Girl Gone International is a thriving, fast growing worldwide community of 500,000+ international women with local communities in over 200 cities. GGI was founded by Anne Scott in 2010 as a way to overcome her own social isolation while living overseas and has since grown into an identity, a way of life, friendship and belonging.
We are on a mission to connect, represent and empower the 112 million women living outside the country of their birth. We co-create local and global community, offer safety, support and friendship so that together we can go farther in every area of life no matter where we are or where we come from.
GGI story
AND KEY DATES
2010
Anne Scott moves to her 10th city in 10 years.
26 October 2010
Six international women living in Hamburg meet in a pub one rainy night.
They instantly connect over shared experiences and perspectives, laugh and have fun. Anne feels a sense of belonging and support. These women have thrown her a lifeline. Happy!
2011
HIW explodes, reaches 3000 members as we discover the strength in togetherness.
Founder members Tamara, Olive, and Maya move city and take the concept with them.
2012
Madrid, Amsterdam and Berlin International Women launch.
2013
It unexpectedly goes viral in March 2013 and has 100,000 unique readers in the first few months – eek!
2014
GGI team grows, hubs open globally, more magazine issues, more womxn calling themselves a GGI.
2015 - 2018
All the while GGI keeps growing. Momentum is huge. We are scared but we know we have a job to do.
2018
We enter 2018 with 140+ cities, 250,000+ members, 10 issues and enough cash to finish our first website.
2019
Facebook name Girl Gone International as one of the 100 most meaningful communities on its platform. We hit 8 million organic reach per month.
We celebrate by issuing a Special Edition of our Magazine for International Women’s Day.
We continue to grow quickly and we welcome the 1000th member of our volunteer team. Violet Dove steps in as Global Community Manager to help us coordinate our non stop growth!
We hold successful crazy fun Global Community Summits in Marrakech and Hong Kong.
2020
We celebrate our 15,000th event, our 500,000th member, our 200th community, our 60th book club and our 10th birthday!
The pandemic hits and our mobile community is grounded. We rally and offer hundreds of online events.
We create extra lifelines to womxn in domestic abuse situations stuck overseas.
We win a place on Facebook’s Community Accelerator and look towards a future of even faster, sustainable growth offering everything you have asked us for – travel experiences, merchandise and professional courses to help you go even farther in every area of life!
Together Farther.
GIRL GONE INTERNATIONAL
Become Part of Our story
I AM A GGI BECAUSE
Travel was my first love ❤
I AM A GGI BECAUSE
I call many countries my home
I AM A GGI BECAUSE
My foreign accent is a sign of bravery
I AM A GGI BECAUSE
I’m on a journey, final destination unknown