendleton - Creactivity

• Elizabeth Quintal - Cheeky Days

• Laura McMahon - My Travel Tribe

If you partnered with us by sharing in other ways, like Instagram stories, Facebook posts, and of course, word of mouth, we can't thank you enough!

And finally, a HUGE thank you to the talented ladies who created the beautiful graphics and photos for our campaign:

• Stef Etow of Ink & Pulp

• Ashley Turner & Nicole Griffin of Hazel & Pine

• Emily Duke of Emily Duke Co

• Katie Zupan of Katie Zupan Design & Branding

The success of our first #IStandForGirls campaign is proof that our community is powerful and that when so many incredible people unite, real lives of girls who need your help are changed. 

Now, who is ready for NEXT YEAR?!