Project Soar was funded in 2013 by Maryam Montague, to give back to the semi-rural Moroccan village where she lives. Ms. Montague pursued a career in human rights with the goal of improving political rights for women around the world. As she focused on rights for women during an assignment in Morocco, she was struck by an oversight in programming: the exclusion of teen girls. She realized that many specialists in this field intervened too late, waiting for girls to become women and missing the opportunity to support them to avoid early marriage and stay in school. Project Soar was funded with the aim to address these issues and pave the way for a brighter future for girls in Morocco.