November 25 was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls. One in three women and […]
Cultural Norms
Empowering Girls and Women to Achieve their Potential
It was a startling discovery five years ago that prompted me as a then 21-year-old girl in Uganda to found […]
The Sreepur Village, Bangladesh
In my 26 years of married life, I gave birth to five daughters in hope each time of giving birth […]
Madame Secretary General From the Slum
A few days ago, I was asked again a question I receive quite often, “How did you grow up so […]
The Adolescent Girl Puzzle
In my community, being a girl is like putting together a really difficult puzzle. Being a girl can often mean […]
Building Support and Trust Through Volunteering
When I was 15 years old, I joined Youth for Youth, a Romanian non-governmental organization working on youth sexual and […]
You are the change
As a girl growing up in Kenya, a patriarchal society with a strong cultural heritage, I knew from the onset […]
The Limitless Power of Girls
I first uncovered the inequalities and challenges that girls face at a very young age. When I was a girl, […]
