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June 15, 2020 Rise Up Stands in Solidarity Against Racism and Police Brutality READ MORE Rise Up Stands in Solidarity Against Racism and Police Brutality June 4, 2020 10 Years Rising: Strengthening the Voices of Young Women READ MORE 10 Years Rising: Strengthening the Voices of Young Women May 31, 2020 10 Years Rising: Giving Real Power to Girls and Adolescents READ MORE 10 Years Rising: Giving Real Power to Girls and Adolescents April 15, 2020 Strength in this Time of Crisis: Our Response to COVID-19 READ MORE Strength in this Time of Crisis: Our Response to COVID-19 April 3, 2020 A Powerful Force for Gender Equity in South Africa READ MORE A Powerful Force for Gender Equity in South Africa March 26, 2020 We Can’t Wait 202 Years for Gender Equality - Stanford Social Innovation Review READ MORE We Can’t Wait 202 Years for Gender Equality - Stanford Social Innovation... 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October 10, 2019 Speaking Out: Reducing Violence Against Sex Workers in Nigeria READ MORE Speaking Out: Reducing Violence Against Sex Workers in Nigeria September 17, 2019 Meet Collective Impact Partnership Leader Deepa Pawar READ MORE Meet Collective Impact Partnership Leader Deepa Pawar August 28, 2019 Rise Up California Grantees Announced READ MORE Rise Up California Grantees Announced August 25, 2019 Rising Up for Youth READ MORE Rising Up for Youth July 30, 2019 Rise Up Announces New Nigeria Grantees READ MORE Rise Up Announces New Nigeria Grantees July 22, 2019 Beyond What Words Can Express: My Women Deliver Takeaways READ MORE Beyond What Words Can Express: My Women Deliver Takeaways July 17, 2019 Malawi Leaders Reflect on Women Deliver 2019 READ MORE Malawi Leaders Reflect on Women Deliver 2019 July 2, 2019 Rise Up Announces New India Grantees READ MORE Rise Up Announces New India Grantees June 28, 2019 Broader Horizons: Fighting Against Gender Discrimination in Nigeria READ MORE Broader Horizons: Fighting Against Gender Discrimination in Nigeria June 13, 2019 Rise Up at Women Deliver 2019 READ MORE Rise Up at Women Deliver 2019 May 26, 2019 Rise Up California Leaders Reflect on Accelerator Experience READ MORE Rise Up California Leaders Reflect on Accelerator Experience May 24, 2019 Supporting Changemakers in Our Own Backyard READ MORE Supporting Changemakers in Our Own Backyard April 30, 2019 The Start of a New Chapter: Protecting Survivors of Domestic Violence in Nigeria READ MORE The Start of a New Chapter: Protecting Survivors of Domestic Violence in... April 12, 2019 Responding to the Devastating Cyclone and Floods in Malawi READ MORE Responding to the Devastating Cyclone and Floods in Malawi March 29, 2019 My Rise Up Story: Hope for Malawian Girls READ MORE My Rise Up Story: Hope for Malawian Girls March 27, 2019 Rise Up Fellow Spotlights: Meet Nasreen Ansari from India READ MORE Rise Up Fellow Spotlights: Meet Nasreen Ansari from India March 27, 2019 My Three-Ring Circus: Balancing Family and Career READ MORE My Three-Ring Circus: Balancing Family and Career March 8, 2019 Girl Leaders Gather in Guatemala to Raise Their Voices for Change READ MORE Girl Leaders Gather in Guatemala to Raise Their Voices for Change February 27, 2019 Building Bridges: Helping Women with Disabilities Raise Their Voices in Mexico READ MORE Building Bridges: Helping Women with Disabilities Raise Their Voices in Mexico February 25, 2019 Ten Years In, It’s All About the People READ MORE Ten Years In, It’s All About the People February 2, 2019 Where Are They Now: The Story of Two Rise Up Leaders Advancing Girls’ Rights in Liberia READ MORE Where Are They Now: The Story of Two Rise Up Leaders Advancing... January 31, 2019 Shatter the Glass Ceiling: Creating New Opportunities for Girls in Nigeria READ MORE Shatter the Glass Ceiling: Creating New Opportunities for Girls in Nigeria December 21, 2018 Rise Up Youth Champions Attend International Conference on Family Planning READ MORE Rise Up Youth Champions Attend International Conference on Family Planning December 19, 2018 Meet Theresa Kaka Effa, Rise Up’s Nigeria Country Director READ MORE Meet Theresa Kaka Effa, Rise