Minneapolis Public Schools

AGILE - African Girls' Initiative for Leadership and Empowerment, is a proven, best practice and culturally specific after school program. We seek to empower girls ages grade 6th - 8th. We help African refugee and immigrant girls to overcome barriers that contribute to poor school attendance rates and encourage the girls to participate fully in classes and attain top grades. AGILE also creates a supportive network of African girls through leadership development, social and cultural activities which include tutoring, mentoring and field trips. We also create a fun atmosphere at our meetings where we have snacks, play games, do crafts and share African stories with the girls