Girl Rising

Future rising fellowship is a leadership development program for young adults (age 17-25) working in their local communities on environmental and gender justice. Each year, girl rising conducts an extensive global search for the most promising participants and supports them at a critical juncture in their lives and careers. Future rising's storytelling creates change in three spheres: individuals (fellows build critical skills, voice, agency and hone their mission), communities (storytelling galvanizes communities, builds social cohesion, helps address difficult gendered norms) and society (future rising fellows access halls of power and have shared important local stories with influencer audiences at unga, un water, ecosoc, cop 26, 27 and 28, aspen ideas, cop 40 and more.)long term, fellows become part of a dynamic network with opportunities for further professional development and amplification of their local work and global advocacy.

The girl rising global education fund (gr-gef) is a six-year venture philanthropy fund (2019-2024) through which we seek out, invest in, and join forces with local leaders who have innovative, culturally relevant ideas on how to advance gender equity and education quality for girls and boys living in poverty. We first introduced this model in india and kenya, and then expanded the fund to include grantees in guatemala. With gef funding and resources, organizations led by strong social entrepreneurs have new opportunities to grow and create positive change in their communities, reaching 5,901,856 adolescents and 266,844 educators in india, and 141 teachers and 1,500 adolescents in kenya.

Communications and movement building: girl rising leads impactful in-person events and global social media campaigns to raise awareness about the barriers to girls' education, including climate change, gender bias, displacement, and gender-based violence. We also highlight the human right to education and the powerful ripple effects of investing in girls' education. Our campaigns feature data from trusted sources such as un agencies and share compelling stories of girls in our programs, effectively amplifying the message and mobilizing support worldwide.