Delhi, India State Coordinator, Delhi, Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) Suman is a passionate advocate for the rights of women workers in the informal economy. In her dynamic role as the state coordinator at SEWA, she has been ensuring that women workers in the informal economy and their families are supported to access their rights and entitlements. She also serves on … Read More
Sushmita Mukherjee
Delhi, India Director of Gender and Adolescent Girls, Project Concern International (PCI) in India Sushmita has more than 20 years of experience working in the development sector, primarily focused on promoting gender equality and empowering adolescent and youth populations. She has worked with various national and international organizations like CARE, CISSD, Restless Development, ICRW, Apne Aap Women Worldwide, and Action … Read More
Tarushikha Yadav
Delhi, India Advocacy and Communication Officer, Centre for Equity and Inclusion (CEQUIN) Tarushikha is passionate about gender issues and advocating for women’s rights in order to achieve gender equality. She is involved in program design and management and uses social media as a tool to write case studies that reflect the work of grassroots organizations. She has presented about development … Read More
Venu Arora
Delhi, India Co-Founder and Director, Ideosync Media Combine Venu founded Ideosync Media Combine, an internationally renowned communications organization working towards social transformation, through community media training, promoting freedom of expression, and creating spaces for underrepresented voices. She won a national award for her film on female infanticide and received the Ford Foundation Fellowship for Leadership for her work with young … Read More
Vikram Srivastava
Founder, Independent Thought Vikram is a human rights lawyer based in Delhi with over 20 years of experience working on human rights and strategic litigation. He founded Independent Thought, a leading national human rights organization to advance equity, justice, and mutual respect, with a focus on children’s rights laws. Vikram is spearheading the legal reform movement in India for children’s … Read More
Children‘s Story Book Teaches About Gender Equality – The Dayspring
Children‘s Story Book Teaches About Gender Equality The Dayspring | October 25, 2020 Rise Up Youth Champion Sarmad Muhammad Soomar was featured in the news for the launch of Wo Kahani, a children’s book he developed with support from Rise Up to breakdown gender stereotypes and advance equity, respect, and equal opportunity for youth in Pakistan. Read the article here.
Our Voices Are Powerful and Can Change the World
International Day of the Girl Child 2020 On this International Day of the Girl Child, as the world continues to grapple with the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re drawing strength and inspiration from the powerful voices of girl leaders who are rising up in these difficult times to transform their lives, families, and communities — and our world! … Read More
How Shouting, Finger-Waving Girls Became Our Conscience – New York Times
How Shouting, Finger-Waving Girls Became Our Conscience New York Times | September 26, 2020 Rise Up Malawi Leader Memory Banda was featured alongside Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg in this New York Times piece detailing how girls and young women have changed the face of activism. Read the article here.
Finding Opportunity in Crisis: New Rise Up Leaders Reflect on Virtual Accelerators
As Rise Up adapts to deliver our Advocacy and Leadership Accelerators virtually in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are reflecting on the challenges and opportunities created by this shift. We asked some of our newest Rise Up Leaders from Mexico and India to share about their experiences so far participating in our inaugural virtual Accelerators. Read on to hear … Read More
NGO Advocates End to Child Marriage in Makoko Community, Lagos – Naija247News
NGO Advocates End to Child Marriage in Makoko Community, Lagos Naija247News | September 26, 2020 This article highlights the work of Rise Up’s partner in our Girls’ Voices Initiative in Nigeria, Action Health Incorporated, to urge parents and guardians to prioritize girls’ education and wellbeing over short-term economic benefits and household support. Nigeria has 13.2 million out-of-school children, 60 percent of … Read More
