2025 Impact: A Year of Growth and Measurable Success

Jane Kuri
Jan 4
2 min read

Hello Donors and Volunteers,

As 2025 draws to a close, we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Your belief in MPower Girls Camp changed lives this year — and we have the data to prove it. If you have a minute please read through this short recap of our results.

We are achieving our goals!!!!

Camper Results (2024 + 2025 Pooled, Weighted)

The combined 2024 and 2025 camper results show strong and consistent growth in the areas most central to MPower Girls Camp’s mission.

• Teamwork was the most significant outcome. Girls emphasized how much they gained from working together, making new friends, and feeling part of a community.

• Confidence: Showing notable growth as campers built self-esteem and learned to trust in their abilities.

• Independence: Showing that girls became more comfortable making decisions and solving problems on their own.

• STEM: While camp clearly ignited excitement in some STEM areas, this also signals an

opportunity to enhance the STEM programming for future years.

Summary: The pooled camper data confirms that camp is consistently building teamwork, confidence, and independence in underserved girls, while highlighting STEM engagement as a programmatic growth area. Just what we were created to do!!!!!

When asked what is the one thing the other girls learned about you at camp? The campers answered:

"That I am smart and kind and brave".

"That I was kind and helped them too. I became stronger. Other girls helped me".

"I am a great leader".

When asked what experience they had at camp? The campers answered:

"I love being with other kids like me."

"Other kids help me learn new things."

"I like doing activities in a group."

"I like being the leader."

Parent Results (2024 + 2025 Pooled, Weighted)

The combined parent surveys from 2024 and 2025 reinforce the positive impact of camp, with parents consistently observing growth in their daughters’ social, emotional, and academic development.

• Teamwork again emerged as the strongest theme as parents noted that their daughters built friendships, collaborated effectively, and developed stronger social skills.

• Confidence: Parents affirming that camp gave their daughters opportunities to discover new strengths and build self-assurance.

• Independence: Showing parents’ recognize camp challenged girls to solve problems and take responsibility in new ways.

• STEM: Reflecting progress in sparking curiosity, while also highlighting room to deepen

academic enrichment.

Summary: Parents consistently validate camp’s transformative impact, especially in building confidence and teamwork. Their feedback also confirms that strengthening STEM programming should remain a priority as the program grows.

A few quotes from the parents:

"I trusted this team. Keep being amazing, giving the less fortunate an opportunity to live outside the world and do creative things."

"It was an incredible experience. She would do it again."

"You hit it out of the ballpark."

When asked, what was the most valuable experience for your daughter? The parents answered:

"Personal reflection and learning how to work with others."

"She is more independent. She was chosen the Camper of the Week."

"Being part of something great!"

"Being away from home. Facing her fears. Taking a chance."

"She learned compromise and considering other people's feelings."

You helped create life-changing experiences for girls who might not otherwise have had this opportunity.

Let’s keep this momentum going in 2026!