Guardian Girls International

Guardian Girls International
AbbreviationGGI
Formation2019; 5 years ago (2019)
FounderShin Koyamada
Nia Lyte
TypeInternational NGO
Headquarters United States
Location
  • 15 countries
Area served
Global
ServicesWomen's self-defense
Capacity building
Community service
FieldsGender-based violence
Violence against women
Official language
English
Co-Founder & Chairman
Shin Koyamada
Co-Founder & President
Nia Lyte
AffiliationsKoyamada International Foundation
Websiteguardiangirls.org

Guardian Girls International (also referred to as Guardian Girls or GGI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on violence against women and gender-based violence, with its headquarters in the United States. The mission is to build the self-agency of women and girls for prevention and response to all forms of gender-based violence through sports and holistic martial arts training. It operates in 15 countries.

It partners and collaborates with UN agencies, international sports federations, governments, international NGOs and corporations, including with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), World Karate Federation (WKF), International Aikido Federation (IAF), International Judo Federation (IJF) and others.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "UNFPA launches Guardian Girls with Koyamada International Foundation, World Karate Federation".
  2. ^ "World Karate Federation launches 'Guardian Girls' in the fight against violence". 12 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Guardian Girls Aikido: transformando vidas y previniendo las violencias de género en Colombia".