https://www.girlsglobe.org Gender equality, human rights and social justice. Tue, 18 Feb 2025 17:13:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://i0.wp.com/www.girlsglobe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/girlsglobe_icon_green2-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://www.girlsglobe.org 32 32 128553070 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/02/18/for-the-dignity-of-all-supporting-usaid/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/02/18/for-the-dignity-of-all-supporting-usaid/#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2025 17:13:08 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=66354 The image is still vivid: girls, between eleven and fourteen years old, sitting in a circle, waiting. Not for treats, but for notebooks and pens. These girls had been in school, but their families could no longer afford the basic supplies. These materials came from a box stamped with the words, “from the American people.” […]]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/02/18/for-the-dignity-of-all-supporting-usaid/feed/ 0 66354 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2023/07/21/when-it-comes-to-amplifying-girls-stop-talking-scale-and-start-talking-to-proximate-leaders/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2023/07/21/when-it-comes-to-amplifying-girls-stop-talking-scale-and-start-talking-to-proximate-leaders/#respond Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:38:00 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=64025&preview=true&preview_id=64025 It’s smart to invest in women and girls—and rightly so. We know what women with agency can bring to their communities, and how empowering girls changes the world from the ground up. Yet the global development community just can’t seem to start at that ground level. According to the OECD, just 14% of bilateral official […]]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2023/07/21/when-it-comes-to-amplifying-girls-stop-talking-scale-and-start-talking-to-proximate-leaders/feed/ 0 64025 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2014/05/10/my-journey-2/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2014/05/10/my-journey-2/#comments Sat, 10 May 2014 12:30:43 +0000 http://girlsglobe.org/?p=10495 Post Written by: Meena Bhati, Field Communications Manager, Educate Girls  My name is Meena Bhati. I am recognized as Educate Girls’ oldest employee. I was born into a Rajput family living in the Chanud Village of Pali district in Rajasthan, India. The Rajput community does not believe in educating a girl child. Many families there […]]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2014/05/10/my-journey-2/feed/ 3 10495 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2014/03/23/women-who-inspire-meet-dr-grace/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2014/03/23/women-who-inspire-meet-dr-grace/#comments Sun, 23 Mar 2014 13:00:03 +0000 http://girlsglobe.org/?p=9391 When I think about the women who inspire me many faces and names come to mind. I value the opportunities I have had to work alongside some of the greatest change makers around the world. These women embody humility, love deeply and dare greatly to bring change to their communities and the world.  It is […]]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2014/03/23/women-who-inspire-meet-dr-grace/feed/ 5 9391 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2013/11/03/a-global-friendship-empowering-women-of-the-pine-ridge-reservation/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2013/11/03/a-global-friendship-empowering-women-of-the-pine-ridge-reservation/#comments Sun, 03 Nov 2013 09:00:36 +0000 http://girlsglobe.org/?p=6357 A Global Friendship is a not-for-profit that works to improve the standard of living in developing regions through “tackling gender inequality” and “empowering women around the world who are living under $10 a day”. AGF creates and builds sustainable businesses for artisans by providing business training and market access, and currently works in Thailand, Indonesia, Peru, India […]]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2013/11/03/a-global-friendship-empowering-women-of-the-pine-ridge-reservation/feed/ 1 6357