Girl Scouts and Financial Literacy

Girl Scout Gold Award recipient Naomi was named a 2022 Prudential Emerging Visionary in 2022.

This inaugural award recognized exceptional young people pushing the world forward with their solutions for today’s biggest financial and societal challenges.

For her Gold Award project, Naomi founded a business, EntrepreYOUership, to make entrepreneurial education more accessible.

Founded on the idea that “you can do it too,” the program includes free workshops, funding opportunities, mentorship, and individualized coaching.

Participants learn everything from managing cash flow to interpreting financial data and writing a business plan. “Very little of what I learn during school hours prepares me for these real-life business challenges, which is why I launched this project to provide resources and support for youth,” Naomi explained. Her organization has 141 ambassadors from 35 countries, the curriculum has been translated into five languages, and the project has served 3,300 young innovators. Naomi continues to exemplify all that it means to be a lifelong Girl Scout well beyond her Gold Award project.