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
“My Heart is with this Program” – Rise Up Leaders Gather in Central America
By Rise Up’s Program Manager Claudia Romeu Last month, Rise Up hosted in-country convenings for our Latin American network of Guatemala and Honduras Fellows. Bringing together Rise Up leaders from all previous cohorts since 2009 across the two countries, Rise Up’s leadership and knowledge-sharing convenings strengthen the advocacy of Fellows and foster new alliances and strategic opportunities for them to work … Read More
Kikelomo Bamidele
Kikelomo Bamidele Cummins West Africa Limited Kikelomo works with Cummins West Africa Limited (CWAL) leading the Community Involvement Team (CIT) in Nigeria on different community focused and impacting projects. At the international level, she has represented Cummins at the “Build On” project in Senegal and CR conference in South Africa. She is a seasoned Administrator with a Bachelor’s degree in … Read More
Ifeyinwa Alex-Anene
Ifeyinwa Alex-Anene Cummins West Africa Limited Ifeyinwa Alex-Anene is the TEC Manager for Cummins West Africa Ltd in Nigeria and is responsible for the management of the Technical Education for the Communities project in Nigeria; a Cummins Corporate Responsibility Initiatives designed to help education partners develop market-relevant curriculum, provide equipment and tools, teachers training, career counseling and workplace learning. She has … Read More
Vickie Uremma Njoku Onyekuru
Vickie Uremma Njoku Onyekuru Child Health Organization Vickie Uremma is a Chartered Administrator & Management practitioner and currently the Program Director of Child Health Organization. She also serves as the Secretary to the Board of Grassroots People & Gender Development Centre, an Associate Researcher with In-Matters and the Technical Adviser to Flame Concepts Initiative. She holds a certificate from the … Read More
