Sejal Hathi grew up in the bay area as a child of parents of Indian origin, from Uganda and Tanzania. She is the founder at age 15 of the nonprofit organization Girls Helping Girls and later founded Girl Tank. The two organizations have grown into a global movement that now reaches more than 30,000 young women in more than 100 countries worldwide. Sejal has spoken about women’s rights, empowerment at TED women, TEDx Teen, and the United Nations, winning several awards for public service