Globalgirl Media

Name

Globalgirl Media

Legal name

Global Girl Media

Website

https://globalgirlmedia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Media Literacy Training

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s & Youth Educational Entertainment (Edutainment) (EDAGALAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Cultural/Educational Broadcasters (MPABAEAF), Writing, Journalism & Publishing Camps (EDAMALAM)

Keywords

• Digital journalism training
• Media literacy education
• Youth empowerment programs
• Documentary filmmaking training
• Nonprofit media organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Culver City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grants and Donations: As a nonprofit organization, Global Girl Media generates revenue through grants from foundations, government funding (US Embassy Morocco), and individual donations to support media training programs and chapter operations globally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GlobalGirl Media is a nonprofit that trains teenage girls and young women ages 15–25 in under-served communities to create and share digital journalism through in-person Summer Youth Media Academies, year-round chapter training, and partnership-driven documentary projects. Programs combine video production, interviewing, and storytelling skills with entrepreneurship and job-market preparation, delivered free to participants through a network of chapters in 15+ countries.

Product overview

Global Girl Media is a nonprofit organization that operates as a training and media production entity rather than a traditional software company. Its core offering is a digital journalism training program that teaches teenage girls and young women ages 14-22 in underserved communities to create and share digital journalism content. The organization runs Summer Youth Media Academies that provide hands-on training in video production, and maintains a network of chapters in 11 locations (Chicago, Germany, Greece, Los Angeles, South Africa, United Kingdom, Bay Area, Kenya, Morocco, Kosovo, Guatemala) that deliver localized training programs. Notable productions include the CORONA #IRL video series documenting COVID-19 experiences across 8 countries. The organization partners with entities like Chime for Change, The Representation Project, and the Melissa Network to deliver programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Corona #IRL: COVID-19 video series documenting the pandemic through the lens of young women globally
• UNEARTH Project
• Young, Woke & Free
• DIAVA

Products and services

• Digital Journalism Training Program
• Summer Youth Media Academy
• Corona #IRL Video Series
• UNEARTH Project
• DIAVA Project
• Our Land, Our Stories
• Young, Woke & Free

Quantifiable outcome

• Sthokozo Mabaso attended World AIDS Conference and received full scholarship to film school
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• BRAVE (Building Resources for Adolescent Valor and Education)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partnership for the UNEARTH project combining media training with conservation efforts in Kenya. BRAVE takes girls on trips across the country teaching conservation, advocacy and filmmaking while Global Girl Media provides digital journalism curriculum.
• Samburu Girls FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for media training in Samburu County, Kenya focusing on girls' rights and conservation. Joint media training program in May 2019.
• Chime for ChangemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for COVID-19 content sharing. Chime for Change curated content from CHIME journalism platform archives and shared GGM's Corona IRL stories.
• The Melissa NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Greece chapter supporting refugee and migrant women in Athens. Provides venue and support for media training programs.
• iMEdD (journalism incubator in Athens)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJournalism incubator partnership in Greece providing training support and resources for Global Girl Media Greece programs.
• The Representation ProjectmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Youth Media Academies in Oakland, California. Collaborated on 2019 Summer Youth Media Academy.
• Women's Voices NowminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for Youth Media Academies in Oakland providing additional resources and support for film training.
• Youth UpRisingmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Oakland partner organization providing venue and support for Bay Area chapter operations.
• ISCA RABATminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership for Morocco training program delivery.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for GBV prevention project in Greece and Italy, implementing psychosocial groups and media training for women.
• Eco Museum of ZagoriminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for DIAVA project documenting transhumance in Northern Greece.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Girl Rising: International nonprofit using storytelling and media (films, educational curricula) to advance girls' education globally. Closely comparable content/production model and global girls' empowerment mission.
• Educational Video Center: NYC nonprofit that trains young people in documentary filmmaking for social change, serving similar demographics of underserved urban youth with intensive hands-on media programs. Comparable model and pedagogy.
• She's the First: International nonprofit advancing girls' education and empowerment through localized programs in multiple countries. Compares on girls-only mission and global chapter structure, though focuses on education rather than media training.
• Reel Grrls: Seattle-based nonprofit teaching media production skills specifically to young women and girls, with an explicit gender-focus mission. Closest peer in mission alignment to Global Girl Media's girls-only focus.
• Free Spirit Media: Chicago-based nonprofit providing free multimedia production training and storytelling programs to underserved youth, including girls. Direct peer in youth media training in an overlapping geography (Chicago).

Emerging players

• Global Nomads Group: International nonprofit creating virtual exchange and global storytelling programs for youth across countries. Comparable international reach and youth media focus.
• Listenwise: Educational audio journalism platform used in classrooms. Overlaps on media-literacy mission for youth but is a commercial edtech venture rather than a nonprofit training model.

Broad incumbents

• PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs: PBS-affiliated program training middle and high school students in journalism across the US. Significantly larger and better-funded, but overlapping pedagogy and target demographic in youth journalism.
• The Representation Project: Nonprofit using film and media to shift harmful gender and racial stereotypes; existing partner of Global Girl Media on Youth Media Academies. Compares on media-driven gender equity mission.

Others

• Springboard Media Foundation: Funder of media projects advancing women and girls; not a direct operator but an adjacent funder in the girls + media ecosystem that supports similar organizations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/globalgirlmedia
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCD4J0ngDDbyB7-KQ6ZdjL_Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/globalgirlmedia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/global-girl-media
• Instagraminstagram.com/globalgirlmedia_uk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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