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Empowering immigrant and refugee girls to succeed

The Women's Initiative for Self Empowerment (WISE) was founded in 1995 and continues to provide immigrant and refugee girls with the support they need to be leaders in their community.

WHAT WE DO

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Girls Getting Ahead in Leadership (GGAL)

Girls Getting Ahead in Leadershi (GGAL) is a during-school program that focuses on academic leadership and college preparation for girls in grades 6-12.

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WeLead

The WeLead program provides academic support and job skills training to our GGAL alum as they transition into higher education!

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Healthy Relationships

The Healthy Relationships program is geared towards educating immigrant and refugee adults on building healthy relationships and bringing awareness to gender-based violence.

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Mentor Profile: Zang Her
Mentor Profile: Zang Her

Just like the Girls Getting Ahead in Leadership (GGAL) students, I was once an immigrant so I know how difficult it can be to start life all over again in a new country where you are not familiar with anything and don’t understand the language. WISE’s mission allows me to empower immigrant women and girls to acquire more health knowledge so they can be more aware of the importance of their health.

Mentor Profile: Clara
Mentor Profile: Clara

Coming from an immigrant family herself, Clara wanted to become a mentor at WISE in order to support young immigrant and refugee girls in building leadership skills and knowledge about social and cultural issues in the United States.

New Executive Director, Pamela Zeller
New Executive Director, Pamela Zeller

Pamela comes to her new position at WISE with great enthusiasm for leadership development and academic support of the future female leaders from immigrant and refugee communities in MN.