Rise Up Together is proud to share the voices and perspectives of inspiring girl leaders from Guatemala! This video amplifies girls’ stories and voices, and we invite you to meet them, hear from them, and join our movement so that girls can attend school, stay healthy, escape poverty, and overcome violence.
Girls Behind the Camera – Malawi (Full Version)
In October 2014, six young women from around Malawi participated in “Girls Behind the Camera,” an intensive six-day technical workshop focused on media advocacy. In addition to sharpening their digital storytelling skills, the girls wrote, produced, directed and recorded this nine-minute video sharing their experiences overcoming abuse and injustice. Each girl’s story focuses on a key issue area she is working … Read More
Memory Banda and Graca Machel at the Skoll World Forum
Let Girls Lead advocate, 18-year old Memory Banda from Malawi, took the stage alongside Graca Machel and Mabel van Oranje at the Skoll World Forum in Oxford. Memory spoke of her powerful work to end child marriage.
Al Jazeera America + Dr. Denise Dunning
In an interview with Al Jazeera America, Rise Up Together Executive Director Denise Dunning discusses a new law that increases the legal age of marriage in Malawi from 15 to 18.
PODER – A STORY OF POWER
Directed, written, filmed, and edited by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Lisa Russell, PODER tells the story of Emelin and Elba, two indigenous Mayan girls from Guatemala who were part of Rise Up Together’s girl-led advocacy and fought for their rights to transform their community. With the support of Rise Up Together’s Let Girls Lead Initiative, these inspiring leaders successfully advocated for … Read More
Global Girls’ Conversation Video Contest – 3rd Place
3rd Place: Grace Mwase, Malawi Our Global Girls’ Conversation video contest highlights girls’ power to create change. The contest enables girls and allied organizations to submit one- to two-minute videos capturing girls’ strategies and successes.
The Story of Florence and Harmful Traditional Practices in Malawi (2011)
This film highlights the effects of child marriage on adolescent girls. Produced by Rise Up Together grantee and our Gates Grand Challenge lead partner Girls Empowerment Network (GENET), the film is used as an advocacy and community awareness-building tool throughout Malawi.
Everything has a Time – Being a Girl in Libera (2012)
Meet Oretha Yeagan, a young woman from Liberia who dropped out of the 6th grade. About to graduate from Rise Up Together grantee THINK’s Safe Home for Girls program, Oretha shares her experiences growing up during the war and shares her plans for the future.
Rebeca Esther Perez Rodas, Guatemala Fellow (2011)
2011 Rise Up Together Fellow Rebeca Esther Perez Rodas describes her participation in Rise Up Together’s early years and highlights her work with the Ecumenical Center for Pastoral Integration (CEIPA) in Guatemala.
