Organization: ELECTRIC GIRLS INC
Mission: ELECTRIC GIRLS BUILDS GIRLS' (AGES 5 TO 14) CONFIDENCE & CAPABILITIES BY ENGAGING THEM IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM). ELECTRIC GIRLS FACILITATES IN-SCHOOL AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR PROGRAMS (AFTER-SCHOOL, WEEKENDS, SUMMER CAMPS) THAT TEACH GIRLS BASIC SKILLS IN STEM, AND HELP TO DEVELOP GIRLS INTO CONFIDENT LEADERS AND MENTORS IN TECHNOLOGY.
Activities: SUMMER CAMP - ELECTRIC GIRLS FACILITATED 9 WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMMING, HELPING GIRLS DISCOVER NEW SKILLS IN ELECTRONICS, CODING, AND COMPUTER SCIENCE. A TOTAL OF 448 GIRLS PARTICIPATED, OF WHOM 231 PARTICIPATED AT NO COST. SATURDAY PROGRAMS - ELECTRIC GIRLS FACILITATED 10 WEEKS OF FALL SATURDAY PROGRAMMING, TO CONTINUE ADVANCING GIRLS' SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE IN STEM. A TOTAL OF 60 GIRLS PARTICIPATED, OF WHOM 40 PARTICIPATED AT NO COST.ROBOTICS PROGRAM - ELECTRIC GIRLS LAUNCHED ITS FIRST COMPETITIVE ROBOTICS PROGRAM IN FALL 2019, WITH 17 GIRLS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 9 AND 14, AND 13 OF THESE GIRLS WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AT NO COST.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Youth Development