Guillemette Dejean

Guillemette Dejean

Guillemette Dejean is the Programs and Partnerships Manager at Girls Education Collaborative (GEC), a non-profit organization that aims to transform the lives of girls in underserved areas through education.124 Based in Lisbon, Portugal, Guillemette brings experience from previous roles to her work at GEC.4

GEC's mission is to achieve global social change through the power of girls' education by partnering with local change agents in rural, underserved regions of developing economies where gender inequality and poverty persist.1 The organization maintains core values such as integrity, honesty, curiosity, collaboration, agility, and cultural sensitivity.1

Some of GEC's recent initiatives include the "Garden for the Future" permaculture partnership with a girls' school in Tanzania, which focuses on growing healthy food and promoting environmental sustainability.3