San Luis Potosí, Mexico Comité de Madres (Mothers’ Committee) Rodrigo is the Director of Institutional Development at Comité de Madres, an organization devoted to empowering children and women through its theatrical plays that promote human rights and its entrepreneurship workshops and activities that support employment. Rodrigo is currently studying human rights and social policies and projects. Rise Up Cohort: Mexico … Read More
Yair Govea Valladares
San Luis Potosí, Mexico Santa María de Lourdes / SAMALOU Yair is a collaborator at Santa María de Lourdes (SAMALOU), an organization that develops public policies for women’s equal access to decision making. Yair has ample experience in public service in the state of San Luis Potosi, and he specializes in designing methodology, strategies, and actions for preventing gender-based and … Read More
Yamel Campos
San Luis Potosí, Mexico Movimiento Amor Azul (Blue Love Movement) Yamel is the founder of Movimiento Amor Azul. She is devoted to girls, youth, and women who have autism, and supporting their families. She is passionate about disseminating information and educating people with autism and their families about their rights. Her work focuses on linking people who have autism with … Read More
Mexico Grantees Selected
In late March, Rise Up conducted a successful Leadership Accelerator program in Mexico through our partnership with Cummins Powers Women. Rise Up selected 18 social entrepreneurs, who learned to use advocacy and innovation to create large-scale social change. Rise Up leaders participated in hands-on learning sessions based on Rise Up’s award-winning curriculum, and they shared expertise to develop their own strategies … Read More
Zione Musa
Zione Musa Creative Centre for Community Mobilization (CRECCOM) Zomba, Malawi Zione is the Senior Project Officer at CRECCOM responsible for coordinating programs that improve retention and tradition for adolescent girls in schools in Thyolo District. Her background includes over six years working with and in non-governmental organizations and almost three years serving as a teacher at a secondary school in … Read More
Lawrence Zuze
Lawrence Zuze Mapanga Community Development Organization Thyolo, Malawi Lawrence is the Director of Mapanga Community Development Organization, a local organization in Thyolo District that focuses on environmental conservation and climate change, agriculture and food security, HIV/AIDS, and gender and human rights for youth, women, the elderly and people with disabilities. He has a degree in community development and a number … Read More
Deliwe Makata
Deliwe Makata Women Inspire Zomba, Malawi Deliwe is the Executive Director and Founder of Women Inspire, a local organization working to empower girls in education and human rights across Malawi. She recently graduated with her Bachelor of Arts degree in the Humanities from the University of Malawi, Chancellor College. Deliwe has a background in civic leadership, education, and personal development, … Read More
Abraham Manguwo
Abraham Manguwo Foundation for Rural Development (FORUD) Blantyre, Malawi Abraham is the Executive Director of FORUD, which is a local NGO focusing on youth empowerment, girls’ education, human rights, climate change adaptation and environmental management, water, sanitation and hygiene. He has degrees in rural and community development and early childhood development along with certificates in leadership, advocacy, monitoring and evaluation … Read More
Thandiwe Nyoni
Thandiwe Nyoni Thyolo ECOM Youth Group Thyolo, Malawi Thandiwe is a Program Officer with Thyolo ECOM Youth Group, an organization focusing on promoting girl child education, reducing early marriage, child labour and gender issues. She is passionate about community awareness to address unjust practices and begin working for change. Thandiwe also has a degree in Human Resource Management. Rise Up … Read More
Chifuniro Manchichi Mangulenje
Chifuniro Manchichi Mangulenje Zomba Vocational Training Centre (ZVTC) Zomba, Malawi Chifuniro is a Community Initiatives Coordinator with ZVTC, where she helps develop the skills of teen mothers and youth through vocational training. She loves working directly with youths, especially adolescent girls. Chifuniro has a degree in Theology and Religious studies and has experience in gender and human rights justice, early … Read More
