Delhi, India Director of Gender and Adolescent Girls, Project Concern International (PCI) in India Sushmita has more than 20 years of experience working in the development sector, primarily focused on promoting gender equality and empowering adolescent and youth populations. She has worked with various national and international organizations like CARE, CISSD, Restless Development, ICRW, Apne Aap Women Worldwide, and Action … Read More
Tarushikha Yadav
Delhi, India Advocacy and Communication Officer, Centre for Equity and Inclusion (CEQUIN) Tarushikha is passionate about gender issues and advocating for women’s rights in order to achieve gender equality. She is involved in program design and management and uses social media as a tool to write case studies that reflect the work of grassroots organizations. She has presented about development … Read More
Venu Arora
Delhi, India Co-Founder and Director, Ideosync Media Combine Venu founded Ideosync Media Combine, an internationally renowned communications organization working towards social transformation, through community media training, promoting freedom of expression, and creating spaces for underrepresented voices. She won a national award for her film on female infanticide and received the Ford Foundation Fellowship for Leadership for her work with young … Read More
Vikram Srivastava
Founder, Independent Thought Dr. Vikram Srivastava is an Advocate and the Founder of Independent Thought, an organization working on child rights, gender justice, and the protection of vulnerable communities. He currently serves as the Regional Technical Advisor to the South Asia Initiative to End Violence Against Children and has represented the SAIEVAC Regional Secretariat across multiple national, regional, and international … Read More
Children‘s Story Book Teaches About Gender Equality – The Dayspring
Children‘s Story Book Teaches About Gender Equality The Dayspring | October 25, 2020 Rise Up Youth Champion Sarmad Muhammad Soomar was featured in the news for the launch of Wo Kahani, a children’s book he developed with support from Rise Up to breakdown gender stereotypes and advance equity, respect, and equal opportunity for youth in Pakistan. Read the article here.
Our Voices Are Powerful and Can Change the World
International Day of the Girl Child 2020 On this International Day of the Girl Child, as the world continues to grapple with the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re drawing strength and inspiration from the powerful voices of girl leaders who are rising up in these difficult times to transform their lives, families, and communities — and our world! … Read More
How Shouting, Finger-Waving Girls Became Our Conscience – New York Times
How Shouting, Finger-Waving Girls Became Our Conscience New York Times | September 26, 2020 Rise Up Malawi Leader Memory Banda was featured alongside Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg in this New York Times piece detailing how girls and young women have changed the face of activism. Read the article here.
Finding Opportunity in Crisis: New Rise Up Leaders Reflect on Virtual Accelerators
As Rise Up adapts to deliver our Advocacy and Leadership Accelerators virtually in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are reflecting on the challenges and opportunities created by this shift. We asked some of our newest Rise Up Leaders from Mexico and India to share about their experiences so far participating in our inaugural virtual Accelerators. Read on to hear … Read More
NGO Advocates End to Child Marriage in Makoko Community, Lagos – Naija247News
NGO Advocates End to Child Marriage in Makoko Community, Lagos Naija247News | September 26, 2020 This article highlights the work of Rise Up’s partner in our Girls’ Voices Initiative in Nigeria, Action Health Incorporated, to urge parents and guardians to prioritize girls’ education and wellbeing over short-term economic benefits and household support. Nigeria has 13.2 million out-of-school children, 60 percent of … Read More
Child Marriage Exposes Girl-Child To Unprepared Adulthood: Activist – Independent
Child Marriage Exposes Girl-Child To Unprepared Adulthood: Activist Independent | September 9, 2020 This article highlights Rise Up Grantee the Centre for Women’s Health and Information (CEWHIN) for their successful work toward ending child marriage in Lagos State, Nigeria. During a community event, gender activists highlighted the negative impacts of child marriage on girls, noting that it leaves them unprepared … Read More
