Zaniya Lewis is the Founder/CEO and Executive Directior of #YesSheCanCampaign, as well as a writer, activist, speaker, designer, and entrepreneur. Zaniya is a senior at GWU majoring in Political Science and minoring in Human Services and Social Justice. Zaniya is also GWU's 2019-2020 Knapp Fellow.
The Climb Is Our Story is a "program implemented by YesSheCanCampaign and The Multicultural Student Services Center at GWU in partnership with School Without Walls."
- To learn more about the Zaniya's Knapp Fellowship, please click here to read her interview with Community-Engaged Scholar Emebte Atanaw.
- For more information about The Climb is Our Story, please click here to visit Zaniya's website or here for a description.
Recently, Zaniya published an article in seventeen magazine talking about what inspired her to found and grow YesSheCanCampaign. In 2016, when Zaniya was 18, she "founded a national 501(c)(3) youth-led organization called YesSheCanCampaign that empowers girls overcoming adversity while striving to complete their education."
In her article, Zaniya notes that YesSheCanCampaign began as an Instagram account. Within “4 months,” Zaniya “started to receive emails from people across the country asking about how to get involved with her mission.”
Since founding YesSheCanCampaign, members have “volunteered 10,000+ hours, 
reached 2,000+ students, won five national awards and one national award. In July 2019,” YesSheCanCampaign “became a Princess Diana Award 2019 Holder, which is the largest accolade a young person can achieve for social action or humanitarian efforts.”
Zaniya's article includes how YesSheCanCampaign impacts young women across the US as they overcome adversity and pursue education.
