GIRL RISING

FUTURE RISING FELLOWSHIP IS A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR YOUNG ADULTS (AGE 17-25) WORKING IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND GENDER JUSTICE. EACH YEAR, GIRL RISING CONDUCTS AN EXTENSIVE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR THE MOST PROMISING PARTICIPANTS AND SUPPORTS THEM AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE IN THEIR LIVES AND CAREERS. GIRL RISING PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, MENTORSHIP, ACCESS TO DECISION MAKERS AND HALLS OF POWER AND NETWORKING. MOST IMPORTANTLY WE HARNESS THE POWER OF STORYTELLING TO SUPPORT YOUNG WOMEN LEADING LOCAL CLIMATE AND GENDER JUSTICE INITIATIVES. FUTURE RISING'S STORYTELLING CREATES CHANGE IN THREE SPHERES: INDIVIDUALS (FELLOWS BUILD CRITICAL SKILLS, VOICE, AGENCY AND HONE THEIR MISSION), COMMUNITIES (STORYTELLING GALVANIZES COMMUNITIES, BUILDS SOCIAL COHESION, HELPS ADDRESS DIFFICULT GENDERED NORMS) AND SOCIETY (FUTURE RISING FELLOWS ACCESS HALLS OF POWER AND HAVE SHARED IMPORTANT LOCAL STORIES WITH INFLUENCER AUDIENCES AT UNGA, UN WATER, ECOSOC, COP 26, 27 AND 28, ASPEN IDEAS, COP 40 AND MORE.)LONG TERM, FELLOWS BECOME PART OF A DYNAMIC NETWORK WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND AMPLIFICATION OF THEIR LOCAL WORK AND GLOBAL ADVOCACY.

FINANCIAL EDUCATION: THE FINANCIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM CONSISTS OF A REVISED CURRICULUM FOCUSED ON BUILDING FINANCIAL LITERACY ALONG WITH LIFE SKILLS SUCH AS SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, CONFIDENCE, GOAL SETTING AND CREATING GENDER-EQUITABLE ATTITUDES. WE WORK THROUGH LOCAL PARTNERS IN GHANA AND MEXICO, TRAINING TEACHERS TO DELIVER THE CURRICULUM TO ADOLESCENT BOYS AND GIRLS AND TO ENGAGE PARENTS IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN A POSITIVE ECOSYSTEM AROUND YOUNG PEOPLE. IN 2023, OUR PROGRAMMING IN MEXICO AND GHANA REACHED 10,400 ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND BOYS AND 3,300 CAREGIVERS.