Girl Up Takes Over New York!

By the time the doors opened to kick off our Unite for Girls Tour in New York, brought to you by our partner Clean and Clear, there was so much excitement in the air!

After check-in, attendees virtually traveled to different countries where they got an idea of what life is like for the world's hardest-to-reach girls. With their passports in hand, guests stopped by the Liberia kiosk and carried baskets filled with fruit on their heads.

They also did some heavy lifting at the Malawi kiosk where they carried jerry cans filled with water across the room. At the U.S.A. kiosk, girls wrote letters with inspirational messages to send to girls around the world.

We were all treated to a performance by Project Girl Performance Collective on the importance of education; as well as inspirational song by singer and Girl Up supporter Lily Halpern. It was great (as usual) to hear Girl Up Champion Nigel Barker speak as he urged more men (and boys!) to get involved and speak up for equality.

Thank you Clean and Clear for helping us make our New York Tour fabulous! We can't wait to come back to New York!

Check out some pictures from the event here!

Comments

Submitted by jamil on January 6, 2012

When you stand out in a crowd, it is only because you are being carried on the shoulders of others.” After Desmond Tutu said this at the opening session of the Clinton Global Initiative day two, it stuck with me through the day and forms the basis

Submitted by eddie on October 9, 2011

hahhahah so funny

Submitted by Student Association for the Advancement of Women - NYC on September 17, 2011

this event was great! We loved the project girl performance and the singeres!

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