About TWYA

Building confidence, one girl at a time.

TWYA exists to help girls and young women understand who they are, recognise what they can become and grow with courage, support and practical opportunities.

May O. Fadiora-Runsewe

May O. Fadiora-Runsewe

Chief Executive, TWYA

Our story

A fairer future starts with girls who know their worth.

TWYA was created from a conviction that young people — especially girls — deserve more than encouragement from a distance. They need people, spaces and experiences that help them understand purpose, build confidence, practise life skills and see wider possibilities for themselves.

Our work is girl-focused while recognising that healthy communities include families, boys, men, women, schools, volunteers and partners. We therefore create programmes that centre girls' development while building a wider culture of support around them.

“We want girls to grow with firm confidence to live the life they aspire to live, with practical support, positive relationships and the freedom to become exceptional adults.”

TWYA's volunteers and supporters are central to this work. Through mentoring, activities, wellbeing conversations, leadership opportunities and programmes such as Radiant Roots, we aim to help young people develop skills they can use now — not only someday in the future.

If you are a young person, parent, volunteer, mentor, supporter or organisation that shares this vision, there is room for you in the TWYA community.

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What guides us

The kind of community we are building.

Purpose before pressure

Young people should have space to discover who they are rather than being pushed to fit someone else's idea of success.

Support before judgement

We believe listening well and responding early can change the direction of a young person's experience.

Practical growth

Confidence is strengthened by doing — speaking, trying, leading, learning, reflecting and taking the next step.