Rise Up llega a México Plano Informativo | November 1, 2017 Plano Informativo highlights Rise Up’s expansion to Mexico, where civil society leaders in San Luis Potosí can apply to participate in Rise Up’s Gender Equity Initiative, a new program supported by Cummins Inc. to advance social justice and improve education, equity, and opportunity for girls and women. Read the article … Read More
What’s Next in the Fight to End Child Marriage in Guatemala? – Ms. Magazine
What’s Next in the Fight to End Child Marriage in Guatemala? Ms. Magazine | October 4, 2017 Ms. Magazine spotlights the official ban of child marriage in Guatemala following years of advocacy by activist, allies and girl leaders from Rise Up, partner and grantee – Pro-Family Association of Guatemala (APROFAM), and The Adolescent Girls Working Group (Mesa a favor de … Read More
Starting a Conversation About Intimate Partner Violence in India – The Economist
Starting a Conversation About Intimate Partner Violence in India The Economist | August 9, 2017 The Economist highlights “Kya Yahi Pyar Hai” (“Is This Love?”), a new film directed by Rise Up Youth Champion Gayatri Parameswaran and produced by Love Matters that uses the latest in virtual reality technology to raise awareness around the pervasive problem of gender-based violence and … Read More
Ending Child Marriage in Malawi
In this exclusive interview at the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women, Program Manager at Girls Empowerment Network, Malawi, Tamara Mhango discusses her organization’s role in raising the legal age of marriage from 15 to 18 in Malawi.
Reproductive Justice for Women & Girls of Color
In this exclusive interview at the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women, Rise Up Together Youth Champion, Nakita Shavers discusses the struggles to achieve reproductive justice for women & girls of color in the U.S. South.
The Status of SDG 3 in Nigeria
In this exclusive interview at the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women, Rise Up Together Champion and Women’s Health & Action Research Centre Deputy Director, Dr. Wilson Imongan discusses the work his organization is doing to help achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3 in Nigeria.
Ending FMG in Samburu, Kenya
In this exclusive interview at the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women, World Pulse Ambassador, Christine Terina discusses ending FGM in Samburu, Kenya.
Safe Space for Girls in Northern Nigeria
In this exclusive interview at the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women, Rise Up Together Champion & Girl Child Concerns Program Manager, Umma Illyasu-Mohammed discusses the importance of safe spaces for girls in Northern Nigeria.
The 2012 Liberian Children’s Act (FULL VERSION)
This is a video case study documenting the role of grantees HOPE & THINK in advocating for the passage of the National Children’s Act in Liberia – which was a low priority in the Senate when the grantees chose to collaborate to advocate for its passage in mid-2010. Together they trained the Liberian Children’s Parliament and local girls’ clubs to … Read More
Young Health Program in Kibera Slums in Kenya
Rise Up Together Program Manager, Rufaro Kangai is featured in this video which discusses the strategies of C4C Grantee Youth Health Programme (YHP) in preventing NCDs among youth in Kenya. YHP aims at contributing to improved health and gender equality of girls and boys, aged 10-24 years, by ensuring that young people in Kibera are practicing fewer risky behaviors as … Read More