Up’s Nigeria Country Director December 19, 2018 Building a Movement of Civil Society Leaders to Advance Gender Equity and Social Justice in Nigeria READ MORE Building a Movement of Civil Society Leaders to Advance Gender Equity and... December 18, 2018 Collective Impact Partnership Announces Grantees! READ MORE Collective Impact Partnership Announces Grantees! November 26, 2018 We Need to Invest in the Voices of Adolescent Girls Worldwide to Win Gender Equality - Ms. Magazine READ MORE We Need to Invest in the Voices of Adolescent Girls Worldwide to... November 21, 2018 New Moon Rising: Activating Change for Incarcerated Women in Mexico READ MORE New Moon Rising: Activating Change for Incarcerated Women in Mexico November 20, 2018 My Moment with Michelle Obama and Our Shared Vision for Girls Around the World READ MORE My Moment with Michelle Obama and Our Shared Vision for Girls Around... November 14, 2018 Cummins Powers Women Program to Advance Global Equality Receives National Recognition - Cummins Newsroom READ MORE Cummins Powers Women Program to Advance Global Equality Receives National Recognition -... November 12, 2018 Rise Up Announces $70K in Grants READ MORE Rise Up Announces $70K in Grants November 2, 2018 Reflections on the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) READ MORE Reflections on the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) October 23, 2018 Michelle Obama's Global Girls Alliance: Why Champion Adolescent Girls' Education? READ MORE Michelle Obama's Global Girls Alliance: Why Champion Adolescent Girls' Education? October 22, 2018 Cummins Powers Women Celebrates International Day of the Girl with Rise Up READ MORE Cummins Powers Women Celebrates International Day of the Girl with Rise Up October 12, 2018 The Power of Girls' Voices READ MORE The Power of Girls' Voices September 27, 2018 Kenyan Girl Leaders Fight For Their Rights READ MORE Kenyan Girl Leaders Fight For Their Rights September 26, 2018 The Impact of Child Marriage on Women and Girls in Guatemala READ MORE The Impact of Child Marriage on Women and Girls in Guatemala September 21, 2018 The Economics of Gender Equity in India READ MORE The Economics of Gender Equity in India August 28, 2018 Powerful New Leaders in India READ MORE Powerful New Leaders in India August 27, 2018 Building a Better World Through Discarded Bikes - Flathead Beacon READ MORE Building a Better World Through Discarded Bikes - Flathead Beacon August 21, 2018 Rise Up Announces Grantees and Advocacy Projects in Mexico READ MORE Rise Up Announces Grantees and Advocacy Projects in Mexico August 17, 2018 Mexico Grantees Selected READ MORE Mexico Grantees Selected July 31, 2018 Educated Girls Rise Up - Global Campaign for Education US READ MORE Educated Girls Rise Up - Global Campaign for Education US July 16, 2018 From Pain, We Rise Up READ MORE From Pain, We Rise Up June 27, 2018 Champions Organize Relief Efforts in Guatemala READ MORE Champions Organize Relief Efforts in Guatemala June 27, 2018 New Leaders Advocate for Girls in Southern Malawi READ MORE New Leaders Advocate for Girls in Southern Malawi June 26, 2018 Rise Up Stands for Families READ MORE Rise Up Stands for Families June 22, 2018 Rise Up + CSA Build Leaders in Kenya READ MORE Rise Up + CSA Build Leaders in Kenya May 31, 2018 "My Heart is with this Program" - Rise Up Leaders Gather in Central America READ MORE "My Heart is with this Program" - Rise Up Leaders Gather in... May 20, 2018 Live, Leap, Learn: Lessons from My Mother READ MORE Live, Leap, Learn: Lessons from My Mother May 11, 2018 Inspirations from USOW 2018 READ MORE Inspirations from USOW 2018 May 8, 2018 Reflections from USOW 2018 READ MORE Reflections from USOW 2018 May 7, 2018 Corporate Philanthropy: New Perspective READ MORE Corporate Philanthropy: New Perspective May 1, 2018 Leadership Accelerator Launch in Nigeria READ MORE Leadership Accelerator Launch in Nigeria April 30, 2018 CSW62: Youth Engagement Paramount READ MORE CSW62: Youth Engagement Paramount April 30, 2018 Rise Up Announces Partnership with Gates Foundation for Work in Malawi READ MORE Rise Up Announces Partnership with Gates Foundation for Work in Malawi April 