Our Team
We founded GGU in 2015 with a belief in the power of girls to change the world. Since then, we’ve focused on empowering girls from diverse communities to unlock their unique potential and make a difference - and we’ve witnessed their incredible impact firsthand.
After years of successful collaboration bringing girls from ABURY Foundation communities to our summer leadership academies in Berlin, we officially joined forces in 2024. With shared values of empowering women and girls globally, we are combining resources to scale the GGU leadership program, aiming to reach 50,000 women and girls by 2030.
Founders
Freelance and volunteer contributors
Zita Klimmt
Project Manager
Marketing & Communications & Events
Sophie Lang
Community Outreach Coordinator
Counseling Services Coordinator, Kids & Teen Coach at Linden Global Learning
Lily Forman
Organizational Development
Organizational Development and Strategic Partnerships
Golda Kavinya
Site Director in Malawi
Angela Aram
Academy Facilitator in India
Program and Corporate Engagement Coordinator, Deep Griha Academy
Vandana Srivastava
Academy Facilitator in India
Academic and Teacher's Coordinator, Deep Griha Academy
Tia Robinson
Mentoring Programm Volunteer
Co-Founder & CEO, Expath
Ira Philipp
Volunteer Financial Consultant
Financial Advisor, Fractional CFO, Weightlifter
ABURY Foundation collaboration partners
Andrea Bury
Abury Foundation CEO
Founder and CEO of ABURY Collection
Petra Hoffmann
CPO/Cooperations
Heike Janssen
Finances/Donations
Britt Hess
Fundraising
Youth Advisory Board
Ghina
Chair
GGU Alumna 2023
Speaks Arabic, Hebrew, English
Nour
Events Leader
GGU Alumna 2021 & 2022
Speaks Arabic, German, English, French
Esther
Event Coordinator
GGU Alumna 2024
Speaks English
Garima
Social Media Manager
GGU Alumna 2023
Speaks Hindi, Spanish, English
Tamandani
Secretary
GGU Alumna 2022
Speaks Chichewa and English
Anabelle
Vice Chair
GGU Alumna
Speaks German, English, French, Spanish
Maya
Honorary Chair
GGU Alumna 2022, YAB Chair 2024
German, Spanish, English
Akanksha
Media Coordinator
GGU Alumna 2024
Speaks Marathi, Hindi, Spanish, English
Sanika
Events Officer
GGU Alumna 2024
Speaks Marathi, Hindi, English
Liepa
Podcast Assistant
GGU Alumna 2024
Speaks Lithuanian, English, French
Marica
Podcast Manager
GGU Alumna 2024
Speaks French, Japanese, English