A-WOW International Girls Leadership Initiative (A-WOW) is a nonprofit/nongovernmental organization committed to education, leadership development and enhancing cultural and socio-psychological change through the interactions between different cultures. These cultural exchanges expands access to education, leadership, and innovation while at the same time collectively tackling issues of illiteracy, poverty and teen pregnancy among the most vulnerable populations in Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, Costa Rica, India, and the United States. AWOW provides global platform that assist young women in assuming active leadership roles through fostering and promoting quality education, innovation, leadership and skill development, and empowering women and girls around the world.