24, 2018 Cummins Inc Announces $6 Million Investment in Rise Up READ MORE Cummins Inc Announces $6 Million Investment in Rise Up April 24, 2018 New Collective Impact Partnership to Build Economic Power for Girls and Women in India READ MORE New Collective Impact Partnership to Build Economic Power for Girls and Women... April 24, 2018 Kajiado Girls Get Tips on Defending Right to Education - Standard Digital READ MORE Kajiado Girls Get Tips on Defending Right to Education - Standard Digital April 22, 2018 Achieving Gender Equity Through Leadership Training, Advocacy - The Guardian READ MORE Achieving Gender Equity Through Leadership Training, Advocacy - The Guardian April 19, 2018 Women's History - In the Making READ MORE Women's History - In the Making April 6, 2018 What It Will Take to Enter a New Era of Women's Economic Empowerment - Devex READ MORE What It Will Take to Enter a New Era of Women's Economic... March 8, 2018 Michelle Obama Talks To a Girl From Guatemala About Why Education Is Vital - Refinery 29 READ MORE Michelle Obama Talks To a Girl From Guatemala About Why Education Is... March 7, 2018 Celebrating Family Planning Activists - Family Planning 2020 READ MORE Celebrating Family Planning Activists - Family Planning 2020 March 7, 2018 After #MeToo, What's Next? READ MORE After #MeToo, What's Next? February 27, 2018 Youth Champions Lead and Learn at Global Health Conference READ MORE Youth Champions Lead and Learn at Global Health Conference February 27, 2018 Press Release: Rise Up Launches New Collective Impact Partnership to Advance Economic Power and Justice for Girls and Women in India READ MORE Press Release: Rise Up Launches New Collective Impact Partnership to Advance Economic... February 6, 2018 Return to Hope READ MORE Return to Hope January 29, 2018 In a Push to End Child Marriage in Guatemala, Young Women Are on the Front Line - The Christian Science Monitor READ MORE In a Push to End Child Marriage in Guatemala, Young Women Are... December 29, 2017 Kenyan Youth Champions Take the Media by Storm to Advocate for Change to Address NCD Challenge - Young Health Programme READ MORE Kenyan Youth Champions Take the Media by Storm to Advocate for Change... November 4, 2017 Rise Up llega a México - Plano Informativo READ MORE Rise Up llega a México - Plano Informativo November 2, 2017 What’s Next in the Fight to End Child Marriage in Guatemala? READ MORE What’s Next in the Fight to End Child Marriage in Guatemala? October 10, 2017 What’s Next in the Fight to End Child Marriage in Guatemala? - Ms. Magazine READ MORE What’s Next in the Fight to End Child Marriage in Guatemala? -... October 4, 2017 Meet Guatemalan Girl Leader, Rita READ MORE Meet Guatemalan Girl Leader, Rita August 25, 2017 Starting a Conversation About Intimate Partner Violence in India - The Economist READ MORE Starting a Conversation About Intimate Partner Violence in India - The Economist August 10, 2017 America Is In a State of Crisis Too - Huffington Post READ MORE America Is In a State of Crisis Too - Huffington Post July 3, 2017 We’re Stronger When We Rise Up Together READ MORE We’re Stronger When We Rise Up Together November 11, 2016 Guatemalan Girl Leader Rises Up at World Wide Women Girls’ Festival READ MORE Guatemalan Girl Leader Rises Up at World Wide Women Girls’ Festival November 7, 2016 Raising My Voice for Ethiopian Girls READ MORE Raising My Voice for Ethiopian Girls November 7, 2016 Raising My Voice for Ethiopian Girls - PHI READ MORE Raising My Voice for Ethiopian Girls - PHI October 25, 2016 My Dad’s Wisdom READ MORE My Dad’s Wisdom October 10, 2016 My Father’s Feminism READ MORE My Father’s Feminism October 10, 2016 Malawi's Other Banda - Forbes Woman Africa READ MORE Malawi's Other Banda - Forbes Woman Africa October 2, 2016 What Happens When We Let Girls Lead? - Forbes READ MORE What Happens When We Let Girls Lead? - Forbes September 25, 2016 Reaching and Teaching Ethiopia’s Girls Through TV - News Deeply READ MORE Reaching and Teaching Ethiopia’s Girls Through TV - News Deeply September 25, 2016 Staying Above Water: How One New Orleans Native is Fighting for Her City in Hurricane Katrina’s Long Wake - Public Health Institute