GIRLS FOR GENDER EQUITY, INC. ("GGE") CHALLENGES STRUCTURAL FORCES RACISM, SEXISM, TRANSPHOBIA, HOMOPHOBIA, ECONOMIC INEQUALITY THAT WORK TO CONSTRICT THE FREEDOM, FULL EXPRESSION, AND RIGHTS OF TRANS AND CIS GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN AND GENDER NONCONFORMING YOUTH OF COLOR. THE PRIMARY SOURCES OF INCOME FOR GGE ARE CONTRIBUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT GRANTS. GGE'S WORK IS DEFINED BY PROGRAMS THAT MOVE YOUNG PEOPLE TO ACTION. GGE SEES CHANGE THROUGH A COMBINATION OF 1) DIRECT SERVICE, 2) POLICY CHANGE AND 3) CULTURE CHANGE WORK.