THANK YOU FOR RISING HIGHER WITH US
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Together we raised over $300,000 to invest in girls and women
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Dear Friend,
Thank you for being an essential part of Rise Up's global community! We are so grateful for your support and your commitment to rising higher for girls and women. You helped us surpass our fundraising goal and raise the incredible sum of $300,000 to advance gender equity at our Breakfast Gala. This is truly remarkable!
If you were not able to attend the Breakfast Gala, you can see highlights from the event here and you can still donate online today.
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We hope you feel as inspired as we did after hearing from our Rise Up Leaders. Their courage, perseverance, and dedication to creating lasting change for girls, youth, and women is powerful. We share the hopeful vision of Rise Up Leader Nsini Udonta from Nigeria of a future where “society is more gender-inclusive, where women and girls’ rights will be protected and their opportunities promoted, so that the progress made so far will not be in vain.”
As the legendary Jane Fonda rightly pointed out in her keynote remarks, “We cannot solve any of our toughest problems — poverty, peace, climate, health — unless we look at them through a gender lens and make sure the solutions will be good for women and girls."
Thank you for rising higher with us to advance gender equity. Together, we are building a more just and equitable world.
Our deepest gratitude,
Denise and the Rise Up Team
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THANK YOU TO OUR RISE UP LEADERS
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We extend our deepest thanks to this year's inspiring speakers for sharing their insight, expertise, and passion for advancing gender equity!
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NSINI UDONTA
Rise Up Leader, NIgeria
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"Rise Up’s trainings increased my understanding of advocacy. I developed skills to think strategically, to develop and implement my own advocacy strategies, and to build my confidence as a leader. With Rise Up’s support and funding, I mobilized women and allies to advocate for the full implementation of the Domestic Violence Law in Lagos State."
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ALEJANDRA GARCÍA MUÑIZ
Rise Up Leader, Mexico
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"I now understand that a crucial part of my role as director of operations is leading advocacy actions that generate change in public policy to diminish the inequalities that women with disabilities in Mexico face. I hope to keep on developing and implementing projects that facilitate ways for girls, teens, and women with disabilities to have greater opportunities for inclusion and to improve their own lives."
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JEAN “BERKY” BERCHMANS UWIMANA
Rise Up Leader, Rwanda
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"I was empowered to continue working on Flavours of Family planning, a cooking show that engages men and boys in family planning by employing kitchen materials for hands-on simulation to provide quality youth and gender-friendly family planning information. I love this community engagement show and even if it was initially designed to engage men and boys, we are seeing that it captures and embraces the attention of all genders."
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PRABHA VILAS JADHAV
Rise Up Leader, India
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"Rise Up’s trainings made me realize that there can be no real long-lasting change unless you understand the root cause of the problem and try to eliminate it...and that as long as girls and women do not come forward and raise their voices, we won’t be able to create a gender-equitable society."
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MARITZA MARTINEZ
Rise Up Leader, California
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"I believe that our work is based on gender equity, as is the work of Rise Up, and that the issues that women and girls face are very similar to the issues that transgender and gender non-conforming folks face as well…gender-based violence, access to education, these are all things that are shared, and I wanted our work to be part of this larger movement for gender equity."
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Missed the Breakfast? Click here to see highlights.
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Are you interested in getting more involved with Rise Up? Join one of Rise Up’s Member Communities — our Leadership Council or our new Ambassadors Initiative. Please contact us to learn more — we would love to hear from you!
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
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Rise Up activates women and girls to transform their lives, families and communities through investment in local solutions, strengthening leadership, and building movements. Since 2009, Rise Up's powerful network of over 600 leaders has advocated for over 120 laws and policies impacting 135 million people in Africa, Latin America, South Asia, and the US. Rise Up is based at the Public Health Institute (PHI), a leader in global health and development for over 50 years.
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