ABOUT US
One World Girl is a 501C3 nonprofit organization that equips girls to be changemakers in the world.
Our signature program, The Changemakers Council, is a group of 8th – 12th graders, who participate in a year-long journey of learning and mentorship to build and utilize their leadership gifts in the community.
In addition, we offer community programs that bring girls together from diverse backgrounds, to learn from one another, share stories, build leadership gifts and explore ways to address and heal the divisiveness in their communities and the world.
Mission
Equipping girls to be changemakers through arts-based learning that emphasizes the power of diversity and taking action to transform themselves and the world.
Vision
One World Girl envisions a future where every girl uses her unique abilities and authentic power to positively transform the world.
Values
One World Girl, led by the vision and wisdom of girls, values: Diversity, Creativity, Global Understanding, Mentorship, Impact, and Safety.
We believe every girl:
Has a story that can deepen understanding, break down barriers, build community, and transform lives
Deserves an opportunity to discover her unique self, grow in self-confidence, and embrace life on a deep, authentic level
Has the power to embrace her leadership gifts, recognize her unique value, and address and heal the divisiveness in our world
MEET OUR TEAM
Lesley is a producer, workshop leader, educator and spiritual director. Currently, she serves as the Youth Leadership Director at the YWCA White Plains and Central Westchester, creating curriculum and leading programs that encourage, equip and empower high school girls to their full leadership potential. Prior, Lesley worked as Producing Director of Camp Broadway, an award winning children’s theater company, and was a theatrical producer of numerous productions on and off Broadway and in London. Lesley has a BA from Tufts University, a Certificate of Spiritual Direction from General Theological Seminary and is a 2022 graduate of Leadership Westchester. Lesley lives in Westchester County, loves tennis, musical theatre and spending as much time as possible on Cape Cod.
Lesley Mazzotta, Founder and Executive Director
Board of Directors
Guirlande Belizaire
Althema Goodson
Dahiema Grant
Yashira Henriquez
Lesley Mazzotta
Ellen Moskowitz
Community Partners
Adventures in Learning
Broadway Workshop
Crescent School
Domestic Harmony Foundation
Girls Inc. of Long Island
Girls Inc., Westchester
Girls Scouts Inc.
Guirlaine R. Belizaire, The Belizaire Agency, LLC
Islamic Center of Long Island, Westbury
Junior League of Long Island
Holocaust Museum and Tolerance Center
Marble Collegiate Church
Nassau County Office of Asian American Affairs
New York Institute of Technology
Tim O’Keefe, O’Keefe CPA LLC
Plainview/Old Bethpage JFK High School
Project Broadway
PS 223 Lyndon B Johnson School
Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore
Rustic Pathways
Urban Assembly School of Business for Young Women
Volunteer New York
OUR FINANCIALS
At One World Girl, we are committed to using our funds responsibly. For every $1.00 raised, 84 cents goes to the equipping, empowerment and education of girls to be changemakers in the world.