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When we envision a birthday, our minds fill with memories of candle-embellished cakes, familiar faces, and lovely gifts. But July 12, the day Malala Yousafzai...

Guest Blogger – Amanda Kennedy served as a Girl Up intern in 2013. Wonder what it’s like to explore nearly every corner of the world for your job? Just...

Who would believe that 3000 women protesting in a fish market would end a civil war? Through involving and organizing Liberia’s women, Leymah Gbowee and her...

Like all of us at Girl Up, Zeenat Rahman strongly believes in the power of youth. Recognizing that half of the world is under the age of 25, Zeenat knows that...

Guest Blogger – Imali Bandara served as a Girl Up intern from 2012-2013. As one of Mexico’s most powerful business leaders, Angelica Fuentes-Tellez is...

For girls in Malawi, Liberia, Guatemala, and Ethiopia, getting an education is not as simple as showing up for kindergarten in September. Many different factors...

Guest Blogger – Imali Bandara served as a Girl Up intern from 2012-2013.  You see a girl. We see the future. Over the years, as the movement for adolescent...

Guest Blogger – Tieneke vanLonkhuyzen is the Partnerships and Communications Manager at Nike Foundation. She previously served as Program Officer at the...

Guest Blogger – Tieneke vanLonkhuyzen is the Partnerships and Communications Manager at Nike Foundation. She previously served as Program Officer at the...

Guest Blogger – Olivia Layton was chosen to be a part of the founding class of Teen Advisors when she was just 12 years old. She is from Bethesda, MD. Today...