Executive Search – Apple
From Pain, We Rise Up
By Denise Raquel Dunning, Founder + Executive Director “You need to use your pain, and craft it into something worthy.” These powerful words have echoed in my ears since I interviewed Tanzila Khan, a Pakistani disability rights activist who is part of Rise Up’s Youth Champions Initiative. In the interview, Tanzila told me and the Stanford students I worked with as … Read More
Champions Organize Relief Efforts in Guatemala
The tragic and deadly eruption of the Fuego volcano earlier this month in Guatemala reminded us of the tremendous power of nature, and also of the relentless fortitude of our Champions and allies. More than 3,000 people were evacuated from their homes, thousands of acres of cultivated land were lost, and unfortunately more than a hundred were buried by mud in their … Read More
New Leaders Advocate for Girls in Southern Malawi
In late May, Rise Up gathered a cohort of 18 civil society and community organization leaders for an intensive seven-day leadership and advocacy workshop dedicated to reducing child marriage in Thyolo District in Southern Malawi. Brought together through the Rise Up ENGAGE (Enabling Girls to Advance Gender Equity) Initiative, the leaders dug into various topics like advocacy, leadership development, and decision-maker education. … Read More
Rise Up Stands for Families
By Josie Ramos, on behalf of Rise Up Rise Up stands in solidarity with our allies, partners, and grantees in opposing the “zero-tolerance” immigration policy that included separating children from their migrant parents when they cross the U.S. border. This policy negates the basic human rights, safety, and well-being of the 2,342 (and counting) children and their parents being held … Read More
Rise Up + CSA Build Leaders in Kenya
In Kenya, 23% of young women are married by the age of 18, and an estimated 21% of girls and women have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). With support from the Cummins Foundation, Rise Up partnered with the Center for the Study of Adolescence (CSA) in Kenya to implement the Girls Voices Initiative (GVI) to enable Kajiado Girl Leaders to raise their voices against early marriage and FGM and advocate for … Read More
