Future Leaders: Girls Gearing Up

Courtney Adams is one of the Co-Founders and the Director of
Girls Gearing Up International Leadership Academy, a Berlin-based
non-profit organization dedicated to equipping and inspiring the
next generation of globally-minded female leaders. 


She leads Girls Gearing Up's mostly volunteer team that includes
educators and youth development professionals from eight
countries in locations in Germany, India, and Malawi.


Courtney was a Vital Voices Visionary in the 2023/24 cohort and a
The Break Fellow in 2023. Girls Gearing Up’s work was recognized
in 2023 with the Schwarzkopf Million Chances Award. 


https://www.girlsgearingup.org/