She's the First

She's the First
FormationNovember 1, 2011
TypeNonprofit organization
FocusGirls' education; girls' rights
HeadquartersNew York, NY, USA; Nairobi, Kenya
Location
Co-Founder
Tammy Tibbetts
Co-Founder
Christen Brandt
Websitewww.shesthefirst.org

She's the First (STF) is a non-profit organization whose stated mission is to "team up with grassroots organizations to make sure girls everywhere are educated, respected, and heard." She's the First was founded in New York, NY by Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt[1] and operates remotely with headquarters in New York, NY, United States and Nairobi, Kenya. The organization's stated vision is "a world where every girl chooses her own future."[2][3]

In an article published by The Lily, co-founders Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt shared the She's the First philosophy, explaining why She's the First calls itself a non-profit, for-purpose, or NGO (non-governmental organization), as opposed to a charity: "In the cultures and communities where we serve, when you give a girl the opportunity to be the first in her community to go to high school, you're also asking that she be the one to stand up when others question why it should be her. You're asking her to take on the burden of being the oldest, unmarried woman in her family, with all of the stigmas that are often attached to that. You're asking her to become the family's main breadwinner and to navigate how to handle the family's debts and financial challenges. And she steps up."[4]

  1. ^ Manuz, Shay (July 28, 2016). "Girl Talk: Why the Cofounders of She's the First Don't Want You to Call Them Cute". Glamour.
  2. ^ "WHAT WE DO". She's the First. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  3. ^ "Contact Us + FAQs". She's the First. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  4. ^ First, She's the (10 January 2018). "We don't do 'charity.' Here's why you shouldn't either". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-02-03.