READ MORE Staying Above Water: How One New Orleans Native is Fighting for Her... August 30, 2016 Saving the Lives of Mothers and Babies: Conversations from Women Deliver 2016 - Girls' Globe READ MORE Saving the Lives of Mothers and Babies: Conversations from Women Deliver 2016... June 18, 2016 Creating Our To-Do List: Looking Forward at the United State of Women - Ms. Magazine READ MORE Creating Our To-Do List: Looking Forward at the United State of Women... June 14, 2016 Love Matters: India’s Anti-Violence Sex Advice Site READ MORE Love Matters: India’s Anti-Violence Sex Advice Site June 7, 2016 Maternal Mortality and Me: I Beat the Odds, But Many Women Don’t - Ms. Magazine READ MORE Maternal Mortality and Me: I Beat the Odds, But Many Women Don’t... May 19, 2016 Girls’ Globe Impact Series Part III: WhatsApp as a Medium to Inform Audiences of Love Matters in India READ MORE Girls’ Globe Impact Series Part III: WhatsApp as a Medium to Inform... May 19, 2016 Where Are the Girls? - Huffington Post READ MORE Where Are the Girls? - Huffington Post March 8, 2016 YOPSIS: Meet the Champions Series - Part 11 READ MORE YOPSIS: Meet the Champions Series - Part 11 December 11, 2015 WHARC: Meet the Champions Series - Part 10 READ MORE WHARC: Meet the Champions Series - Part 10 November 13, 2015 WFI: Meet the Champions Series - Part 9 READ MORE WFI: Meet the Champions Series - Part 9 October 27, 2015 Girl Power Initiative: Meet the Champions Series - Part 8 READ MORE Girl Power Initiative: Meet the Champions Series - Part 8 October 5, 2015 Girl Child Concerns: Meet the Champions Series - Part 7 READ MORE Girl Child Concerns: Meet the Champions Series - Part 7 July 29, 2015 EarthSpring International: Meet the Champions Series - Part 6 READ MORE EarthSpring International: Meet the Champions Series - Part 6 June 23, 2015 Civil Society for Family Planning: Meet the Champions Series - Part 5 READ MORE Civil Society for Family Planning: Meet the Champions Series - Part 5 May 20, 2015 Center for Girls Education: Meet the Champions Series - Part 3 READ MORE Center for Girls Education: Meet the Champions Series - Part 3 May 11, 2015 Champions for Change: Meet the Champions — Part 4 - Huff Post READ MORE Champions for Change: Meet the Champions — Part 4 - Huff Post May 8, 2015 Amana Rural People’s Advocacy Foundation: Meet the Champions Series READ MORE Amana Rural People’s Advocacy Foundation: Meet the Champions Series April 29, 2015 Champions for Change: Meet the Champions Series - Action Health Inc. READ MORE Champions for Change: Meet the Champions Series - Action Health Inc. April 13, 2015 Investing in Girls Yields Big Returns - Skoll World Forum READ MORE Investing in Girls Yields Big Returns - Skoll World Forum March 28, 2015 If These Two Teenagers Ran The World, We’d All Jump For Joy - NPR READ MORE If These Two Teenagers Ran The World, We’d All Jump For Joy... March 18, 2015 Girl, 15, Addresses UN Commission - Women in the World READ MORE Girl, 15, Addresses UN Commission - Women in the World March 17, 2015 Meet the 15-Year-Old from Rural Guatemala Who Addressed the U.N. - NPR READ MORE Meet the 15-Year-Old from Rural Guatemala Who Addressed the U.N. - NPR March 13, 2015 How Girl Activists Helped to Ban Child Marriage in Malawi - The Guardian READ MORE How Girl Activists Helped to Ban Child Marriage in Malawi - The... February 26, 2015 Victory for Public Health in Nigeria - Ms. Magazine READ MORE Victory for Public Health in Nigeria - Ms. Magazine January 31, 2015 Raising Champions for Change - The Nation READ MORE Raising Champions for Change - The Nation November 29, 2014 Teenage Girls in Southern Malawi Reject 'Sexual Cleansing’ - The Guardian READ MORE Teenage Girls in Southern Malawi Reject 'Sexual Cleansing’ - The Guardian September 19, 2014 Aids, Pregnancy and the Church: Young Hondurans Take a Stand - The Guardian READ MORE Aids, Pregnancy and the Church: Young Hondurans Take a Stand - The... June 12, 2014 Citlalli Liliana Salas, Juarez, Mexico READ MORE Citlalli Liliana Salas, Juarez, Mexico April 2, 2014 Wismide Simms, Port-au-Prince, Haiti READ MORE Wismide Simms, Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 26, 2014 ‘PODER’: A Story of Girls Overcoming - Huffington Post READ MORE ‘PODER’: A Story of Girls Overcoming - Huffington Post March 13, 2014 Champions for Change (C4C): A New Dawn - The Daily Trust READ MORE Champions for Change (C4C): A New Dawn - The Daily Trust February 26, 2014 Hellen Ziribagwa, Kampala, Uganda READ MORE Hellen Ziribagwa, Kampala, Uganda February 22, 2014 Denise Dunning Unlocks Girl Power Through Let Girls Lead - Christian Science Monitor READ MORE Denise Dunning Unlocks Girl Power Through Let Girls Lead - Christian Science... February 21, 2014 Maricela Lopez Catarina Tum, Santa Catarina, Guatemala READ MORE Maricela Lopez Catarina Tum, Santa Catarina, Guatemala February 19, 2014 Obinna-Njoku Somtochukwu, Owerri, Nigeria READ MORE Obinna-Njoku Somtochukwu, Owerri, Nigeria February 15, 2014 Girls: The World’s Greatest Return on Investment - Impatient Optimists READ MORE Girls: The World’s Greatest Return on Investment - Impatient Optimists February 14, 2014 Gloria Akite, Kampala, Uganda READ MORE Gloria Akite, Kampala, Uganda February 7, 2014 Emmanuela Alimlim, Archer’s Post, Kenya READ MORE Emmanuela Alimlim, Archer’s Post, Kenya February 1, 2014 Riya Singh, San Mateo, CA, USA READ MORE Riya Singh, San Mateo, CA, USA January 23, 2014 Liliana Flores, Tegucigalpa, Honduras READ MORE Liliana Flores, Tegucigalpa, Honduras January 23, 2014 Maria Josefa Castro Bay, Parramos, Guatemala READ MORE Maria Josefa Castro Bay, Parramos, Guatemala January 23, 2014 Shennel Henries, Monrovia, Liberia READ MORE Shennel Henries, Monrovia, Liberia November 30, 2013 A Teen Girl’s Secret to Finding Real Power? 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April 12, 2019 Responding to the Devastating Cyclone and Floods in Malawi READ MORE Responding to the Devastating Cyclone and Floods in Malawi March 29, 2019 My Rise Up Story: Hope for Malawian Girls READ MORE My Rise Up Story: Hope for Malawian Girls March 27, 2019 Rise Up Fellow Spotlights: Meet Nasreen Ansari from India READ MORE Rise Up Fellow Spotlights: Meet Nasreen Ansari from India March 27, 2019 My Three-Ring Circus: Balancing Family and Career READ MORE My Three-Ring Circus: Balancing Family and Career March 8, 2019 Girl Leaders Gather in Guatemala to Raise Their Voices for Change READ MORE Girl Leaders Gather in Guatemala to Raise Their Voices for Change February 27, 2019 Building Bridges: Helping Women with Disabilities Raise Their Voices in Mexico READ MORE Building Bridges: Helping Women with Disabilities Raise Their Voices in Mexico February 25, 2019 Ten Years In, It’s All About the People READ MORE Ten Years In, It’s All About the People February 2, 2019 Where Are They Now: The Story of Two Rise Up Leaders Advancing Girls’ Rights in Liberia READ MORE Where Are They Now: The Story of Two Rise Up Leaders Advancing... January 31, 2019 Shatter the Glass Ceiling: Creating New Opportunities for Girls in Nigeria READ MORE Shatter the Glass Ceiling: Creating New Opportunities for Girls in Nigeria December 21, 2018 Rise Up Youth Champions Attend International Conference on Family Planning READ MORE Rise Up Youth Champions Attend International Conference on Family Planning December 19, 2018 Meet Theresa Kaka Effa, Rise Up’s Nigeria Country Director READ MORE Meet Theresa Kaka Effa, Rise Up’s Nigeria Country Director December 19, 2018 Building a Movement of Civil Society Leaders to Advance Gender Equity and Social Justice in Nigeria READ MORE Building a Movement of Civil Society Leaders to Advance Gender Equity and... December 18, 2018 Collective Impact Partnership Announces Grantees! READ MORE Collective Impact Partnership Announces Grantees! November 26, 2018 We Need to Invest in the Voices of Adolescent Girls Worldwide to Win Gender Equality - Ms. Magazine READ MORE We Need to Invest in the Voices of Adolescent Girls Worldwide to... November 21, 2018 New Moon Rising: Activating Change for Incarcerated Women in Mexico READ MORE New Moon Rising: Activating Change for Incarcerated Women in Mexico November 20, 2018 My Moment with Michelle Obama and Our Shared Vision for Girls Around the World READ MORE My Moment with Michelle Obama and Our Shared Vision for Girls