Background
The Every Girl Can™ Learning Institute, Inc. (EGCLI) was incorporated in Maryland, on March 10, 2015 and received non-profit status in September of that year. Based in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA, EGCLI is committed to enriching the lives of girls to soar and thrive. Our two-fold mission is to provide girls life skills enrichment programs that help ensure their success in school, caree
r and community and; to give them experiences, exposure and tools that build confidence, a positive self-image, respect, trust and integrity in their everyday lives. EGCLI is proud to make its public debut as the new sponsor of the Every Girl Can™ Conference (formerly the Every Girl Can™ “SMART Image” Conference under the management of KYMS Image International, LLC.). Themed, Girls Rising Through Leadership, the 8th annual conference for girls in 5th to 8th grade and women will take place on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Montgomery College, Health Sciences Center, Silver Spring/Takoma Park campus. The event is free for girls and supported in part by the generous donation of time and resources by Montgomery College as well as dedicated business and professional women who serve as volunteers and sponsor under the guidance of the EGCLI Board of Directors. EGCLI founder and president, Yasmin Anderson-Smith, first created Every Girl Can™ as an after-school enrichment program at Takoma Park Middle School (TPMS) in 2007 during her first term there as PTA co-president. http://bit.ly/1UNJArq Yasmin responded to the need for a new after-school program for girls at TPMS with the words, “I can do it.” In 2008, Yasmin launched the Every Girl Can™ “SMART Image” Conference (held at Riderwood in Silver Spring, Maryland) in order to include other professional women and reach even more girls. In 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014, conferences were held at Bowie State University in collaboration with the Henry Wise Wellness Center. The 2015 conference, themed, Your Future is STEMtastic) was held at Montgomery College. Please watch the conference video here http://bit.ly/1JiKwOt and visit our Videos page to view more clips of past conferences.
