Christina Lowery is the CEO of Girl Rising: a nonprofit that’s shifting the way the world values and invests in girls. Decades of research show that girls’ access to education and opportunity is the single most effective factor in transforming global issues like poverty, gender equality and climate change. Through storytelling campaigns, youth mentorship and advocacy work, GR is closing the gendered opportunity gap and building girls’ capacity to change the world.

In this episode, Christina dives into the power of storytelling for social change, why investing in girls’ education benefits us all, and how Girl Rising is fostering girls’ education and empowerment in twelve countries around the globe.

Notable Quotes

“This powerful story about what happens when you educate girls, [we believe that] if we could turn that into an engaging, creative, dynamic, emotional story for all kinds of viewers - from parents to presidents, boys and girls - that we could get people to care about this issue, and ultimately get them to take action.”

Highlights

• How Christina turned her passion for documentary storytelling into a groundbreaking platform that advocates for girls’ empowerment
• Why closing the gendered education gap creates a ripple effect that pays dividends for generations 
• The relationship between women’s empowerment, girls’ education and climate change
• How Girl Rising is harnessing the power of storytelling to change the world 
• Girl Rising’s ongoing efforts to challenge harmful gender norms, foster self-confidence and build storytelling skills in youth

Connect

Website: www.girlrising.org

Instagram/Twitter: @girlrising

Bio

Christina Lowery is the CEO of Girl Rising (GR), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to change the way the world values girls and invests in their potential. Driven by decades of research demonstrating that girls' access to education and opportunity is the single most effective factor in transforming pressing global issues as varied as health, poverty, gender equality, and climate change, GR creates original media and campaigns about the universal benefits of educating girls. Working with local partners, GR also creates curricula and culturally-relevant tools for on-the-ground programs and educational initiatives. 

GR proudly collaborates with many organizations, companies, influencers, teachers, students and grass-roots activists under the banner of girl’s equality. GR tells stories about girls who face daunting barriers to their independence and stand up to them with determination and courage. GR strategically deploys these stories to fuel and strengthen social movements - informing and inspiring people to take action for girls and gender equality. Additionally, GR works with local partners, adapting these stories into culturally relevant educational tools and curricula to build confidence and agency in girls and to change attitudes and social norms within their communities. Girl Rising is currently working in India, Pakistan, Thailand, Guatemala, Kenya and the United States. 

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