Child Marriage Exposes Girl-Child To Unprepared Adulthood: Activist Independent | September 9, 2020 This article highlights Rise Up Grantee the Centre for Women’s Health and Information (CEWHIN) for their successful work toward ending child marriage in Lagos State, Nigeria. During a community event, gender activists highlighted the negative impacts of child marriage on girls, noting that it leaves them unprepared … Read More
Adapting and Leading Change Amid Crisis
By Denise Raquel Dunning, Founder + Executive Director | August 31, 2020 Since the global pandemic began, Rise Up Leaders around the world, including Africa, India, Latin America, and the United States, have stepped up to protect their communities from COVID-19 and its economic fallout. While responding to emergency needs, Rise Up Leaders are also preventing girls, youth, and women from being left behind when we emerge … Read More
Celebrating the Life and Leadership of Princess Mariam Adams
By Chantal Hildebrand, Program Manager | August 28, 2020 This month Rise Up and Nigeria lost a fierce advocate for girls’ education. Rise Up Leader Princess Mariam Adams was an entrepreneur and leader in the field of gender equity in digital media and production. Through her organization, HamazonACADEMIA, Princess created spaces and tools to empower young women and girls to reimagine … Read More
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New UN Report Highlights Rise Up’s Success Working with Girls in Guatemala and Malawi
By Claudia Romeu, Senior Program Manager Rise Up is honored to be featured in When Children Take The Lead, a new report created by the Office of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Violence Against Children. In a series of case studies, the report analyzes how civil society organizations, NGOs, and governments can successfully engage children as … Read More
The Bold Empowered Affirmed Revived (BEAR) Foundation
Fellow: Nomzamo Gcwensa Grant Year: 2020 Location: Diepsloot, Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa Organization: The Bold Empowered Affirmed Revived (BEAR) Foundation Project title: Diepsloot School Safety Accountability Structure Project summary: According to the South African Democratic Teachers Union, there are approximately 72,000 monthly incidents of school-based violence nationally. This is despite the enactment of the National School Safety Framework in 2015 which provides strategic guidance … Read More
Project Empower
Fellow: Ntokozo Kamadlala Grant Year: 2020 Location: eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa Organization: Project Empower Project title: Women & Girls Footprints (WGF) Project summary: Project Empower seeks to advocate for women’s and girls’ representation and active role in policy development, coordination, and implementation of the Expanded Public Works Program (EPWP) in the eThekwini Municipality to improve women’s and girls’ livelihoods. EPWP is … Read More
Just Detention International-South Africa (JDI-SA)
Fellow: Unathi Mahlati Grant Year: 2020 Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa Organization: Just Detention International-South Africa (JDI-SA) Project title: Zero Tolerance: Implementing the Department of Correctional Services’ Policy to Address Sexual Abuse in South Africa’s Women’s Detention Facilities Project summary: Women and LBTQ+ individuals face staggering levels of misogyny, bigotry, and sexual violence in South African prisons. In women’s facilities, inmates are subjected to … Read More