Around... November 14, 2018 Cummins Powers Women Program to Advance Global Equality Receives National Recognition - Cummins Newsroom READ MORE Cummins Powers Women Program to Advance Global Equality Receives National Recognition -... November 12, 2018 Rise Up Announces $70K in Grants READ MORE Rise Up Announces $70K in Grants November 2, 2018 Reflections on the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) READ MORE Reflections on the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) October 23, 2018 Michelle Obama's Global Girls Alliance: Why Champion Adolescent Girls' Education? READ MORE Michelle Obama's Global Girls Alliance: Why Champion Adolescent Girls' Education? October 22, 2018 Cummins Powers Women Celebrates International Day of the Girl with Rise Up READ MORE Cummins Powers Women Celebrates International Day of the Girl with Rise Up October 12, 2018 The Power of Girls' Voices READ MORE The Power of Girls' Voices September 27, 2018 Kenyan Girl Leaders Fight For Their Rights READ MORE Kenyan Girl Leaders Fight For Their Rights September 26, 2018 The Impact of Child Marriage on Women and Girls in Guatemala READ MORE The Impact of Child Marriage on Women and Girls in Guatemala September 21, 2018 The Economics of Gender Equity in India READ MORE The Economics of Gender Equity in India August 28, 2018 Powerful New Leaders in India READ MORE Powerful New Leaders in India August 27, 2018 Building a Better World Through Discarded Bikes - Flathead Beacon READ MORE Building a Better World Through Discarded Bikes - Flathead Beacon August 21, 2018 Rise Up Announces Grantees and Advocacy Projects in Mexico READ MORE Rise Up Announces Grantees and Advocacy Projects in Mexico August 17, 2018 Mexico Grantees Selected READ MORE Mexico Grantees Selected July 31, 2018 Educated Girls Rise Up - Global Campaign for Education US READ MORE Educated Girls Rise Up - Global Campaign for Education US July 16, 2018 From Pain, We Rise Up READ MORE From Pain, We Rise Up June 27, 2018 Champions Organize Relief Efforts in Guatemala READ MORE Champions Organize Relief Efforts in Guatemala June 27, 2018 New Leaders Advocate for Girls in Southern Malawi READ MORE New Leaders Advocate for Girls in Southern Malawi June 26, 2018 Rise Up Stands for Families READ MORE Rise Up Stands for Families June 22, 2018 Rise Up + CSA Build Leaders in Kenya READ MORE Rise Up + CSA Build Leaders in Kenya May 31, 2018 "My Heart is with this Program" - Rise Up Leaders Gather in Central America READ MORE "My Heart is with this Program" - Rise Up Leaders Gather in... May 20, 2018 Live, Leap, Learn: Lessons from My Mother READ MORE Live, Leap, Learn: Lessons from My Mother May 11, 2018 Inspirations from USOW 2018 READ MORE Inspirations from USOW 2018 May 8, 2018 Reflections from USOW 2018 READ MORE Reflections from USOW 2018 May 7, 2018 Corporate Philanthropy: New Perspective READ MORE Corporate Philanthropy: New Perspective May 1, 2018 Leadership Accelerator Launch in Nigeria READ MORE Leadership Accelerator Launch in Nigeria April 30, 2018 CSW62: Youth Engagement Paramount READ MORE CSW62: Youth Engagement Paramount April 30, 2018 Rise Up Announces Partnership with Gates Foundation for Work in Malawi READ MORE Rise Up Announces Partnership with Gates Foundation for Work in Malawi April 24, 2018 Cummins Inc Announces $6 Million Investment in Rise Up READ MORE Cummins Inc Announces $6 Million Investment in Rise Up April 24, 2018 New Collective Impact Partnership to Build Economic Power for Girls and Women in India READ MORE New Collective Impact Partnership to Build Economic Power for Girls and Women... April 24, 2018 Kajiado Girls Get Tips on Defending Right to Education - Standard Digital READ MORE Kajiado Girls Get Tips on Defending Right to Education - Standard Digital April 22, 2018 Achieving Gender Equity Through Leadership Training, Advocacy - The Guardian READ MORE Achieving Gender Equity Through Leadership Training, Advocacy - The Guardian April 19, 2018 Women's History - In the Making READ MORE Women's History - In the Making April 6, 2018 What It Will Take to Enter a New Era of Women's Economic Empowerment - Devex READ MORE What It Will Take to Enter a New