Rise Up is deeply committed to supporting the next generation of leaders in the gender equity and justice movement. A few weeks ago, we brought together an engaged group of adolescent leaders (ages 11-17) and their allies from partner organizations in Guatemala and Honduras for a three-day virtual convening focused on improving programs, policies, and projects for adolescent girls. Rise … Read More
Girl Leaders In South Africa ‘Rise and Speak’
A group of 60 girls from KwaZulu Natal Province in South Africa are learning new leadership skills and how to amplify their voices through a program led by Rise Up and local partner SAfAIDS, an organization focused on expanding access to sexual and reproductive health care for adolescents and young people in Southern Africa. The program began last November and has … Read More
A note from the Rise Up Team on Roe v. Wade
Dear Friends, We’re still processing last week’s devastating decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn almost 50 years of legal precedent and strike down Roe v. Wade. We knew the decision was coming, but that doesn’t ease our shock, grief, and outrage. The ability of all women, girls, and gender-nonconforming people to make decisions about their own bodies without government interference is … Read More
