It’s Not All About You | The POWER of Giving Back | Toni Garrn and Laura Lewandowski

I am delighted to kick off our 24th Meet Your Mentor series with one of the most inspiring role models, Toni Garrn. Many girls in Africa do not have the chance to get an education mainly because of poverty, gender, long and often time dangerous distances to school. But for girls, education means empowerment, reduced rates of child marriage and reduced early motherhood, enhanced household income and education of their next generation. Ultimately this means healthier families and healthier societies. The Toni Garrn Foundation was founded in 2016, to support girls’ education initiatives in Africa. The goal is to empower the individual and with them their family and local community. The importance of giving back to society can’t be understated. When you give back, you’re able to better the lives of the people around you – your loved ones, the people in your community or the lives of people somewhere else in the world. And finding meaning by giving back to the community doesn’t just benefi