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One of the main elements of Global Vantage is forming authentic connections around the world. We are always looking for opportunities to further our connections both nationally and internationally. If interested in establishing a partnership, feel free to contact us.

Kibera Girls Soccer Academy

Otherwise known as the KGSA, this unique institution provides a free, holistic high school education to 130 girls every year in Kibera, Kenya – one of Africa’s largest informal settlements. KGSA’s mission is to break the cycle of poverty for girls and their families, empowering them to become stronger, more independent, and resilient women. Visit their website for more information and to donate!

KGSA's Journalism Club, also known as the KGSA Shedders, convenes in the school dormitory to welcome representatives from Pacific Ridge School's Journalism & Global Vantage organization. *Ainsley Cobb/Global Vantage*

Global Vantage members and KGSA students are pictured together during the 2019 Global Travel trip to Nairobi, Kenya, hosted by Pacific Ridge School. *Communications/Pacific Ridge School*

After spending an unforgettable week together, KGSA students bid farewell to the Global Vantage members. *Ainsley Cobb/Global Vantage*

Dalifa Hassan, a former 2012 KGSA graduate who now works as a Mathematics and Chemistry Instructor at KGSA, speaks at the Community Life Event of Pacific Ridge School during The KGSA Foundation's North America tour. *Communications/Pacific Ridge School*

Partners since 2010

In 2019, our group had the opportunity to travel as part of PRS’s Global Travel to Kibera, Kenya to meet the girls at the school. In 2020, Global Vantage raised a substantial amount of money, enough to donate bunk beds to KGSA’s new girls dormitory. This year, KGSA’s Director Teka and alumni, now teacher teacher Dalifa Hassan were able to visit Pacific Ridge as apart of their United States tour and speak to our community about their mission.

CETYS Universidad Tijuana

Carlos Gonzales, Haley Esbeck, Emma Aparicio

Our newest partner

CETYS University, also referred to as the Center for Technical and Higher Education, is a non-profit educational organization that includes high school and university programs across three campuses, including one located in Tijuana, Mexico. CETYS aims to cultivate individuals with the moral and intellectual aptitude to make a meaningful contribution to the social, cultural, and economic progress of Mexico and the wider world. Visit their website for more information.

Senior students Carlos Gonzalez and Emma Aparicio contributed an article and photos about the misconceptions of Tijuana to Issue 16 of Global Vantage’s magazine, Love (Not Hate). Global Vantage’s Haley Esbeck recently had the opportunity to visit CETYS TJ with her AP Spanish class and met them both!