Era of Women's Economic... March 8, 2018 Michelle Obama Talks To a Girl From Guatemala About Why Education Is Vital - Refinery 29 READ MORE Michelle Obama Talks To a Girl From Guatemala About Why Education Is... March 7, 2018 Celebrating Family Planning Activists - Family Planning 2020 READ MORE Celebrating Family Planning Activists - Family Planning 2020 March 7, 2018 After #MeToo, What's Next? READ MORE After #MeToo, What's Next? February 27, 2018 Youth Champions Lead and Learn at Global Health Conference READ MORE Youth Champions Lead and Learn at Global Health Conference February 27, 2018 Press Release: Rise Up Launches New Collective Impact Partnership to Advance Economic Power and Justice for Girls and Women in India READ MORE Press Release: Rise Up Launches New Collective Impact Partnership to Advance Economic... February 6, 2018 Return to Hope READ MORE Return to Hope January 29, 2018 In a Push to End Child Marriage in Guatemala, Young Women Are on the Front Line - The Christian Science Monitor READ MORE In a Push to End Child Marriage in Guatemala, Young Women Are... December 29, 2017 Kenyan Youth Champions Take the Media by Storm to Advocate for Change to Address NCD Challenge - Young Health Programme READ MORE Kenyan Youth Champions Take the Media by Storm to Advocate for Change... November 4, 2017 Rise Up llega a México - Plano Informativo READ MORE Rise Up llega a México - Plano Informativo November 2, 2017 What’s Next in the Fight to End Child Marriage in Guatemala? READ MORE What’s Next in the Fight to End Child Marriage in Guatemala? October 10, 2017 What’s Next in the Fight to End Child Marriage in Guatemala? - Ms. Magazine READ MORE What’s Next in the Fight to End Child Marriage in Guatemala? -... October 4, 2017 Meet Guatemalan Girl Leader, Rita READ MORE Meet Guatemalan Girl Leader, Rita August 25, 2017 Starting a Conversation About Intimate Partner Violence in India - The Economist READ MORE Starting a Conversation About Intimate Partner Violence in India - The Economist August 10, 2017 America Is In a State of Crisis Too - Huffington Post READ MORE America Is In a State of Crisis Too - Huffington Post July 3, 2017 We’re Stronger When We Rise Up Together READ MORE We’re Stronger When We Rise Up Together November 11, 2016 Guatemalan Girl Leader Rises Up at World Wide Women Girls’ Festival READ MORE Guatemalan Girl Leader Rises Up at World Wide Women Girls’ Festival November 7, 2016 Raising My Voice for Ethiopian Girls READ MORE Raising My Voice for Ethiopian Girls November 7, 2016 Raising My Voice for Ethiopian Girls - PHI READ MORE Raising My Voice for Ethiopian Girls - PHI October 25, 2016 My Dad’s Wisdom READ MORE My Dad’s Wisdom October 10, 2016 My Father’s Feminism READ MORE My Father’s Feminism October 10, 2016 Malawi's Other Banda - Forbes Woman Africa READ MORE Malawi's Other Banda - Forbes Woman Africa October 2, 2016 What Happens When We Let Girls Lead? - Forbes READ MORE What Happens When We Let Girls Lead? - Forbes September 25, 2016 Reaching and Teaching Ethiopia’s Girls Through TV - News Deeply READ MORE Reaching and Teaching Ethiopia’s Girls Through TV - News Deeply September 25, 2016 Staying Above Water: How One New Orleans Native is Fighting for Her City in Hurricane Katrina’s Long Wake - Public Health Institute READ MORE Staying Above Water: How One New Orleans Native is Fighting for Her... August 30, 2016 Saving the Lives of Mothers and Babies: Conversations from Women Deliver 2016 - Girls' Globe READ MORE Saving the Lives of Mothers and Babies: Conversations from Women Deliver 2016... June 18, 2016 Creating Our To-Do List: Looking Forward at the United State of Women - Ms. Magazine READ MORE Creating Our To-Do List: Looking Forward at the United State of Women... June 14, 2016 Love Matters: India’s Anti-Violence Sex Advice Site READ MORE Love Matters: India’s Anti-Violence Sex Advice Site June 7, 2016 Maternal Mortality and Me: I Beat the Odds, But Many Women Don’t - Ms. Magazine READ MORE Maternal Mortality and Me: I Beat the Odds, But Many Women Don’t... May 19, 2016 Girls’ Globe Impact Series Part III: WhatsApp as a Medium to Inform Audiences of Love Matters in India READ MORE Girls’ Globe Impact Series Part III: WhatsApp as a Medium to Inform... May 19, 2016 Where Are the Girls? - Huffington Post READ MORE Where Are the Girls? - Huffington Post March 8, 2016 YOPSIS: Meet the Champions Series - Part 11 READ MORE YOPSIS: Meet the Champions Series - Part 11 December 11, 2015 WHARC: Meet the Champions Series - Part 10 READ MORE WHARC: Meet the Champions Series - Part 10 November 13, 2015 WFI: Meet the Champions Series - Part 9 READ MORE WFI: Meet the Champions Series - Part 9 October 27, 2015 Girl Power Initiative: Meet the Champions Series - Part 8 READ MORE Girl Power Initiative: Meet the Champions Series - Part 8 October 5, 2015 Girl Child Concerns: Meet the Champions Series - Part 7 READ MORE Girl Child Concerns: Meet the Champions Series - Part 7 July 29, 2015 EarthSpring International: Meet the Champions Series - Part 6 READ MORE EarthSpring International: Meet the Champions Series - Part 6 June 23, 2015 Civil Society for Family Planning: Meet the Champions Series - Part 5 READ MORE Civil Society for Family Planning: Meet the Champions Series - Part 5 May 20, 2015 Center for Girls Education: Meet the Champions Series - Part 3 READ MORE Center for Girls Education: Meet the Champions Series - Part 3 May 11, 2015 Champions for Change: Meet the Champions — Part 4 - Huff Post READ MORE Champions for Change: Meet the Champions — Part 4 - Huff Post May 8, 2015 Amana Rural People’s Advocacy Foundation: Meet the Champions Series READ MORE Amana Rural People’s Advocacy Foundation: Meet the Champions Series April 29, 2015 Champions for Change: Meet the Champions Series - Action Health Inc. 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February 26, 2015 Victory for Public Health in Nigeria - Ms. Magazine READ MORE Victory for Public Health in Nigeria - Ms. Magazine January 31, 2015 Raising Champions for Change - The Nation READ MORE Raising Champions for Change - The Nation November 29, 2014 Teenage Girls in Southern Malawi Reject 'Sexual Cleansing’ - The Guardian READ MORE Teenage Girls in Southern Malawi Reject 'Sexual Cleansing’ - The Guardian September 19, 2014 Aids, Pregnancy and the Church: Young Hondurans Take a Stand - The Guardian READ MORE Aids, Pregnancy and the Church: Young Hondurans Take a Stand - The... June 12, 2014 Citlalli Liliana Salas, Juarez, Mexico READ MORE Citlalli Liliana Salas, Juarez, Mexico April 2, 2014 Wismide Simms, Port-au-Prince, Haiti READ MORE Wismide Simms, Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 26, 2014 ‘PODER’: A Story of Girls Overcoming - Huffington Post READ MORE ‘PODER’: A Story of Girls Overcoming - Huffington Post March 13, 2014 Champions for Change (C4C): A New Dawn - The Daily Trust READ MORE Champions for Change (C4C): A New Dawn - The Daily Trust February 26, 2014 Hellen Ziribagwa, Kampala, Uganda READ MORE Hellen Ziribagwa, Kampala, Uganda February 22, 2014 Denise Dunning Unlocks Girl Power Through Let Girls Lead - Christian Science Monitor READ MORE Denise Dunning Unlocks Girl Power Through Let Girls Lead - Christian Science... February 21, 2014 Maricela Lopez Catarina Tum, Santa Catarina, Guatemala READ MORE Maricela Lopez Catarina Tum, Santa Catarina, Guatemala February 19, 2014 Obinna-Njoku Somtochukwu, Owerri, Nigeria READ MORE Obinna-Njoku Somtochukwu, Owerri, Nigeria February 15, 2014 Girls: The World’s Greatest Return on Investment - Impatient Optimists READ MORE Girls: The World’s Greatest Return on Investment - Impatient Optimists February 14, 2014 Gloria Akite, Kampala, Uganda READ MORE Gloria Akite, Kampala, Uganda February 7, 2014 Emmanuela Alimlim, Archer’s Post, Kenya READ MORE Emmanuela Alimlim, Archer’s Post, Kenya February 1, 2014 Riya Singh, San Mateo, CA, USA READ MORE Riya Singh, San Mateo, CA, USA January 23, 2014 Liliana Flores, Tegucigalpa, Honduras READ MORE Liliana Flores, Tegucigalpa, Honduras January 23, 2014 Maria Josefa Castro Bay, Parramos, Guatemala READ MORE Maria Josefa Castro Bay, Parramos, Guatemala January 23, 2014 Shennel Henries, Monrovia, Liberia READ MORE Shennel Henries, Monrovia, Liberia November 30, 2013 A Teen Girl’s Secret to Finding Real Power? 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