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Please join us for the Rise Up Breakfast Gala held virtually on December 10th from 9:00-10:00 AM (PST). This year’s Gala will honor the strength of the visionary Rise Up Leaders around the world, who are rising up in this moment of crisis to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and advance gender equity and racial justice. 

We are thrilled to announce two of the incredible Rise Up Leaders who will be speaking at the event: Nakita Shavers, a powerful advocate for girls of color who is mobilizing Black voters in Louisiana, and Anuradha Bhosale, a women workers’ rights and anti-child labor activist in India, who is leading her community’s response to COVID-19. Read more about these two inspiring women below.

You will also hear from Rise Up Girl Leaders in Guatemala and Kenya who are activating girls in their communities to end child marriage and female genital mutilation, so that they can continue their educations and fulfill their potential.

We look forward to coming together on December 10, 2020 to raise crucial funds for Rise Up Leaders like Nakita and Anuradha, who, with your support, are creating a more just and equitable world.

Click here or on the button below to get your ticket. Look out for more exciting event announcements in your inbox soon!

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MEET OUR 2020 BREAKFAST SPEAKERS

Nakita Shavers

Rise Up Leader, Louisiana

As a Rise Up Youth Champion in 2014, Nakita created GIRLS NOLA, a mentorship and leadership program to educate girls in New Orleans about sexual and reproductive health and empower them as leaders. Today she continues to train adolescent girl leaders in the program, using a curriculum that integrates arts and gamification techniques to holistically address the girls’ mental, emotional, and physical health needs. Nakita quickly adapted the program to be conducted online when the COVID-19 pandemic began and she is currently launching a new virtual cohort of GIRLS NOLA leaders, with ongoing support from Rise Up.

Anuradha Bhosale

Rise Up Leader, India

Anuradha is a renowned grassroots activist fighting for the rights of women workers and to bring an end to child labor in India. With Rise Up’s support, she is currently advancing social and economic empowerment for women who work as waste pickers in Maharashtra by partnering with local businesses to provide them with good jobs, fair pay, and safe working conditions. Recently, Anuradha secured and distributed personal protective equipment and emergency rations and funds to women waste pickers, so they could continue to earn their livelihoods during the pandemic. She has been a Rise Up Leader since 2018, when she was selected to take part in the Collective Impact Partnership to increase the economic power of women and girls in India. 

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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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